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Blue Jays' Aaron Sanchez: Facing possible move to bullpen

Despite his success as a starter, Sanchez still may head to the bullpen, as originally planned, at some point this season, Sportsnet reports.

Analysis:

Moving Sanchez (5-1, 2.99 ERA) to the bullpen sounds ludicrous considering he is having a breakout campaign, but his health is the reason for possibly making the move. Aside from suffering a back injury before spring training, he threw only 102 innings last season and his career high is just 133.1. At 23 years old, Sanchez is just beginning his big league career and the team had always planned on using him sparingly as a starter in 2016. The Blue Jays control his rights through 2020, meaning he's one of their most important long-term pieces. The 2016 Blue Jays aren't the only consideration here. Losing Sanchez to the bullpen would be a devastating blow to fantasy teams, and this is a situation owners should be monitoring very closely.

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