https://jaysjournal.com/2019/10/28/blue-jays-one-pitcher-management-will-most-likely-sign-this-offseason/
Jays Journal called this over a month ago.
There are a few reasons Tanner Roark will most likely be considered as a top option on the Blue Jays management free agency whiteboard.
For one, he pitches with a level of consistency that would make him a #3-4 dependable starter. Roark has shown flashes of 3.00 ball while going deep into games as a starter, doing this both in 2014 and 2016 with 30+ games each season. For the past three seasons, Roark has sat between the 4.00 to 4.70 ERA range, which at first glance doesn’t seem that appealing to fans.
His 4.35 ERA this past season would have narrowly won him the lowest ERA award on the Blue Jays starting rotation, narrowly beating Jacob Waguespack by 0.03 points for qualified starters (I don’t count Wilmer Font and the opener strategy). He also pitched against some tough teams like the Atlanta Braves, Los Angeles Dodgers, and Milwaukee Brewers, so he did have to earn his wins and strikeouts against tough playoff-bound teams. This would bode well against teams in the tough A.L. East division.
It’s his consistency that makes him more appetizing than other options on the market, as well as internally within the Blue Jays organization. With his 7 years of MLB experience comes a player with Marco Estrada like qualities that fans are used to seeing.
