He is the 14th starter and 31st pitcher, making it the third season the Jays have used at least 30 pitchers. Consider the other end of the Blue Jays’ roster spectrum. Article Continued Below“The biggest reason that typically occurs is injuries,” Jays GM Ross Atkins said prior to Tuesday’s game. The fact is, just four Jays pitchers have spent every day of the 2017 season among the ranks of the active. The bottom line is that very few of the Jays pitchers brought in to make spot starts or fill in the ’pen were good enough.

Source: thestar August 30, 2017 00:11 UTC