Toronto Blue Jays

We know the Blue Jays' right-hander has great stuff, and we've seen him put it to good use at times. But that stuff, while as good as ever, isn't getting the same results this year. And because he has never maintained his best self over a full season before, we can't assume he'll eventually come around.

Obviously, you can't start him right now, which is why I've dropped him to 46th in my starting pitcher rankings, but as much as you have invested in him and as good as you know he can be, I wouldn't recommend dropping him. You'd hate to have him rebound with ace numbers for somebody else.

Ortiz is 1-2 with a 4.08 ERA through four outings (three starts). He lasted just 2 1/3 innings in his latest start Tuesday against the Rays.

Oliver, 42, accrued a 3.18 ERA and 1.8 K/BB over 17 innings in the Blue Jays' bullpen. Oliver's disabled list stint can be backdated to May 18, and he's eligible to return by June 2.

In four seasons, he compiled a 4.79 ERA and 1.42 WHIP, with a K/9 of 6.5. In 2013, however, working exclusively out of the bullpen, Cecil has been golden, sporting a 2.35 ERA, 1.00 WHIP, and 9.4 K/9. 

Cecil is throwing his fastball above his career rate (93 m.p.h. vs 90.5) and has lowered his walk rate significantly. While Casey Janssen has been great as the team's closer, he is coming back from shoulder surgery and admitted this week that his arm isn't exactly back to where it should be. 

There's no indication that Janssen won't pitch the entire season, nor is there any guarantee that Cecil would get any save opportunities ahead of Steve Delabar or Esmil Rogers. But he has been dominant as a reliever and seems to be thriving in this new role. at the very least, AL-only owners may want to consider Cecil just for the low ratios and K potential he offers as a middle reliever. Anything else would just be gravy on top. 

After the game, Lawrie told reporters, "I didn’t do anything. I didn’t say one word to him -- not one. Didn’t look at him one time, and I’m in trouble for that," according to the National Post.

Lawrie has hit .195/.257/.367 in 126 at-bats.

Janssen has allowed three earned runs on five hits and a walk in his last two appearances to raise his ERA to 2.40 from 0.69. 

Lind has been off to a strong start this season, hitting .279/.396/.465 in 86 at-bats this year. Lind went 0 for 2 in his first game in the leadoff spot Monday. He'll face Rays starter Alex Cobb. 

Nolin was optioned to the minors after the game, the National Post reports. Manager John Gibbons told reporters that Nolan has a "bright future. ... He'll be fine."

Yet I'm sure if he gets off to another slow start next year, as he did this year and last year, we'll again hear tales of want and worry, of him wrecking one's draft and killing one's Fantasy team. Such is the nature of things.

Maybe hundreds of years from now, when mankind has taken on a reptilian form and migrated to the moon on unobtainium shuttles funded by the altruism of our utopian society, we'll have grown comfortable with the ways of Bautista and those like him. But by then, he'll have long retired, and those same fears will have manifested for the premier slugger of that time, Gjyek P'tan.

Such is the nature of things.

Encarnacion finished 1 for 4 with a walk, two runs scored and four RBI. He is hitting .382 with three home runs and 13 RBI in his last nine games. He has a .250/.333/.500 line in 176 at-bats.

Happ suffered a nasty head injury in his last start May 7 against Tampa Bay, but his knee, tweaked as a result of the subsequent fall, continues to bother him. Happ won't be available until mid-July as a result of the move.

So why oh why would they call him up as a defensive replacement and pinch runner, as manager John Gibbons suggested Monday? I get why they wouldn't want to throw him into the starting lineup. He was hitting only .227 at Triple-A Buffalo. But why call him up at all if they can't give him the at-bats to work through his struggles? Giving up on him as a long-term option because of a poor 40-game stretch at Triple-A would be ludicrous, especially since he nearly forced his way onto the big-league roster with his performance this spring.

My guess is that the Blue Jays called him up just so they could survive the next week or so without Rajai Davis. Once Davis returns, Gose will go back to Triple-A, where he might be only a hot streak away from unseating Colby Rasmus.

Buehrle and Hellickson were deadlocked 2-2 when Buehrle left the game after 109 pitches and seven innings. Buehrle allowed four hits and two walks with six strikeouts. Both Rays' runs came on RBI singles in the third inning. 

Buehrle (1-3), who has a 5.90 ERA, hasn't had a win since April 15 against the White Sox but has been solid in two of his last three outings. Buehrle's next start is Monday against Atlanta.