Yimi García To Start Season on Injured List

[Leo Morgenstern]

Speaking to Sportsnet's Shi Davidi, Blue Jays right-hander Yimi García confirmed that he will open the 2026 season on the injured list.

García, 35, had elbow surgery last September. He has not suffered a setback, but the Blue Jays are simply taking things slow with the veteran reliever, who also dealt with elbow issues in 2024. The righty has not yet thrown off a mound this spring, though he's hoping to do so soon.

While it once seemed as if the Blue Jays would have some tough decisions to make regarding their Opening Day bullpen, that might not be an issue anymore. Barring a particularly impressive spring training from Chase Lee or one of the Rule 5 guys (or a last-minute Max Scherzer signing), Toronto's Opening Day bullpen is likely to include Jeff Hoffman, Tyler Rogers, Louis Varland, Brendon Little, Eric Lauer, Tommy Nance, Braydon Fisher, and Mason Fluharty.

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[Spanky__99]

Ughh... thought this was going to be the case, we have plenty of depth though.

 

[Joltin Joe]

Why I wanted Seranthony signed instead of Sanchez trade. He got a lot of big outs for us last year. 

[Angrioter]

4 hours ago, Joltin Joe said:

Why I wanted Seranthony signed instead of Sanchez trade. He got a lot of big outs for us last year. 

5BB/9

[jaysblue]

4 hours ago, Joltin Joe said:

Why I wanted Seranthony signed instead of Sanchez trade. He got a lot of big outs for us last year. 

Seranthony would have been $10M AAV per year and has been volatile throughout his career. He could be lights out, or he could be extremely wild.

Jays also signed Trevor Rogers this offseason. 

Let's hope someone like Braydon Fisher could step into more leverage spots this season. Maybe even Tommy Nance or Chase Lee emerge as legit late-inning options at some point. 

[R.O.]

I was intrigued by what I saw from Macko yesterday.  96 mph on his fastball, that can play really well in short bursts. 

[Bob_Gratton]

13 hours ago, Joltin Joe said:

Why I wanted Seranthony signed instead of Sanchez trade. He got a lot of big outs for us last year. 

Again, I was right. I wrote few months ago, we shouldn't have too much expectations about Garcia, Santander and Bieber , coz they will spend most of the season on injuries list. Was mandatory to find a top reliever to replace Garcia, and someone who can bring a lot of offensive to replace Bichette and Santander. Ofc Atkins didn't do that, and instead just patched with utilities players.

[Joltin Joe]

9 hours ago, Bob_Gratton said:

Again, I was right. I wrote few months ago, we shouldn't have too much expectations about Garcia, Santander and Bieber , coz they will spend most of the season on injuries list. Was mandatory to find a top reliever to replace Garcia, and someone who can bring a lot of offensive to replace Bichette and Santander. Ofc Atkins didn't do that, and instead just patched with utilities players.

You need good bullpen. Another arm we expecting big season usually fall of the charts. 

We were miles better team after acquiring Seranthony and Vardano. 

[mphenhef]

On 2/22/2026 at 3:59 AM, Joltin Joe said:

Why I wanted Seranthony signed instead of Sanchez trade. He got a lot of big outs for us last year. 

He did, but his splits versus lefties are a serious concern.

[Stangstag]

8 hours ago, Joltin Joe said:

You need good bullpen. Another arm we expecting big season usually fall of the charts. 

We were miles better team after acquiring Seranthony and Vardano. 

Vardano was so good, gonna miss him

[BTS]

4 minutes ago, Stangstag said:

Vardano was so good, gonna miss him

Yeah. Of all the memories I have from the WS run, I think it was Vardano's performance that stands out the most.

[John_Havok]

49 minutes ago, BTS said:

Yeah. Of all the memories I have from the WS run, I think it was Vardano's performance that stands out the most.

Absolutely. Gonna be a Vardano statue outside the RC one day. Book it. 

[Eat My Shatkins]

19 hours ago, Bob_Gratton said:

Again, I was right. I wrote few months ago, we shouldn't have too much expectations about Garcia, Santander and Bieber , coz they will spend most of the season on injuries list. Was mandatory to find a top reliever to replace Garcia, and someone who can bring a lot of offensive to replace Bichette and Santander. Ofc Atkins didn't do that, and instead just patched with utilities players.

[mphenhef]

15 hours ago, Bob_Gratton said:

Again, I was right. I wrote few months ago, we shouldn't have too much expectations about Garcia, Santander and Bieber , coz they will spend most of the season on injuries list. Was mandatory to find a top reliever to replace Garcia, and someone who can bring a lot of offensive to replace Bichette and Santander. Ofc Atkins didn't do that, and instead just patched with utilities players.

You should look into Tyler Rogers a bit more.  While he isn't the flamethrowing high strikeout guy he is an elite bullpen arm who will thrive with our Ernie/Andres middle infield.

[max silver]

8 minutes ago, Eat My Shatkins said:

I don't think I've seen that poster make a single post that isn't dumb as hell.