There are two conversations that look rather bizarre in hindsight: The Blue Jays deciding between Aaron Sanchez or Gavin Floyd for the fifth starter’s role, and Roberto Osuna competing with Drew Storen for the closer’s role.
Osuna was the blindsiding story of 2015, emerging as a 20-year-old bullpen force that was assumed to be 2-to-3 years away from making any real MLB-level impact. After earning the closer’s role mid-season and racking up 20 saves with a 2.58 ERA, he’s managed to avoid any second-year dip through the first 91 games.
With just 39 appearances and 39.