The Toronto Blue Jays have placed 28-year old righty starting pitcher Shaun Marcum on the 15-day disabled list with right elbow inflammation. Marcum has started 17 games for the Blue Jays so far this season and he is 7-4 with a 3.44 ERA and a 1.17 WHIP. He has now pitched in 106 games (81 starts) in his career with the Jays and he is 31-21 with a 3.84 ERA and a 1.26 WHIP. This is a big blow to the Blue Jays are Marcum was pitching really well for them this season. Hopefully Marcum will be able to return in a couple weeks.

If the Blue Jays continue to fade in the standings look for 23-year old lefty swinging 1B/3B Brett Wallace to get his first taste of the majors leagues likely at Lyle Overbay’s expense. Wallace was the A’s #2 prospect heading into this season before coming over to the Jays as part of the Roy Halladay trade. Wallace has played in 76 games in AAA-ball this season and he is 92 of 306 (.301 avg, .869 OPS) with 49 runs scored, 14 homers and 42 RBIs. He has now played in 268 games in his three years in the minors and he is 316 of 1,040 (.304 avg, .862 OPS)with 166 runs scored, 42 homers and 141 RBIs.