Blue Jays manager John Schneider told reporters Ricky Tiedemann, Yariel Rodriguez, Wes Parson, Mitch White and Paolo Espino are options for the season-opening roster if Kevin Gausman (shoulder) isn’t ready.
Gausman’s health coming out of Monday’s scheduled start, which will either be a Grapefruit League or minor league outing, will determine whether he’ll be on the Opening Day roster. The 33-year-old veteran righty is expected to throw roughly 60-65 pitches in his next outing as he continues to build up his workload and stamina. Of that group, Tiedemann would be the most interesting as a brief stopgap, but it’ll likely only be a short stay in the majors with Gausman seemingly close to being ready to return already.