The Toronto Blue Jays, who are surging in the American League East, could get even stronger next month.

Alex Anthopoulos told TSN 1040 in Vancouver that there is a possibility that Marcus Stroman could return to the club's starting rotation in September.

"Right now, he'll be stretched out to start," Anthpoulos said. "We'll see how many innings we can get out of him assuming no setbacks. Minor league season's over on the seventh of September, and we'll see how much he's built up by then, and hopefully no setbacks at all. I know there’s been talk about reliever/starter. If he's totally healthy, our plan is to bring him back as a starter."

Stroman tore his ACL in Spring Training, but the pitcher tweeted Monday that Dr. James Andrews was "stunned" by the progress in his recovery, adding that he's "shattering" his projected timetable to return.