Blue Jays' Jordan Romano: Season debut draws near

Romano (elbow) has completed his minor-league rehab assignment and is expected to be activated from the 15-day injured list by Tuesday at the latest, Mike Wilner of the Toronto Star reports.

Chad Green (two) and Yimi Garcia (one) have collected the Blue Jays' three saves so far, but Romano is the clear-cut closer for the team so long as he's healthy. Fantasy managers that took a chance on rostering him after his elbow issue cropped up in mid-March may now get five and a half months of possible elite closing numbers, provided the two-time All-Star can regain the form he displayed the past two seasons. For what it's worth, Romano wasn't at his sharpest over his two rehab appearances with Triple-A Buffalo, retiring just three of the eight total batters he faced while giving up one hit and issuing four walks. Those setting weekly lineups will want to see if the Blue Jays make any further announcements regarding whether Romano will be activated ahead of Monday's series opener versus the Yankees, as well as whether he'll be eased into action or take over high-leverage work immediately.