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The tense and throbbing sticky injury that has been raging for almost three weeks in the home of Jays Marco Estrada is such that he is ready to start a match and join the rotation.
But with all the time missed, the team decided its first start best not to be in the major leagues. Instead, the veteran will head to Manchester, NH, where he will pitch for the double-A Fisher Cats and hopefully will be ready to depart for his next scheduled start.
Estrada was to be activated from the DL and return to the rotation for Monday's opening of a three-game home series against the Minnesota Twins.
"He threw a side and he felt much better but we thought where he is, how long has he been better?" John Gibbons, manager of the Jays, said:
Estrada is out of # 39th action since he left a match against the Boston Red Sox on July 3rd after throwing only 12 shots. "The extended breakout surely affected the business talks that management had hoped to have in Estrada stores before the July 31 deadline for non-waiver
With Estrada, Gibbons said the team was considering options for Monday's "bullpen start" with a combination of bullpen handling workload. Luis Santos will probably be the starting point of this scenario
TRADE CHATTER
The Jays are well aware of the speculation surrounding the Sunday star JA Happ, who is likely to be moved to a competitor [19659002HowevercenterfielderRandalGrichuksaidtherumormayalsobeanunfoundedsound"Grichuksaid"IhearguysbeingtradedforyearsandtheynevergoanywhereInStLouiswealwaysjokedabout(Kolten)Wong
"I felt that it was on the market every year and there were rumors and it was never traded. It's one of those things until you get that phone call that you talk about your business as if it's a normal day and you're just trying to get ready to win a game. "
Like his other teammates, Grichuk was impressed by Happ, who had another solid outing on Sunday. "I hope he's doing well for him and for the ball club," Grichuk said. "Whatever happens, we understand that it's a bargain.We will enjoy having it there as long as possible."
QUICK HITS
Roberto Osuna, closer to home, has played two games with the A Dunedin Blue Jays single while he's working on a scheduled return on Aug. 5 after a 75-game suspension … What is the Jays' dependency on In the 4-1 victory over the Orioles on Saturday, they failed a homerun and had only 3-23 in the games when they did not touch. at least one goal … In other team moves Sunday, the attacker Lourdes Gurriel Jr. the concussion protocol DL seven days while in the corresponding movement, Richard Urena has Optionally Kendrys Morales is still productive at home with a walk and a pair of singles on Sunday. having drawn eight walks in his last six games and in his last 35 games, he has reached .318 (34-in-107). There is no reason for the Orioles to be strong. Sunday.
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