Chase anderson He suffered oblique strain while preparing for a bullpen session and is day-to-day with the injury, Blue Jays manager Charlie Montoyo told Shi Davidi of Sportsnet.ca and other reporters. Montoyo’s description seems to indicate that Anderson suffered a very slight strain, as the most serious oblique injuries are known to keep players out of action for months.
Still, the timing of Anderson’s problem raises questions about whether or not the right-hander will be ready for the start of the season. If a replacement is needed within the Toronto rotation, the Jays have several potential arms behind the starting four. Hyun-Jin Ryu, Tanner Roark, Trent Thorntonand Matt Shoemaker.
Speculation has already focused on whether the main prospect Nate pearson could take on the role of that fifth starter, and pitchers like Anthony Kay, Ryan Borucki, Thomas hatch, Jacob Waguespack, or others could also receive the call if the Jays wanted to limit Pearson’s length of service. As Davidi points out, the team would gain an additional year of control over Pearson by keeping him in the taxi squad for about a week in the season. Regardless of the specific timing of the promotion, it seems highly likely that Pearson will make his MLB debut sometime in 2020.
Anderson was acquired from the Brewers in early November, after a season that saw him post a 4.21 ERA, a rate of 2.48 K / BB and 8.0 K / 9 in 139 frames (starting 27 of 32 games). The 32-year-old has posted solid numbers during his six MLB seasons with Arizona and Milwaukee, working primarily as a starter and averaging 143 innings per year. Anderson has been relatively durable throughout his career, although it’s worth noting that he missed nearly two months of the 2017 season due to left oblique strain.
