It's not even Wednesday and this week is already proving to be a hand wringer for Blue Jays fans. To recap:
- Brandon Morrow throws 9 pitches in Monday's game against the Nationals and pulls himself out of the game with an injury. Turns out to be a side strain and he may or may not go on the DL. So much for getting lucky when he avoided an injury from the come backer to the leg.
- Vlad Guerrero issues an ultimatum to the Jays - either call him up to the Show or release him. Since when is baseball an exercise in hostage negotiations? And since when it is professional to walk away from a club that was willing to take a risk on an aging player only to place your own timeline on your comeback. Prior success does not automatically dictate that the Blue Jays had to move Vlad into the Show and Vlad certainly didn't give the Jays any strong reasons to elevate him based on his play in AAA. Oh well, nothing ventured, nothing gained and in this case, no big loss for the Jays.
- The Blue Jays have optioned Jan "The Brazilian Bomber" Gomes back to AAA and have called up two more arms for the bullpen. For those counting, that makes 8 arms in the pen and 3 bodies on the bench (McCoy, Vizquel, Mathis). More than likely, this is a move designed to get more time before making a final decision on whether or not Morrow has to go on the DL.
What does all of this mean in terms of on-field product? The answer is yet to be seen. But here's hoping that the Jays get through the Nationals in one piece and when Philly comes to town this weekend, let's play strong but quietly and avoid waking a sleeping giant.
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