Blue Jays' manager John Schneider with unfortunate update on Anthony Santander
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Sportsnet's Ben Nicholson-Smith caught up with with Toronto Blue Jays manager John Schneider where he discussed the progress of Anthony Santander's shoulder injury with the media.
Speaking to the media over the weekend, Blue Jays manager John Schneider acknowledged that Anthony Santander's left shoulder injury isn't healing as quickly as the team anticipated.
Blue Jays' manager John Schneider with unfortunate update on Anthony Santander
«It hasn't come back on an MRI or a test where it's like, 'Hey, this was five times worse than what we initially thought,'» Schneider said. «He was probably playing through a little bit more than what he should have at the time. I thought he'd be a little bit further along for sure by now.»
At the time, he was slashing just .179/.273/.304 with six home runs and a .577 OPS.
Once he does start swinging, he'll need some time to work through his mechanics from both sides of the plate and some time to find his timing in rehab games.
All things considered, then, Santander is further away than Daulton Varsho, who could be back in rehab games by Tuesday with a possible return to the majors around the beginning of July.
Both have real power when healthy, so their status will go a long way toward determining how much offence the Blue Jays need.
TOR Anthony Santander is still not hitting as he hasn't resumed hitting due to his shoulder issue.
76 games into the season, the Blue Jays have had little return on investment from their offseason acquisitions. Their fWAR totals:
With the way things are progressing (or lack thereof) with Santander they should probably wait till Santander is absolutely 100%.
They have a lot invested in him and the team has been getting along okay without him or Daulton Varsho so far.
Once Anthony Santander returns to the fold, should they put him in the middle of the lineup or the bottom third?
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JUIN 23 | 254 ANSWERS Blue Jays' manager John Schneider with unfortunate update on Anthony Santander Once Anthony Santander returns to the fold, should they put him in the middle of the lineup or the bottom third? | ||
| Middle | 42 | 16.5 % |
| Bottom third | 178 | 70.1 % |
| Too early to tell | 34 | 13.4 % |
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