Elvis Luciano has struggled for much of spring training and has appeared overmatched when on the bump for the Blue Jays during Grapefruit League action thus far. The 19-year old took the loss yesterday without retiring a batter and now sports a 14.85 earned run average while surrendering 11 runs in eight appearances scattered over 6.2 innings.
The Blue Jays must keep him on their active roster for the entire 2019 campaign in order to regain team control for 2020 and beyond. If the Blue Jays brain trust opt to keep Luciano around, this handcuffs new skipper Charlie Montoyo to essential manage with a 24-man roster as Luciano will only be relied upon in mop-up type situations.