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Blue Jays: Jesse Chavez and the Carlos Villanueva role

Jesse Chavez is existing in the shadows of the Blue Jays pitching staff, and that might be a good thing.

Without the high ceiling of Aaron Sanchez or bounce-back stories of Drew Hutchison and Gavin Floyd, Chavez hasn’t been a headline grabber. This fits his profile, too, as a career journeyman that has swung between the rotation and bullpen without much by way of flare or eye-popping velocity.

This role isn’t dissimilar to Marco Estrada entering 2015, viewed as a ~4.