Right-handed Shane Bieber It will start for the Blue Jays on Friday. Prior to today’s game, manager John Schneider handed the news to reporters, including athlete Mitch Bannon. Bieber is currently on the 60-day damage list and needs to be added to the roster before starting. The 40-man lineup is currently open. If not filled in before Friday, you only need to have the corresponding active lineup movement.
Bieber will hold his expected team debut in Miami when Jayce faces the Marlins. Jays just acquired Bieber by the deadline, although he has not yet completed his recovery from Tommy John’s surgery in 2024.
Jays hopes Bieber is the best choice for upgrading to playoff rotation. Otherwise, their rotations are in a solid set of medium-spin types. Max Shezer It used to be ace, but now it’s 41 years old and has been solving a persistent thumb problem. Eric Lauer The average running speed this year is 2.76, but he has a moderate speed and has hardly participated in the majors in the past two years. Kevin Gausman,,,,, José Berríos and Chris Bassitt Are reliable veterans, but few would consider them ACE.
The highest version of Bieber will jump to the front of the group, which is why Jays is willing to give up on potential customers Carl Stephen Get him. Bieber won the Cy Young Award in 2020. He scored 1.63 ERA in that shortened season, hitting 41.1% of the batsmen. No one would expect him to maintain this level of production forever. His 2021 season saw a drop in those heights, but it was still very good. His ERA was 3.17 and 31.1% strikeout rate, although the suscapularis strain eliminated him for about three months.
In 2022, he recorded 200 innings with 2.88 ERA, but the strikeout rate dropped further to 25%. The following year, as his era climbed to 3.80, he beat only 20.1% of the batsmen. The first warning sign of elbow trouble that year came out because inflammation kept him at Illinois State University (IL) for about two months. He has been healthy since 2024, but has only had two starts on the desk where he was hit by the surgeon.
Now, anyone has guessed which version of Bieber. In terms of value, he played 29 minor league innings this year with a strikeout rate of 1.86 ERA and 34.6%. Although only the last three outings were at the triple A level, the three-point shooting percentage was 24.6%. His fastball averages 92.8 miles per hour. He was 94.1 mph in 2020, but dropped to 92.7 in 2021, and then in the 91-92 range.
Jays doesn’t necessarily need Bieber to be perfect right away. Basically, they can secure playoff locations now and may be more concerned about what they can get from Bieber in October. This gave them over a month to evaluate his content and results. The fact that his Velo returns to Triple-A is good, but that’s not enough. Sandy Alcantara This year basically brought his Velo to pre-surgery levels, but this season’s ERA was on 6.31 ERA.
It is unclear whether Jays will rotate six people or bump into a long-standing relief character. They Jays started their series against the Pirates tonight with the scheduled starters of the Bucs in Pittsburgh. They left Thursday. Schneider said today that in Sportsnet’s Arden Zwelling, the starters will be identified for Saturday and Sunday.
While the next few weeks are obviously important for the Blue Jays, they will be huge for Bieber personally. At the end of the season, he will choose between the 2026 16mm player option and the 4mm acquisition. If he is healthy and in good form, he should be able to choose to buy out easily. Although, if he struggles or gets hurt again, the choice will be even harder.
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