ANAHEIM, Calif. – The Toronto Blue Jays plan to “re-evaluate” Jeff Hoffman’s status as closer while they consider ways to get the struggling right-hander back to form. 

Manager John Schneider added Wednesday morning that he didn’t want to make a knee-jerk decision after pulling Hoffman from another difficult inning Tuesday, in which he allowed a run on two singles and two hit by pitches to threaten a three-run lead. 

Louis Varland induced a double-play ball from Nolan Schanuel to secure Tuesday’s 4-2 win, leaving questions about how to handle Hoffman moving forward after a third rough outing in his last four appearances.

“We'll re-evaluate everything, talk with him, see how he's doing. He's going through it, obviously a little bit,” said Schneider. “We'll see (about his role). Use the off-day (Thursday) to talk about it with him.”

At the centre of those discussions will be what Hoffman needs to get right. 

The 33-year-old’s raw underlying numbers – including a 100th percentile whiff rate of 46.1 per cent; a 99thpercentile strikeout rate of 42.1 per cent; and a 96th percentile chase rate of 40.6 per cent – suggest a dominant start to the season. 

But the real outcomes have been anything but, having allowed 11 runs, nine earned, on 16 hits and six walks over 10.2........

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