Chad Jenkins gives Blue Jays a versatile security blanket

The Toronto Blue Jays and Chad Jenkins have enjoyed a strange little relationship since he was selected in round one of the 2009 MLB Amateur Draft. He’s started, relieved, but for the most part, he’s captained a shuttle bus between the Blue Jays MLB roster and the AAA Buffalo Bisons. His time on the 25-man roster was brief and fleeting early in 2015, but his Friday promotion gives the club some length that may come in handy with three games scheduled in just over 24 hours.

Jenkins recently wrapped up a successful campaign with the Bisons, sporting a 2.98 ERA after making 11 starts in 41 appearances. Five of Jenkins’ last six outings came in a starting role, and after going 6.0 innings on…