Blue Jays could explore loose platoon with Saunders, Lake

The Toronto Blue Jays could maximize the unique talents of Junior Lake while still giving Canadian Michael Saunders the majority of the load in left

Michael Saunders has had a firm grip on the Blue Jays left field job since the moment the Jay Bruce deal fell apart, but that doesn’t mean there isn’t room for a little creativity.

Coming off a knee injury that cost him nearly all of 2015, the 29-year-old Saunders could find a loose platoon mate in offseason waiver claim Junior Lake.

Lake’s first challenge, of course, will be cracking the back end of Toronto’s 25-man roster. His primary competition seems to be Ezequiel Carrera for the fourth outfielder’s spot, as both players are out of options…