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Blue Jays: A War of Veterans for the Final Two Bullpen Spots

Currently, the bullpen projects to have two spots “available” on Opening Day. It is assumed that, barring any injuries, Roberto Osuna, Ryan Tepera, Seung-hwan Oh, Danny Barnes, and Aaron Loup all have locked positions. Our own Chris Henderson wrote about this earlier this week, and it’s been a well documented position battle for the Blue Jays this spring.

Battling for the final two spots are a group of veteran relievers, and two young, big, left-handed pitchers who spent most of last year in the minors. These pitchers are: John Axford, Tyler Clippard, Al Alburquerque, Craig Breslow, Tim Mayza, and Matt Dermody.