DUNEDIN, Fla. – The last days and final decisions of spring training are here for the Toronto Blue Jays, who are nearly whole again now that their World Baseball Classic participants are either back in camp or on their way.

Word Wednesday that José Berríos won’t be ready for Opening Day after being diagnosed with a stress fracture in his right elbow both threw a wrinkle in the rotation plans, but also helped clear the deck, too.

Manager John Schneider said the 31-year-old’s visit to specialist Dr. Keith Meister last week produced a “relatively good report” since he “is still symptom-free.” The plan is for Berríos to take a few days off from throwing out of caution, “hopefully, that's not too long,” and “as long as he's feeling good, get back on the mound fairly soon,” the manager added.

That won’t happen soon enough for La Makina, or “The Machine,” as Berríos is known as for his remarkable durability, to break with the team. In turn, that then leaves the initial rotation looking at opening-day starter Kevin Gausman, Dylan Cease, Cody Ponce, Max Scherzer and one of Eric Lauer, who pitched in a minor-league game Wednesday, or Trey Yesavage, who has been built up in especially cautious fashion this spring.

In deciding how the rotation rolls out behind Gausman and Cease, the Blue Jays are “still sorting a couple of things out and seeing how a few guys, their next outings go,” said Schneider. “Have a fairly good idea, but we'll probably know more later towards the end of the week.”

That’s not the only thing they have left to sort. Here’s a look at where things stand with four games left after a 3-2 Grapefruit League loss Wednesday to the Baltimore Orioles.

Projected: Kevin Gausman, Dylan Cease, Cody Ponce, Max Scherzer, Eric Lauer/Trey Yesavage

Schneider Says: “Where (Yesavage) ends up to start, I don't want to say we're not really worried about, we have a definitive plan for him and we're working together with him to see where that may start or when that may start, really. We're checking in........

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