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Casey Janssen	#44 \| Pitcher \| Toronto Blue Jays

Height: 6-4 Weight: 205 Throws: R Bats: R
Born: Sep 17, 1981, Orange, CA

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March 12, 2008
Casey Janssen is finished for the season, this according to MLB.com. The Jays' website reports that the MRI exam taken on the pitcher Tuesday showed serious damage to the labrum. Janssen is scheduled to undergo season-ending surgery on Tuesday or Wednesday of next week in California by the busy Dr. Doom, Lewis Yocum. The injury woes for the Jays last year have now carried over into spring. Fantasy owners can only hope players like B.J. Ryan aren't rushed back into action -- or a string of injuries don't plaque Toronto like last season. With Janssen out of the mix for a job, Jesse Litsch becomes the favorite in-house candidate to depart spring training as Toronto's fifth starter.

March 11, 2008
Casey Janssen was forced to cut his practice session short on Tuesday due to pain in his right shoulder, this according to the MLB.com. Jays GM J.P. Ricciardi commented that the team wasn't certain how a potential injury would affect the pitcher's program moving forward. Janssen was notably fighting for a spot in the Jays starting rotation.

February 16, 2008
The hot topic in Toronto is the role of veteran Casey Janssen . According to the official team website the organization is debating where the 26-year-old righty fits best in the pitching staff, as a starter, or out of the bullpen. Blue Jays manager John Gibbons prefer keeping the right-hander out of the pen considering his 2.35 ERA in his team-high 70 games a year ago. Blue Jays general manager J.P. Ricciardi believes Janssen and the team is better served with the right-hander in the starting rotation. With closer B.J. Ryan possibly being ready for Opening Day, Janssen might not be needed to serve as the setup man and is a lock as one of the starting five. Everything appears to hinge on what kind of spring Ryan has and whether he will in fact be ready by April 1st.

February 3, 2008
Blue Jays GM J.P. Ricciardi said that Casey Janssen will be a player to keep an eye on this spring, according to the Boston Globe. "Well, we'd love to move Casey Janssen into the rotation," he said. "We feel he'd be an excellent fourth starter for us. But we'll have to see how (B.J.) Ryan is and make our decision from there." Janssen posted a 2.35 ERA and 1.20 WHIP as a reliever last season. If Ryan isn't over his Tommy John surgery when the season begins, the Jays may need to keep Janssen in the bullpen as a setup option. If Ryan's ready, we could see Janssen ply his trade in the rotation.

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