The Toronto Blue Jays have found Max Scherzer's replacement in a trade with the Pittsburgh Pirates

The Blue Jays announce a ton of roster moves yesterday in which included placing both Max Scherzer and Erik Swanson on the 60 IL list which is why the Blue Jays have been so active on acquiring pitchers lately.

Scherzer has been out with a thumb injury since his first start this season and despite hope that he would end up being back soon they have placed him on 60 day IL and do not seem to have a pitcher that can actually replace him in the organization.

According to reports, the Blue Jays could be interested in trading for Pittsburgh Pirates starting pitcher Mitch Keller who recently signed a five year deal which would keep him in Toronto for the next little while.

While Keller is not exactly an ace, he could give the Blue Jays some stability since he stays healthy and is under contract for the next few years while they have three pitchers on expiring deals.

Regardless if it's Keller or someone else, the Blue Jays need to find another option and quickly as they are still working with only four starting pitchers and they will not be able to sustain this for very long.

It will be interesting to see what the Blue Jays end up doing to replace Scherzer but it certainly does not look too good as of right now with him headed to 60 day IL.

Source: Sporting News
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