As active rosters expand from 26 to 28 today, the Blue Jays are selecting right-hander . The other spot will be taken by infielder , who was claimed off waivers from the Pirates . To add Tate to the 40-man, the Blue Jays Detroit Tigers Jersey transferred righty to the 60-day injured list. was among those to relay the moves. Tate, 31, signed a split deal with the Jays earlier this year. That pact pays him at a $1.4MM rate in the big leagues and a $500K pace while in the minors. He spent the early parts of the year getting shuffled between the majors and Triple-A Buffalo. In May, he was outrighted off the 40-man. Since he has at least three years of service time, he could have elected free agency. But since he was shy of five years of service, he would have had to forfeit his remaining salary commitments in exercising that right. He understandably accepted and has been put back on the roster today. He has thrown 35 Triple-A innings with a 2.06 earned run average this year. His 12.7% walk rate is on the high side but his 22.7% strikeout rate is decent and his 47.9% ground ball rate is strong. He has seemingly benefitted from an 85.8% strand rate, which is why his 3.74 FIP is far higher than his ERA, but thats still a decent number. The Jays also have , , and on the 40-man but werent able to recall any of them since they were all optioned recently. An optional a signment for a pitcher comes with a 15-day minimum, unle s someone is going on the injured list. Fisher was the one optioned longest ago, back on August 21st, so hell be eligible to be recalled later this week. Tate is still optionable but is 11 days away from the five-year service marker, at which point he could not be optioned without his consent. Fisher pitched pretty well for the Jays earlier this year but was squeezed down to the minors when was activated from the injured list. Perhaps Fisher will be recalled once eligible and Tate sent back to serve as a depth role in Buffalo. For now, hell give Toronto a fresh arm for a bullpen which saw heavy usage over the weekend. As for Sandlin, he landed on the 15-day IL due to right elbow inflammation on July 8th. This transfer is retroactive to that date, so hell be eligible for reinstatement in the next few days, though he wont be healthy by then. Per , he just had another injection in his elbow as he tries to get back on the mound. Whenever hes healthy, hell presumably need a few weeks to ramp back up to full strength. Photo courtesy of Dan Hamilton-Imagn Images Jarrod Saltalamacchia Jersey