Sanchez will make his next scheduled start Friday, manager John Gibbons saidSportsnetreports.

EDGE Analysis

General manager Ross Atkins said "we haven't worked through the details" of when the transition happens, but the acquisition of Francisco Liriano seemingly assures that Sanchez will be moved to a relief role. in the near future. However, the team has used vocabulary that keeps the door cracked for the right-hander to remain or return to the rotation if desired. Despite all the talk of moving him, it's hard to fully believe the Jays would do such a thing down the stretch with their best pitcher, one that is putting up numbers in line with Cy Young candidates.