Crooked Pitch

Typically, the minimum amount of time required to recover and rehab from Tommy John surgery is 12 months. B.J. Ryan underwent TJ surgery in May of 2007, but is trying very hard to be ready by opening day.

So there is rampant optimism throughout Jays camp that Ryan’s return is legitimate. The next question is, “What about Janssen?” Manager John Gibbons wants to leave him in the bullpen, where he had a breakout season in 2007, while GM J.P. Ricciardi wants to put him in the rotation and bump Litsch to Syracuse.

If Ryan can return and close games out by the start of the season, Jeremy Accardo would slip into the set-up role. Keep an eye on the rehab status of Ryan as Spring Training progresses. Neither Ryan nor Accardo should be drafted in early to middle rounds of mixed league drafts. You can consider a very late round flier on Ryan, but Accardo should only be drafted if Ryan falters or your league uses the holds stat.

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