Blue Jays manager John Gibbons said Monday that Brett Cecil will rest for a couple of days due to shoulder soreness.

Cecil pitched a scoreless inning during his last appearance on Sunday. The Blue Jays are out of the race, so they have little incentive to push him back out there.

Brett Cecil will serve as a left-handed specialist the rest of the way to curb his workload.

Cecil has posted an outstanding 2.78 ERA, 1.08 WHIP and 68/23 K/BB ratio in 58 1/3 innings this year for Toronto. The Blue Jays don't want to risk overusing the 27-year-old southpaw in what has become a lost season.

Brett Cecil has faced 38 straight batters without allowing a base hit.

The blossoming 26-year-old left-hander has an outstanding 1.46 ERA, 0.73 WHIP and 42/10 K/BB ratio through 37 innings of relief this year. Cecil came into the 2013 season with a 4.79 career ERA in the major leagues.

Brett Cecil has been informed that he will be on the Opening Day roster.

Cecil owns a 7.04 ERA in nine appearances this spring, but the southpaw is out of options and almost certainly wouldn't clear waivers. The Blue Jays will carry him as a middle reliever.

Brett Cecil struck out four in 2 1/3 innings of scoreless relief Thursday against the Rays.

The Blue Jays' best choice now might be to send down Ricky Romero, name J.A. Happ the fifth starter and carry Cecil as a middle reliever. Trading Cecil remains an option; as a durable left-hander with a bit of upside, it's doubtful he'd clear waivers.

Brett Cecil surrendered two runs in two innings out of the pen Wednesday against the Tigers.

Cecil has given up five runs in six innings now. He's out of options and the Blue Jays aren't going to want to lose him for nothing, so he has a pretty good chance of claiming a spot as a long reliever. Still, a trade might be best for both parties.

Brett Cecil was called up from the minors on Monday September 3.

Blue Jays optioned LHP Brett Cecil to Triple-A Las Vegas.

Cecil's hasn't been particularly effective in years and hasn't been more than a control-challenged left-handed specialist for longer than that. J.A. Happ is will be promoted from the bullpen to replace him in the starting rotation.

Brett Cecil gave up four runs in five innings in a no-decision against the A's on Friday.

Cecil had turned in three straight quality starts with his rotation spot on the line. Tonight's outing wasn't quite so solid, but his spot should be safe for now, even though he's gone five straight outings without a victory.

Brett Cecil was quality in Sunday's loss to the Tigers, allowing three runs on four hits and four walks in 6 2/3 innings.

He struck out seven. Cecil was done in by one big mistake, a three-run blast off the bat of Jhonny Peralta in the second inning. The quality start was his third straight, and fourth in five July outings. He'll bring a 5.56 ERA, 1.41 WHIP and 41/18 K/BB ratio compiled over 45 1/3 innings into the month of August.

Brett Cecil turned in a decent performance in Tuesday's loss to the Yankees, allowing three runs on six hits over his six frames.

Cecil racked up five strikeouts while walking two. All of the damage came on one mistake pitch to Andruw Jones in the second inning, which was promptly deposited into the seats in left field. Cecil hasn't pitched very well over his first six starts for the Blue Jays, going 2-2 with a horrifying 6.34 ERA. He'll look to carry over the momentum from this decent outing when he takes on the Athletics at home on Tuesday.

Brett Cecil was quality Tuesday against the Royals, allowing three runs on five hits and a walk over six innings in the 6-3 victory.

He struck out three on the night. Cecil was rocked in his last start against the Angels, but he's pitched pretty well the other three times since being recalled. He'll take a 5.64 ERA and 1.43 WHIP into this weekend's start against the White Sox.

Brett Cecil was blasted in a loss to the Angles on Thursday to the tune of eight runs on 10 hits over 5 1/3 innings of work.

He did manage to rack up six strikeouts while walking two, but he was clearly far too hittable on the evening. He surrendered three home runs in the game (Mark Trumbo, Alberto Callaspo and Mike Trout), accounting for five of the eight runs allowed. Unfortunately for the Blue Jays, they don't have any other options to turn to, and Cecil's spot in the rotation will remain safe for the foreseeable future. He'll take the hill again on Tuesday where he'll battle the Royals at home.

Brett Cecil held the Marlins to one run over six-plus innings on Saturday, but walked away with a no-decision.

Cecil scattered five hits while walking three and striking out a pair. He was pulled from the game after giving up a bunt single to Justin Ruggiano and a game-tying RBI double to Omar Infante to begin the seventh. The 27-year-old left-hander has allowed three runs in 11 innings (2.45 ERA) in two starts since his call-up from Triple-A Las Vegas and should continue to hold down a rotation spot for now. He's worth a look in AL-only leagues.

Making his season debut, Brett Cecil held the Phillies to two runs on five hits in five innings of work Sunday, picking up the win in Toronto's 6-2 victory.

Cecil struck out five, walked one and surrendered a pair of solo home runs. Not a bad start to his season after he was surprisingly demoted to Triple-A to begin the season. Coming off a 2011 where he posted a 4.73 ERA, 1.33 WHIP and 87/42 K/BB ratio across 123 2/3 innings, he should be worth a flier in AL-only leagues.

Blue Jays recalled LHP Brett Cecil from Triple-A Las Vegas.

He'll get the ball Sunday against the Phillies. Cecil surprisingly lost out on a rotation spot with a poor spring training and has spent most of the season at Double-A, just recently being bumped up to Las Vegas. He's pitched pretty well of late, though and holds a 3.47 ERA and 40/14 K/BB ratio over 49 1/3 innings between the two levels. It's possible he'll churn out some AL-only value.

Brett Cecil has been activated from the minor league disabled list and will start Wednesday at Double-A.

Cecil missed a little over two weeks because of a groin injury. The lefty will try to work his way up to the majors this summer with strong performances down on the farm.

Brett Cecil will miss his next three starts with Double-A New Hampshire due to a groin injury.

Cecil suffered the injury in a start last Thursday. He was erratic even before the injury, so rookie right-hander Drew Hutchison should get a chance to sink-or-swim in the major league rotation for the foreseeable future.

Brett Cecil left his start with Double-A New Hampshire Thursday due to an apparent upper leg injury.

Further details aren't available at this time, but at least the ailment doesn't appear to be arm related. We'll update Cecil's status when more is known. The left-hander was a surprise cut just before the season, as he had been expected to break camp as a member of Toronto's rotation.

Blue Jays optioned LHP Brett Cecil to Double-A New Hampshire.

This is a minor surprise. Cecil entered spring training as a favorite for a rotation spot, but after pitching well in his first four outings, he gave up 11 runs on 15 hits and six walks over his final two spring starts. Joel Carreno and Kyle Drabek are now expected to follow Ricky Romero, Brandon Morrow and Henderson Alvarez in the starting rotation.