Blue Jays 2016 bullpen sleeper: Ben Rowen

The Toronto Blue Jays are thin on MLB-ready bullpen arms with free agency ready to ramp up, and a quick glance at the 40-man roster shows it’s not bubbling over with options. A name to keep in mind, however, even regardless of the additions that may come, is right-handed reliever Ben Rowen.

Rowen was claimed off waivers from the Chicago Cubs in early August, and rounded out a very effective 2015 campaign by throwing 18.0 innings over 14 appearances for the Buffalo Bisons. After being selected in the 22nd round of the 2010 MLB Amateur Draft in 2010 by the Texas Rangers, for whom he’d briefly make his big league debut in 2014, Rowen has bounced around the bottom of 40-man rosters between the…