The Blue Jays have placed Shaun Marcum on the 15-day disabled list with soreness in his right elbow. Marcum has started 15 games this season for the Blue Jays and he is 5-4 with a 2.65 ERA and a 1.00 WHIP. He has only allowed 72 hits in 98.1 innings while whiffing 86 batters. Lefty John Parrish will likely be called up to replace Marcum in the rotation but this is a huge loss to the Blue Jays.

The Blue Jays have placed outfielder Shannon Stewart on the 15-day disabled list with a sprained right ankle. He has played in 52 games this season for the Blue Jays and he is 42 for 175 (.240 avg, .628 OPS) with 14 runs scored, 1 homer, 14 RBIs and 3 stolen bases. The Blue Jays will likely split time in left field between Brad Wilkerson and Kevin Mench now that Vernon Wells has returned from the D.L. The Jays likely won’t miss Stewart to much while he’s out.

The Toronto Blue Jays have placed starting 2B Aaron Hill on the 15-day disabled list due to a concussion. Hill has played in 55 games this season for the Blue Jays and he is 54 for 205 (.263 avg, .685 OPS) with 19 runs scored, 2 homers, 20 RBIs and 4 stolen bases. Marco Scutaro will replace Hill as the starting 2B until he’s ready to return to action. Scutaro has played in 54 games for the Blue Jays this season and he is 46 for 172 (.267 avg, .700 OPS) with 24 runs scored, 2 homers, 21 RBIs and 4 stolen bases.

The Blue Jays have placed starting catcher Gregg Zaun on the 15-day disabled list with a mild strain and inflammation in his right elbow. Zaun has played in 41 games for the Jays this season and he is 33 for 125 (.264 avg, .710 OPS) with 13 runs scored, 2 homers, 8 RBIs and 2 stolen bases. Zaun will be replaced on the roster by 25-year old righty swinging catcher Curtis Thigpen. Thigpen has played in 41 AAA games this season and he is 36 for 158 (.228 avg, .581 OPS) with 14 runs scored, 1 homer and 18 RBIs. Veteran Rod Barajas will take over as the starting catcher for the Jays the next two weeks. He has played in 27 games this season and he is 21 for 76 (.276 avg, .776 OPS) with 8 runs scored, 3 homers and 11 RBIs. Barajas will likely do a solid job while Zaun is out.

The Blue Jays have placed reliever Jeremy Accardo on the 15-day disabled list with a right forearm strain. Accardo has pitched in 16 games for the Blue Jays this season and he is 0-3 with 4 saves, a 6.57 ERA and a 1.54 WHIP. Accardo has been replaced on the roster and in the bullpen by 35-year old righty Armando Benitez. Benitez has pitched in 8 games (0 starts) in A+AAA ball this season and he was 1-0 with a 3.38 ERA and a 1.13 WHIP. Benitez has had a very successful major league career to date so he should help out the Jays. Benitez has pitched in 754 games in his major league career and he is 40-46 with 289 saves, a 3.11 ERA and a 1.22 WHIP. He has only allowed 541 hits while whiffing 937 batters in only 772.2 innings which shows how nasty his stuff has been.