The Blue Jays were fully aware of the unavoidable roster crunch the moment injured players made their way back.

That moment arrived Saturday before the start of their late-afternoon first pitch against the visiting Texas Rangers.

At the end of the day, tough roster decisions are a byproduct of a deep roster, the kind of decisions good teams welcome.

As George Springer was welcomed back following that scary late-July night in Baltimore when he took a fastball off the left side of his head, the Blue Jays had to option Joey Loperfido to triple-A Buffalo.

In terms of merit, Loperfido did not deserve his demotion. Since his callup, Loperfido was batting .358 in 89 plate appearances, to go with three homers and a .915 OPS, not exactly numbers that warrant a demotion.

More than anything, how

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