A few weeks is going to have to be better than nothing for Blue Jays pitcher Marcus Stroman in 2015. A torn ACL has prevented him from gracing a big league mound all season, but he is at least scheduled to begin a rehab assignment for Class A Lansing on Sept. 2.
Stroman will throw about 40 pitches in a simulated game Friday. He will then throw around 55 for Lansing and 70-75 for Triple-A Buffalo in his next start.
The 24-year-old right-hander is being stretched out, but is more likely to join the bullpen when he returns to Toronto, according to mlb.com. General manager Alex Anthopoulos explained that reasoning.
"It's always easier to shorten somebody up, so at any point in time, if we say, 'He has that one outing and we want to put him in the bullpen as a two-inning guy, we can do that," Anthopoulos said. "Right now he's being stretched out to start because at least it gives us more options, more flexibility."