The Toronto Blue Jays’ signing of Franklin Morales on April 2nd was a case of a square peg fitting into a square hole.
Ryan Tepera, a right-hander, was set to open the season as the Blue Jays’ second left-hander out of the bullpen behind Brett Cecil. Aaron Loup, Chad Girodo, and Pat Venditte existed as options, but at the time, Loup was injured and the others hadn’t made a push.
Enter Morales, who had just been released on March 28th by the Milwaukee Brewers after spending three weeks with the team in spring training.