The Toronto Blue Jays are pulling out all the stops to win a championship next year, and constructing the best possible roster usually results in certain players getting left behind.

Two offseasons ago, the Blue Jays signed right-hander Yariel Rodríguez to a five-year, $32 million contract as a free agent out of Cuba. He struggled as a starter last year, but was pretty solid this season as a middle reliever, posting an ERA+ of 139.

However, the Blue Jays never envisioned Rodríguez as a long-term reliever, and they've already added two new starters this winter in Dylan Cease and (reportedly) Cody Ponce . Spots on this pitching staff aren't easy to come by, and it appears Rodríguez may have just lost his for good.

On Saturday, the Blue Jays announced that Rodríguez had cleared outrigh

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