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By Curt Bishop
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The Toronto Blue Jays have struggled out of the gates. Heading into Wednesday's series finale against their World Series rivals, the Los Angeles Dodgers, they had a 4-7 record and had lost six consecutive games while also falling to 4 1/2 games back in the American League East.
The pitching staff has taken a lot of hits lately. On March 30, Cody Ponce suffered an ACL injury and was placed on the 60-day injured list after returning from overseas.
The Blue Jays recently received some bad news on Ponce, who is expected to be out for an extended period of time.
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"Rough start for the Blue Jays, who now will be without starter Cody Ponce all season with ACL surgery scheduled," Bob Nightengale posted Tuesday on X.
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This is certainly bad news for the Blue Jays, who have been hit hard by injuries on the pitching side. They also are currently without Trey Yesavage, Jose Berrios, Shane Bieber, Yimi Garcia and Bowden Francis.
If the Blue Jays can get back into postseason contention before the end of the season, it might make sense for them to go out and pick up a starting pitcher or two at the trade deadline. They'll need to replenish their depth if the injuries persist.
Ponce was signed to a to a three-year, $30 million contract after spending four seasons in the KBO. Toronto had hoped he could boost its starting rotation this past offseason and add to a very talented group, but with him now out for the season, the Blue Jays are running thin on options.
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