Blue Jays Select Lazaro Estrada Transfer Anthony Santander To 60-Day I

2:53 PM: The Blue Jays have made it official and selected Estradas contract from Triple-A Buffalo. To free up room on the 26 and 40-man rosters, the team optioned left-hander to Triple-A and transferred outfielder/DH from the 10-day IL to the 60-day IL. Santander will now not be eligible to return until late July. 7:10 AM: The Blue Jays are set to select the contract of right-hander today, according to a report from . Torontos 40-man roster is full, so a corresponding move Christin Stewart Jersey will be nece sary to make room for Estrada on both the active and 40-man rosters. Should Estrada make an appearance while on the roster, it would be his big league debut. Estrada, 26, was born in La Habana, Cuba and made his pro debut with the Blue Jays back in 2018. After losing a season of development to 2020s cancelled minor league season, Estrada managed just 39 1/3 innings of work total between 2021 and 22 due to injuries. That slowed his ascent up the minor league ladder considerably, and he only cracked the Double-A level just last year. Despite that slow-going path to the majors, however, Estrada posted a 3.29 ERA acro s three levels of the minors last year and has followed that up by more or le s holding his own at the Triple-A level this year. He has a 4.75 ERA through 15 starts, but his 24.8% strikeout rate is quite strong for a starter while his 7.8% walk rate is roughly average. Its not entirely clear what role Estrada will play now that hes headed to the majors. The Blue Jays have a full rotation for the first time in a while, with back from the injured list and southpaw having more than earned a spot in the starting five after posting a 2.60 ERA on the season, including a 3.32 ERA in four starts since moving to the rotation last month. That duo is joined by , , and . While each of those three is having somewhat middling seasons overall, none of them should be expected to move out of the rotation barring a trip to the injured list. That makes the most likely outcome for Estrada a move to the bullpen. The right-hander could serve as a solid complement to Lauer, who for all his effectivene s has capped out around 85 pitches this year. That could make having a multi-inning righty able to piggyback off of Lauer an attractive option, and Estrada would also be able to more generally provide length to a bullpen that has been leaned on heavily in recent days. Denny Mclain Jersey