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The Toronto Blue Jays officially announce their final starting rotation and bullpen for Opening Day
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The Toronto Blue Jays have made their final cuts for the 2025 season as Opening Day is only 3 days again with the starting rotation and bullpen finally being announced.
The Blue Jays announced multiple cuts over the last two days as some surprising moves were made as the team decided to keep Nathan Lukes over Addison Barger yesterday.
The Blue Jays announce their starting rotation and bullpen for the start of the season
The Blue Jays starting rotation has been locked down since the beginning of Spring Training with some slight questions regarding Bowden Francis and Yariel Rodriguez but they ended up going with Francis after all.
When it comes to there bullpen there were a few spots that were up for grabs and they ended up makung some interesting choices as they ended up keeping Richard Lovelady and Jacob Barnes over Ryan Yarbrough.
Full Blue Jays opening day bullpen:
Jeff Hoffman
Chad Green
Yimi Garcia
Nick Sandlin
Brendon Little
Yariel Rodriguez
Jacob Barnes
Richard Lovelady
Jeff Hoffman
Chad Green
Yimi Garcia
Nick Sandlin
Brendon Little
Yariel Rodriguez
Jacob Barnes
Richard Lovelady
Here's how the Blue Jays break on the pitching side:
Rotation: Jose Berrios; Kevin Gausman; Max Scherzer; Chris Bassitt; Bowden Francis
Bullpen: Jeff Hoffman; Yimi Garcia; Chad Green; Nick Sandlin; Brendon Little; Yariel Rodriguez; Jacob Barnes; Richard Lovelady
Rotation: Jose Berrios; Kevin Gausman; Max Scherzer; Chris Bassitt; Bowden Francis
Bullpen: Jeff Hoffman; Yimi Garcia; Chad Green; Nick Sandlin; Brendon Little; Yariel Rodriguez; Jacob Barnes; Richard Lovelady
Despite a few injuries, the Blue Jays seem to have quite the solid lineup for Opening Day in terms of pitchers with only a couple question marks in their bullpen.
It is likely that both Lovelady and Barnes are only there while Erik Swanson and Ryan Burr recover from their injuries and both will be gone once these two return from IL.
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