TORONTO -- The Blue Jays have added left-hander Ricky Tiedemann to their 40-man roster, protecting the talented 23-year-old from this December’s Rule 5 Draft .

Tiedemann, the Blue Jays’ No. 4 prospect and former No. 1, was the lone player added ahead of Tuesday’s deadline. Other potential candidates included outfielder Yohendrick Pinango ( No. 7 ), infielder Josh Kasevich ( No. 12 ), catcher Edward Duran ( No. 13 ) and right-hander T.J. Brock.

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Tiedemann is incredibly talented, but is coming off Tommy John surgery in late July 2024 and hasn’t pitched in games since. He’d been targeting a return to the mound by the end of this past season, but didn’t quite get there, so the Blue Jays are working with a young pitcher who has thrown just 17 1/3 innings in the p

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