"A trade and a signing all came together for the Toronto Blue Jays on Friday evening. Both moves give the Blue Jays some bullpen upgrades, which was a focus for them at the on-set of the 2025 offseason. While neither guy is considered a "closer" by trade, the Blue Jays have acquired two hurlers who are going to keep opposing batters off balance."
"Right handed pitchers Tyler Rogers and Chase Lee are the newest members of the Blue Jays and they could solve several issues for Toronto's bullpen. Blue Jays shake up relief corps by adding two pitchers with unique arm angles Starting with Lee, the Blue Jays acquired him from the Detroit Tigers in exchange for minor-league lefty Johan Simon. The 27-year-old Lee made his major league debut last season, striking out 36 batters in 37.1 innings."
"Lee is a side arm thrower and according to Shi Davedi of Sportsnet, the arm comes in at a minus-4-degree angle. This allows his three pitch mix, sinker, four-seam, sweeper, to look like completely different pitches compared to when someone else throws them, in particular, Trey Yesavage. Yesavage gained notoriety during his MLB debut, in September and throughout October, for his high release point. When the 6'4" Yesavage lets go of the ball, he comes straight over the top and at it's highest point the ball comes out of his hand at a height of 7.18 inches. Seeing a fastball from that angle in your first at-bat is tough enough, let alone to then see Lee come out of the pen and throw one from a minus-4-degree release."
Toronto acquired right-handed relievers Tyler Rogers and Chase Lee to upgrade the bullpen following offseason priorities. Chase Lee was obtained from Detroit for minor-league lefty Johan Simon and struck out 36 batters in 37.1 major-league innings during his debut season. Lee's sidearm delivery registers about a minus-4-degree release and makes his sinker, four-seam and sweeper appear different to hitters. The club also signed veteran reliever Tyler Rogers to a multi-year deal. Neither addition projects as a traditional closer, but both provide arm-angle variety to unsettle opposing batters.
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