Unshackled Ace: Jays’ Sanchez looking forward to season free of restrictions
REGINA — Aaron Sanchez looks forward to his freedom on the mound in 2017.
An innings limit, workload reduction and extra rest between starts — all phrases the Toronto Blue Jays’ prized pitching phenom dealt with last season — are in the past. At least he hopes so.
“Taking the ball every fifth day is something that I see happening,” Sanchez said, as he and teammates Devon Travis, Marco Estrada and Kevin Pillar gathered in Regina as part of the team’s Winter Tour.
“I don’t think there are going to be restrictions, but we do have monitor it and be smart with what we’re doing.”