TORONTO — Back during spring training, the Toronto Blue Jays sketched out a rough plan for Ricky Tiedemann that had the electric-armed prospect pitching in bulk early, making up for lost time, before assessing where his progress and organizational need should take him. Barring setbacks, the thinking was that such an approach would save some innings for a late-season boost, whatever role needed, amid a playoff push.

Though the route veered off track for both player and team along the........

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