Eight Men in the ‘Pen
Prior to the series opener in Boston last night, manager John Gibbons told Gregor Chisholm of MLB.com that he expects to remain with the current roster construction until shortstop Troy Tulowitzki returns from injury.
This means an eight-man bullpen which is good news for Ryan Tepera, who has hung on following the addition of Jason Grilli. While it does leave the Jays very limited positionally, especially given the value of Josh Thole or Ryan Goins outside of their defence, it hasn’t seemed to hurt the club in Tulowitzki’s absence.