Reinforcements for the Blue Jays rotation are on the way at just the right time

The Toronto Blue Jays have been riding a roller coaster of emotions over the last 72 hours. From the high of defeating NL Cy Young award candidate Chris Sale and the Braves in Atlanta, to getting spanked at home by the Baltimore Orioles, to winning a nail bitter against them the following day. It feels like for a while the Blue Jays have been walking a tight rope and every time they get close to breaking out, they seemingly take a few steps back.

A lot of that has to be blamed on the inconsistency of the offence. Prior to Saturday's 6-4 win over the Orioles, the Blue Jays had scored less than three runs in three of their past four contests. The other part of the blame is on the amount of injuries to Toronto's pitching staff. Between bullpen days and in-season signing Patrick Corbin, the Blue Jays have cobbled together a five man "rotation" that has held it's own, but these reinforcements could provide a huge sigh of relief.

Blue Jays could use some insurance asap in the starting rotation

A trio of pitchers could be rejoining the rotation in the very near future. Dylan Cease, Shane Bieber and Max Scherzer all made rehab start for the Buffalo Bisons this week and reports indicated they were all feeling good after their starts.

Cease threw 75 pitchers in four innings and stuck out six hitters. He did give up a pair of home runs in the second and third innings, but he was back in Toronto on Friday (Jun. 5) and Manager John Schneider said it was very likely that Cease would make his next start for the Blue Jays.

Bieber pitched on Friday night and threw 2.2 innings, giving up three earned runs on six hits while striking out three batters and not allowing a walk. His four-seam fastball sat at 92 mph. This was a step in the right direction for Bieber who could be back in Toronto after one more rehab outing.

Meantime, future Hall of Famer Scherzer also took to the mound in with Triple-A Buffalo on Saturday. The 41-year-old threw 3.2 innings pitched while striking out five and walking one - though he allowed three earned runs. This followed his first outing last Sunday in which he threw three scoreless innings while striking out four and walking two batters, ending his day at 73 pitches.

Meantime, Jake Bloss has been steadily building back up in his recovery from Tommy John surgery. He missed the entire 2025 season, but has made a handful of rehab starts now in Rookie Ball as well as with the Single-A Dunedin Blue Jays. His latest outing continues to show signs of encouragement as he tossed 4.1 innings pitched while striking out five, allowing no earned runs and one walk.

While Bloss may not figure directly into the big league pitching plans this year, it is a very positive sign that the Blue Jays' are getting their front line starters healthy while at the same time, the depth is rebuilding as well.

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