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By Drew VonScio
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The Toronto Blue Jays have a strong starting rotation for the upcoming season after adding Dylan Cease and Cody Ponce in free agency. However, they still have a lot of optimism around one of their top prospects, Ricky Tiedemann.
After reaching Triple-A Buffalo in 2024, the Blue Jays knew they could be aggressive with him, and he would hopefully make his MLB debut by the end of this season. However, everything was put on hold Tuesday as he has now been shut down for at least a week.
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"Just as Ricky Tiedemann was building some momentum again in Spring Training, he has been shut down for the next week with left elbow soreness," Keegan Matheson wrote for MLB.com. "The good news is that an initial MRI showed 'nothing structural' in Tiedemann’s elbow, but the bad news is that we’re talking about his elbow at all."
The concern with Tiedemann and his elbow comes after just recently returning from Tommy John surgery. The 23-year-old reportedly missed most of the 2024 season and all of last season due to his recovery. Blue Jays fans and members of the organization are trying not to immediately assume the worst.
“I feel amazing. Everything feels great,” Tiedemann told Matheson early last week. “It’s just about seeing live batters and getting that feel back, but health-wise? Everything’s been money.”
Toronto is hopeful Tiedemann's injury is just soreness that will cause him to miss at least a week, but the organization will now be very cautious with one of its top prospects. However, it's a tough reality check for him and the Blue Jays organization that a lot can change in a week.
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