Spencer Arrighetti's rotation spot could be in real jeopardy for the Blue Jays.

Toronto's rotation has been gutted by injuries all season, and the latest one, Jameson Taillon going back down after a single start, leaves the club down to three healthy starters plus Arrighetti.

He hasn't been fully built up as a starter and has struggled since arriving at the deadline.

After Sunday's 6-1 loss to Kansas City, Blue Jays analyst Avery Chenier of the Gate 14 Podcast made a direct case for a change.

"Lorenzen gets the first try in my book. Not a good option. It's a name who's done it before. It's kind of like putting Taillon out there," Chenier said.

Michael Lorenzen has real starting experience, something Toronto badly needs given the state of this rotation.

The Blue Jays signed him Aug. 27 after Colorado released him, and his early results in Toronto haven't been eye-catching either. He's 0-0 with a 6.00 ERA over three games and six innings, with one save mixed in.

Why this decision still isn't simple for Schneider

For his career, Lorenzen is 57-66 with a 4.40 ERA across 424 games, including 144 starts over 12 seasons, a real track record of handling a starter's workload.

That experience is exactly the argument in his favor, even with a rough small sample so far in Toronto's bullpen.

Manager John Schneider addressed the uncertainty directly. "We've been talking about it for a little bit, and there are definitely a couple routes to take."

"It really depends on the efficiency of Dylan and Jose and Max and how they can recover and how they can come back," Schneider said. "There will probably be a couple games where you may have to get a little bit creative."

Arrighetti, for his part, has been visibly frustrated with his own performance since the trade, a struggle that hasn't turned the corner yet.

Toronto sits at 72-72, back to .500 and just one game back of a wild-card spot, opening a three-game series in Oakland Monday.

Dylan Cease and Jose Soriano are set for the first two games, leaving the third start as the open question tied directly to this Arrighetti-Lorenzen debate.

Whether Schneider actually makes the swap, sticks with Arrighetti, or leans further into bullpen games entirely should become clearer as this Athletics series unfolds.