Bo Bichette will join the Blue Jays in Kansas City

EVERYTHING IS HAPPENING ALL AT ONCE.

With Eric Sogard getting dealt to Tampa Bay today, it seemed inevitable that Bo Bichette would soon join the Blue Jays in his place. But then with Marcus Stroman also getting dealt, rumours randomly started swirling that the Jays’ top prospect could, in fact, be also involved in the deal.
Shi Davidi put out that fire.

Bo Bichette is indeed coming up to join #BlueJays, per source.
— Shi Davidi (@ShiDavidi) July 28, 2019

Bichette was pulled from today Buffalo Bisons game, which gave that nonsense rumour from WGR550 (which has since been deleted) some legs. Instead, Bichette was removed so that he could get his things together and join the Blue Jays. I don’t think he’ll be heading back to Buffalo again.

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Author: Cam Lewis / Blue Jays Nation

Ryan Borucki transferred to the 60-day Injured List

The Blue Jays recalled Eric Sogard in place of the struggling Lourdes Gurriel yesterday. As a result, they had to make a corresponding roster move in order to make room on the 40-man roster for Sogard.

The team announced today that they have moved Ryan Borucki from the 10-day Injured List to the 60-day Injured List, indicating that his elbow issues are more serious that originally anticipated.

ROSTER MOVES: We’ve selected the contract of INF Eric Sogard, and optioned INF Lourdes Gurriel Jr. to the @BuffaloBisons.
To make room on our 40-man roster, LHP Ryan Borucki has been transferred to the 60-day IL. pic.twitter.com/ZgwrxEjaJY
— Toronto Blue Jays (@BlueJays) April 15, 2019

Borucki, of course, was originally slated to be on of Toronto’s five starting pitchers out of the gate this season, but elbow soreness resulted in him starting the season on the Injured List. It was originally expected that he would only be out for a few weeks and that he would be back with the club in mid-to-late April, but Borucki experienced soreness in his elbow in a minor league game last week.
This is obviously disappointing news as the young starter had an excellent start to …

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Author: Cam Lewis / Blue Jays Nation