Blue Jays provide updates on injuries, how Yariel Rodriguez is set to be deployed
Sportsnet Staff
April 12, 2024, 4:45 PM
Toronto Blue Jays manager John Schneider provided some updates on the schedules of a few of the team’s pitchers going forward, including some more clarity on how they intend to deploy recent call-up Yariel Rodriguez.
Rodriguez, 27, is now on the taxi squad and the club plans to add him to the 26-man roster on Saturday in time for an outing against the Colorado Rockies.
Manager John Schneider said Rodriguez willl be activated in a length role this weekend, depending on what happens in Friday’s series opener.
Schneider added that the club wants Rodriguez to pitch close to a regular schedule, possibly piggybacking with a starter.
Bowden Francis is still the scheduled starter for Saturday’s outing, but some different scenarios could be in play. Sportsnet’s Arden Zwelling added that Francis was told to be ready to pitch, but not necessarily start. Rodriguez is an option for length in that outing.