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Biagini said he expects to be stretched out early in camp for the possibility of becoming a starter. When asked if he thought he would ultimately be a starter or reliever this season, Biagini replied: “A starliever.”

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“What do you think I should do?” Biagini asked a reporter.

“Whatever makes you happy,” he was told.

“That’s very thoughtful,” Biagini said. “Appreciate that.”

Biagini said he is willing to take on either role.

“My stance is, if I’m given the opportunity to start at some point in the future, I’m not going to say no,” he said. “I’m going to be excited about that, but I’m also going to be excited about being in the bullpen. I don’t really care what happens as long as everybody’s doing what’s best for this team.”

“Obviously, they’re going to use spring training to figure that out,” added Biagini, saying that he’d be more than ready to go down to triple-A Buffalo for some starts if need be, although he expects to remain with the big club all year.

“They’ve been really good about being consistent with what they’re saying,” said Biagini of the Blue Jays. “The whole time they’ve said, ‘Hey, we’re going to stretch you out and have one person stand on one side and one person stand on the other and pull your arms.’”

He was joking again — we think. Sometimes it’s hard to tell. Estrada wasn’t joking, though, when asked if he thought Biagini could make a solid starter.

“Oh God, yeah,” said Estrada. “He can definitely start. He’s a huge asset to this team. What he did for us last year was incredible. Being a Rule 5 guy, nobody really knew who he was and, the next thing you know, he’s one of our best relievers. He’s definitely got the stuff to start. The only way of knowing (for sure) is throwing him out there and letting him do it. But from what I’ve seen, he’s got it all.”