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Blue Jays prospect Jake Bloss dealing with elbow issue, placed on IL
The Toronto Blue Jays could be dealing with another blow to their high-minors pitching depth.
The Toronto Blue Jays could be dealing with another blow to their high-minors pitching depth.
Right-handed starter Jake Bloss is dealing with an elbow issue. He was recently evaluated in Toronto and will continue working with team doctors and trainers, according to Sportsnet’s Ben Nicholson-Smith.
Bloss was placed on the 7-day IL earlier Tuesday and won’t make his next start with triple-A Buffalo.
The 23-year-old exited his start on Saturday with a trainer after getting one out in the fourth inning. It was his sixth outing of the season for Buffalo.
Ranked as the No. 6 prospect in the Blue Jays’ farm system by MLB Pipeline, Bloss has struggled to begin his 2025. He owns a 6.46 ERA, 24 strikeouts and 13 walks over 23.2 innings.
Toronto acquired Bloss as part of the trade return from the Houston Astros for Yusei Kikuchi at last year’s trade deadline.
With the Blue Jays searching for starting pitching depth as Max Scherzer works back from a thumb injury, Bloss was a potential piece that could fill the No. 5 role in the major-league rotation after making his MLB debut last season with the Astros.
Ross Atkins even went as far as to call Bloss “an option right now” while meeting with the media last Friday.
“We’d just like to see more consistency out of him,” Atkins said at the time. “His last two outings have been very effective. If he can repeat that a time or two, then there’s a very real option for us.”
Since that meeting, Toronto has finalized deals with right-handers José Ureña and Spencer Turnbull. Ureña, of course, is scheduled to start Tuesday against the Los Angeles Angels. Turnbull, meanwhile, is currently throwing in Florida, building up with the goal of starting at the MLB level for the Blue Jays, per Nicholson-Smith.
Scherzer is expected to face live hitters on Wednesday in Anaheim after throwing on-field Tuesday.
Nicholson-Smith also provided updates on two other injured Blue Jays pitchers on Tuesday.
Nick Sandlin, who was placed on the injured list April 20 with a right lat strain, has been playing catch up to 60 feet.
Additionally, Erik Swanson will resume his rehab work in a Florida Complex League game later this week. Swanson returned to Toronto for evaluation after suffering a setback in his rehab.
The 31-year-old began the season on the injured list due to median nerve entrapment in his pitching elbow that flared up in spring training. Blue Jays manager John Schneider said there was “nothing structural with the arm,” following the evaluation.
