Toronto Makes Several Roster Moves; DFA’s Lauer, Sends Barger Back to IL
The Toronto Blue Jays have fought their way to where they are now. The reigning winners of the American League […]
David Kirouac-Imagn Images The Toronto Blue Jays have fought their way to where they are now. The reigning winners of the American League pennant have struggled to begin the year. Their stars aren’t playing well, and many of their contributors have been injured.
It’s affected the club dramatically, causing them to stumble to third place in the AL East with an 18-22 record. The Heralded Return of Barger That’s why the return of Addison Barger was such wonderful news. He was a key piece of last season’s team, with 21 home runs in the regular season and a .
480 batting average in the World Series. It was hoped that his return would be a catalyst to spark the Jays back to their winning ways. Sadly, it was not to be.
Barger played in just one game before being placed on the 10-day injured list with inflammation in his right elbow. It’s unclear how long he’ll be out, but his absence is a notable one for Toronto. On Saturday, he had the fastest outfield assist in MLB this season (101.