Daulton Varsho will doubtless make his 2025 debut on Tuesday when the Blue Jays host the Crimson Sox at first of a six-game homestand. The Gold Glover and Fielding Bible award winner underwent surgical procedure on his proper rotator cuff final September, and began this season on the 10-day injured record to permit him additional time to get his throwing arm again as much as full sport readiness. Varsho was nonetheless in a position to log some at-bats as a DH throughout Spring Coaching, and his look with Triple-A Buffalo right now marked the seventh sport of his minor league rehab project.
The Jays have remained a really sturdy defensive group even in Varsho’s absence, and since Toronto’s lineup has been sorely missing in energy, the larger enhance would come if Varsho can extra constantly unlock the house run pop he has proven at instances throughout his 5 MLB seasons. Varsho’s greatest energy season stays his 2022 marketing campaign with the Diamondbacks, as he has solely a .398 slugging share (however with 38 homers) in 1094 plate appearances in a Blue Jays uniform.
Varsho will resume his typical semi-everyday position in middle subject, solely sitting when the Jays face some left-handed beginning pitchers. Supervisor John Schneider instructed Sportsnet’s Shi Davidi and different reporters that no determination has been made about who might be despatched all the way down to Triple-A to create house for Varsho on the 26-man roster, although left-handed hitting outfielders Nathan Lukes or Addison Barger appear the likeliest candidates.
Turning to the pitching employees, Max Scherzer threw a 27-pitch bullpen session on Friday, and threw once more right now. It stays to be seen if this is step one in the direction of a possible rehab plan for Scherzer, because the recurring nature of his thumb damage has led to a number of stops and begins over the higher a part of a yr. Scherzer’s Blue Jays historical past up to now consists of three innings pitched on March 29 earlier than thumb discomfort compelled him from the sport, and it might seem as if Scherzer continues to be a number of weeks away from a doable return.
Talking of longer-term pitching accidents, the Jays shifted Ryan Burr from the 15-day IL to the 60-day IL right now. Proper shoulder irritation has stored Burr from pitching this season, and since he’s additionally a methods away from returning to motion, it isn’t shocking that Toronto has taken the step of formally ruling him out till late Might.
The 60-day placement seems to be simply an on-paper transfer, as Schneider made no indication that Burr had suffered any form of setback. In transferring Burr to the 60-day IL, the Blue Jays now have an open 40-man roster spot, which could trace at a possible secondary transfer coming. The Jays may need wished to create space for an upcoming waiver declare, maybe simply on the whole, or the entrance workplace might have their eyes on a specific participant at the moment on the wire.
