TORONTO -- In an effort to strengthen their bullpen, the Blue Jays will use Aaron Sanchez as a reliever when he returns from his rehab assignment. That could happen as soon as this week, according to manager John Gibbons.
"Hopefully by the end of the week, he'll join us on the road pitching out of the bullpen," Gibbons said following the club's 4-0 win over the Rays in Sunday's rubber game.
The plan is to have Sanchez complete his rehab with a relief appearance for Triple-A Buffalo on Tuesday before joining the Blue Jays at some point on their six-game West Coast road trip, which begins in Oakland on Tuesday.