Author | Drew Silva

The deed is done. Or something like that. According to Shi Davidi of Canada’s Sportsnet, Blue Jays slugger Jose Bautista underwent surgery in Cleveland this afternoon to repair his troublesome left wrist. The procedure was deemed an initial success, though pretty much all procedures are. Bautista will now begin a recovery period that is expected…

September 4, 2012, 10:05 pm EDT via hardballtalk.nbcsports.com

From Gregor Chisholm of MLB.com comes word that Blue Jays slugger Jose Bautista was pulled from Saturday night’s game against the Orioles after experiencing more discomfort in his left wrist. Yes, the same wrist that forced him to the disabled list on July 17 and kept him there until August 24. The Blue Jays will…

August 25, 2012, 8:39 pm EDT via hardballtalk.nbcsports.com

Toronto third baseman Brett Lawrie went 0-for-3 with two strikeouts Sunday in a rehab game at the Blue Jays’ High-A affiliate in Dunedin, Florida. And he came away with more than just a bruised ego. According to John Lott of Canada’s National Post, Lawrie felt renewed ribcage soreness when he woke up Monday morning and…

August 21, 2012, 7:39 pm EDT via hardballtalk.nbcsports.com

Jose Bautista is finally making steady progress in his rehabilitation from left wrist inflammation. According to Shi Davidi of Canada’s Sportsnet, the slugger was able to take live batting practice off Blue Jays manager John Farrell on Thursday at Rogers Centre in Toronto and is on track to begin a minor league rehab assignment early next week.…

August 16, 2012, 10:27 pm EDT via hardballtalk.nbcsports.com

From beat writer Gregor Chisholm of MLB.com comes word that Blue Jays third baseman Brett Lawrie is tentatively scheduled to spend this upcoming weekend playing in minor league rehab games and could be cleared to return to the active 25-man roster as early as Tuesday night. Lawrie has been on the 15-day disabled list since August…

August 16, 2012, 8:48 pm EDT via hardballtalk.nbcsports.com

More unfortunate injury news for the Blue Jays. From beat writer Gregor Chisholm of MLB.com comes word that Toronto catcher J.P. Arencibia suffered a fractured left hand during Wednesday night’s game against the visiting Athletics and will be out of commission for approximately six weeks. The 26-year-old took a foul tip off the top of…

July 25, 2012, 9:02 pm EDT via hardballtalk.nbcsports.com

Toronto was ecstatic to land closer Sergio Santos and his team-friendly contract from the White Sox this winter, but the early returns have been awful. Santos allowed six hits, four walks and five earned runs in five innings of relief before landing on the 15-day disabled list in late April with inflammation in his right shoulder. He…

July 15, 2012, 11:29 am EDT via hardballtalk.nbcsports.com

Drew Silva examines John Axford's struggles, the reemergence of Colby Rasmus and more in Wednesday's MLB Daily Dose.

June 20, 2012, 1:32 am EDT via rotoworld.com

This is hardly a report or even a rumor, but we’ll pass it along anyway. From FOX Sports’ Jon Paul Morosi: #Tigers interest in free agent Vladimir Guerrero is lukewarm, source says. Not clear if they will pursue him at this point. — Jon Morosi (@jonmorosi) June 13, 2012 The Tigers have stuck with their…

June 13, 2012, 9:41 pm EDT via hardballtalk.nbcsports.com

Tests taken Tuesday afternoon on Brandon Morrow‘s left oblique confirmed what pretty much everyone expected: he has a strain, and is going to be placed on the 15-day disabled list Wednesday. This according to Gregor Chisholm of MLB.com. Morrow suffered the injury just nine pitches into his outing Monday night against the Nationals. He seems…

June 12, 2012, 8:39 pm EDT via hardballtalk.nbcsports.com