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- Updated: June 3, 2016
BOSTON — Blue Jays manager John Gibbons expects to stick with an eight-man bullpen until shortstop Troy Tulowitzki is able to return from a right quad injury.
Tulowitzki is on the 15-day disabled list and will not be eligible to return until June 13. Toronto added an extra reliever at the time of his injury, and it appears as though the Blue Jays are intent to stick with that strategy.
Toronto will eventually need to option a pitcher, and right-hander Ryan Tepera is the likely candidate. But in the interim, the Blue Jays will protect their arms by keeping an additional reliever in the mix.
“It’ll probably stay this way until Tulo gets back, unless we need to do something out of necessity,” Gibbons said.
Gibbons pointed to the lack of need for a pinch-hitter off the bench as one of the main reasons why he’s OK with one fewer position player on the roster. In the event that someone needs to pinch-run for Justin Smoak, Jose Bautista or Ryan Goins would be the top candidates to play …
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