As the starting pitchers of the Toronto Blue Jays, which operated a four-man rotation, gradually ran into limitations, the possibility of Ryu Hyun-jin (36) being included in the starting rotation as soon as he returned increased.
Canadian media Sportsnet said on the 18th (Korean time), “If a team is running a 4-man starting rotation like Toronto now, there will be a burden on other starting pitchers. The range is wide,” he added. He pointed out the situation of the Toronto starters.토토사이트
This season, Toronto started ambitiously with a starting lineup consisting of Kevin Gausman (32), Alec Manoa (25), Jose Berrios (29), Chris Bassett (34), and Yusei Kikuchi (32). Bassett, whose strength is consistency, was recruited, and Kikuchi, who had been sluggish, showed a rebound in the demonstration game. In addition, there are many selection resources waiting for Triple A, so Ryu Hyun-jin, who aimed to return in July after undergoing elbow ligament surgery (Tommy John surgery), was regarded as a bonus.
However, with the All-Star break one month away, there is no room for that. Gaussman and Berrios complied with ERAs of 3.01 and 3.28, respectively, while Bassett and Kikuchi failed to play a third starting role with ERAs of 4.02 and 4.31. The most serious was Manoa, ‘Hyunjin Ryu’, who was reborn as the second starter, and was notified of going to the minor leagues in a completely collapsed state with an average ERA of 6.36 with 1 win and 7 losses in 13 games.
Numerous selection resources waiting to fill the vacancy of Manoa were put to the test, but all of them tasted failure. Sportsnet began to explain the situation of the devastated Toronto 5 starting candidates, saying, “Toronto’s pitching staff needs 5 starters. Before the season is over, there is no pitcher option for depth that Toronto believed was left.”
“Mitch White is still at a standstill and top prospect Rickie Tyderman is injured. Jack Thompson and Drew Hutchison are no longer in Toronto. Casey Lawrence is struggling in the bullpen day. He has a different role (long relief). Trevor Richards and Bowden Francis are a stopgap measure, not a long-term solution.”
And what I found was Ryu Hyun-jin. Sportsnet said, “It is ideal for Manoa, who is in the minor leagues, to return quickly in time for the scheduled July 1st. It’s okay for now, but if Ryu Hyun-jin, the 6th starting pitcher who will return later this summer, is healthy enough, he needs to be put into the starting lineup immediately. There is,” he suggested.
Due to the continuing sluggishness of the Toronto starting lineup, Ryu Hyun-jin, who had a year-long hiatus due to surgery, has been waiting for the return. The smooth rehabilitation process of Ryu Hyun-jin, who has recently gained momentum, is also hopeful for Toronto.
On the 17th, Ryu Hyun-jin played one inning of live pitching in Toronto’s own training facility located in Dunedin, Florida, USA, where he threw a ball with a batter standing up. It is the second schedule after joining the Toronto team on the 24th of last month and pitching in the bullpen in front of coach John Schneider and his colleagues. It is known that Schneider, who received the report, was also satisfied.
The next step is to increase the number of pitches. After digesting live pitching, which gradually increases the number of pitches, he builds up a sense of practice by pitching in minor league games. If everything goes smoothly, the target of returning in July after Tommy John surgery in June of last year will also be achieved.