The Blue Jays are looking at some more bats, adding Kevin Mench and Brad Wilkerson to the lineup. Mench was obtained from Texas for "cash considerations." Wilkerson was signed off the scrap heap. Joe Inglett has been optioned back to Syracuse.
To make room on the 40-man roster, Gustavo Chacin and Sergio Santos have been designated for assignment. After they clear waivers, which seems probable, they can be outrighted to Syracuse.
This is probably a two-week audition for somebody. While on the surface, these pickups also give Gibbons a number of pinch-hitting options, the fact that there's only one extra infielder on the roster limits his flexibility considerably. And in two weeks, both Eckstein and McDonald will probably be back. At which point Velaadia returns to the minors, and someone else is cut loose: one of the new guys, or Shannon Stewart, or (we can always hope!), one of the seven relief pitchers (Camp? Frasor? Both, with Brian Wolfe coming back?).
Stay tuned.
Tip of the cap to danjulien for spotting the transaction.
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