TORONTO -- Marcus Stroman is another step closer to returning to the Blue Jays' roster after a simulated game on Friday. The right-hander threw 51 pitches at the club's Minor League complex in Dunedin, Fla., and he said in a tweet that he "crushed it."
Toronto is stretching Stroman out as a starter, leaving open the possibility that he could join the rotation when he comes off the 60-day disabled list. Blue Jays manager John Gibbons said that will depend on how Stroman fares in his two rehab starts, which he's scheduled to make with Class A Lansing on Wednesday and Triple-A Buffalo on Sept.