The Toronto Blue Jays are keeping Aaron Sanchez in the starting rotation as part of a six-man rotation going forward.

The team had discussed shifting Sanchez to the bullpen in an effort to limit his innings.

On Monday, the Blue Jays had said Sanchez would transition to the bullpen after the addition of Francisco Liriano from the Pittsburgh Pirates.

"The biggest thing is input from different people after something was more concrete, or closer to it, and the fact that Francisco Liriano was so open to everything," Ross Atkins said.

"Then the more we thought about the potential of a six-man rotation not just benefiting Aaron but benefiting the others in the rotation at this point in the season."