Not news we wanted to hear.
Anthony Santander will miss 5 to 6 months after labrum surgery (a ring of cartilage around the should socket). I was hoping he could make up for last season, but that’s not going to be happening. We really could have used his power.
Also Shane Bieber will not be ready for opening day, he’s still dealing with forarm fatigue.
And Francis Bowden will be out for the season after surgery for a torn ulnar collateral ligament in his right elbow.
You know that line about ‘you can never have too much pitching’? Seems like you can never have too many outfielders either. I don’t know why the Jays can’t spread the bad news out a bit. Tell us about one day, one on Friday and another next Monday.
They should be ok in the starting rotation for a few turns without Bieber. And it looks like Nathan Lukes, Addison Barger, Joey Loperfido and Davis Schneider will get some time to prove their value to the team. I still have high hopes for Loperfido, and I’d like to see Barger build on what he did last year. But…..having Santander’s power would have been handy. Maybe next year?