With plenty of jobs up for grabs in the Jays' bullpen, Schultz is expected to fill a middle-relief role in 2017, Gregor Chisholm of MLB.com reports.
In 2015, the 31-year-old pitched 43 innings over 31 appearances for the Jays (3.56 ERA and 1.07 WHIP), but struggled greatly in his most recent campaign. The right-handed Schultz was battling back from offseason hip surgery and didn't start pitching regularly for Triple-A Buffalo until early May. He posted a 5.51 ERA over 16.1 innings in the big leagues while posting a 3.74 ERA over 33.2 frames in Buffalo. If Schultz can get back to his 2015 ways, the reliever could be in line for double-digits holds in 2017.