According to manager Charlie Montoyo, the Blue Jays will hand the ball to pitchers Trent Thornton, Anthony Kay, and Shun Yamaguchi when the team opens their spring training schedule this Saturday.
Thornton will take the bump in the spring opener versus the New York Yankees at George M. Steinbrenner Field. The hurler is the odds on favourite for the fifth and final spot in the rotation following a successful rookie campaign.
The 26-year old went 6-9 with a 4.84 earned run average coupled with 8.7 strikeouts per nine innings and a 1.