Aaron Sanchez SP FA Mon 2/16/15 12:42 PM
Aaron Sanchez
SP FA
Sanchez will stretch out as a starter this spring, and his path to opening the year as the Blue Jays' closer may hinge on the performance of the team's rotation candidates, the Toronto Globe & Mail reports. "As we sit here today, Sanchez will be stretched out (to be a starter)," Toronto general manager Alex Anthopoulos said in a recent interview. "That being said, there's a scenario that he ends up in the bullpen, depending on how Estrada throws the ball, how Daniel Norris throws the ball."Manager John Gibbons said that he would have no problem if Sanchez moved into the closer role on a full-time basis in 2015. Brett Cecil, Aaron Loup, and Steve Delabar are among the candidates to close if Sanchez is needed in the rotation, but the youngster's success after moving to the bullpen and making a mechanical adjustment that significantly improved his walk rate could lead the Jays to decide that they're simply better off with Sanchez positioned to replace Casey Janssen as their primary ninth-inning option.
