The Toronto Blue Jays have made a predictable but disappointing roster move following yet another injury to their starting rotation.

The Blue Jays placed veteran right-hander Max Scherzer on the 15-day injured list Monday (retroactive to April 25) due to right forearm tendinitis and left ankle inflammation.

The three-time Cy Young winner was one strikeout away from reaching 3,500 strikeouts in his career and was 11 punch-outs away from passing Walter Johnson for 10th all-time on the MLB career strikeouts list.

Scherzer was pulled from his last outing against the Cleveland Guardians on April 24 after just 2.1 innings pitched due to the injury. He issued three walked and allowed seven earned runs on six hits (three home runs).

Scherzer also was pulled from a prior start against the Los Angeles Dodgers on April 6 due to the same injury. Out of five starts this year, Scherzer has failed to make it through the third inning thrice.

According to a post on "X" from Ben Nicholson-Smith, Scherzer has said there is nothing structurally wrong with his throwing arm. He's been advised to rest for five-to-seven days and "go from there," per Nicholson-Smith's report.

According to Scherzer, he couldn't properly land and rotate on his ankle.

The 41-year-old right-hander was placed on the IL with a 9.64 ERA and 10 strikeouts in 18.2 innings pitched across his five outings.

Scherzer's injury was the latest in what is quickly becoming a mountain of ailments for the starting rotation.

The eight-time All-Star and two-time World Series champions was brought back by Toronto this offseason on a one-year, $3 million contract amidst injuries suffered by Jose Berrios, Shane Bieber and Trey Yesavage this offseason.

Yesavage is the only one of the three who has returned to the team. He's set to throw in game two against the Boston Red Sox on Tuesday.

Since Scherzer's return, fellow offseason addition Cody Ponce has undergone ACL surgery due to an injury he suffered in his first outing of the year against the Colorado Rockies on March 30.

The Blue Jays signed veteran starter Patrick Corbin to make up for the injury to Ponce and moved Eric Lauer back to the bullpen to create a spot on the rotation for Yesavage's return.

However, with Scherzer's recent IL placement, there's a chance the team moves Lauer back to the rotation.

Assuming Lauer is back among the starters, Toronto's rotation would be comprised of him, Kevin Gausman, Dylan Cease, Yesavage and Corbin.

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