Pretty much every player across Major League Baseball is feeling the frustration of having spring training stopped due to the Covid-19 virus outbreak, and that’s especially the case for those who were on track to win a big league job.
Trent Thornton is someone who could fit that description, and even though he was pretty much the only fixture in Charlie Montoyo‘s rotation last season, he was still in a battle for a job during Grapefruit League play before things were halted. After finishing the 2019 season on a high-note, Thornton seemed like he should be a lock for the rotation in 2020, but the Blue Jays also added a lot of veteran depth over the winter.