Nearly two weeks later the Blue Jays announced today that reliever Casey Janssen underwent shoulder surgery “to repair lingering AC joint soreness.”
John Lott of the National Post notes: “This is the second time in the past month that the club revealed that a pitcher with a previously undisclosed injury had undergone surgery. Late in October, the Jays said starter Ricky Romero had undergone elbow surgery two weeks earlier.”
Ultimately not a huge deal in the offseason, but still sort of odd.
Janssen went under the knife on November 16 and the surgery is being described as minor, so he’s expected to be ready for spring training. Janssen stepped into Toronto’s closer role with 31 saves and a 2.54 ERA, although he did struggle somewhat in September.