What It Means:

Gausman experienced some right shoulder fatigue in camp. There isn't any long-term concern, but the Blue Jays want to play it safe with the 33-year-old right-hander. "We just want him to be good, and if that means 30 starts as opposed to 32, we’ll be pretty happy with that,” Schneider said. Bowden Francis is already expected to replace Alek Manoah (shoulder) in the rotation to start the season, so Mitch White is a potential replacement for Gausman.

Prior to this report, numberFire's models projected Gausman to record a 3.84 ERA and 1.19 WHIP this season, with a 28.2 percent strikeout rate and 7.3 percent walk rate.