'Everybody stay healthy.' That's Charlie Montoyo's goal and so far the BlueJays have met it (SNJeffBlair)
has made the team – general manager Ross Atkins’ suggestion that Borucki could in fact start the season in triple-A was puzzling, considering that he made 17 starts last season and the Blue Jays aren’t exactly ripe in that area – while left-handerThat would open the possibility early in the season that Richard could see duty out of the bullpen, which is where he could ultimately end up once Clay Buchholz is up to speed.
But it is a reflection of how well things have gone so far in the first spring under Montoyo, at least as far as pitching goes. That the decision can be made taking into account pitching styles as opposed to health is a win. It is one of the game’s truths that once Spring Training begins only bad stuff can happen until Opening Day rolls around.
One of the real pluses of having the starting pitching stay true to form has been allowing No. 1 catcher Danny Janssen to establish his routine and rapport with the pitchers who are likely to break camp. One season removed from rocketing through three levels of the Blue Jays minor-league system, Janssen was quietly given the job this past weekend, when Montoyo slipped in his name in a conversation in Fort Myers.
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