The Blue Jays have designated for assignment left fielder Danny Valencia, who spent much of the season platooning against left-handers, per Sportsnet.
The move comes as a bit of a surprise. Valencia has performed well this season, compiling a .296/.331/.506 slash line with seven home runs and 29 RBI in 162 at-bats. He rebounded from a poor start in July to hit safely in seven of eight starts.
But John Gibbons explained that he wanted to use newcomer Ben Revere every day and that he believes Chris Colabello hits lefties better than Valencia, the Toronto Star has reported.