Yesavage's Rehab Progress Boosts Jays' Rotation Hopes

0:00On April 9th, Toronto Blue Jays Pitcher, Trey Yesavage, stands out as the closest arm to return from the injured list. He's already throwing live rehab games with their class A affiliate in Dunedin, where he kicked off last season before rocketing up to a September, big league call-up that helped push the team to the World Series. His latest outing on Thursday showed surface stats that weren't pretty two-and-two-thirds innings, four hits, four runs, one walk, but the real story. As elsewhere, what matters most is his pitch count hitting 52, up from 44 in his first rehab start last week. That shoulder impingement sideline has spring training build up, so this step forward is huge in getting him ramped up safely. Meanwhile, his fastball velocity peaked at 96.1 mph and held steady through most of the game, a strong signal, his arm. Strength is rebounding. The Jays pitching staff is banged up bad right now, desperately needing any boost.

1:00Fans in front office alike are eyeing Yesavage as a potential rotation piece soon, especially with his mandatory return from rehab by early May after. The 30-day window closes. Other updates paint a tougher picture. Cody Ponce likely out for the season after ACL surgery on his knee. Shane Bieber's nursing elbow inflammation post bullpen, Jose Barrios hit live batting practice with his elbow stress fracture, Mack Scherzer's dealing, with forearm tendonitis, but plans to star Sunday, and Yemigar See is rebuilding from elbow surgery and bullpins. Yesavage can need just one more rehab start to hit 65 or 70 pitches, then piggyback with a long reliever to slide back into the, mix keeping hope alive for Toronto's rotation revival. I'm Cory with the story, that's your MLB news today update, AI powered and always on.