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Hello all, been awhile since I posted. With all of the off season pick-ups by the Jays I had to post. This team is as deep as it has been in a very long time.
I think the 8-1 odds are fair. They now have the best, or if not the top 3 starting rotation in baseball. Last year the Blue Jays had injury problems that affected their biggest bat and their pitching in particular, if they didn't it could have been a wildcard year if all had gone smoothly, they had enough talent to do so. Bautista was injured and only played 92 games, yet still hit 27 HR's. Lind was sent down due to an off year, though he managed 11 HR's and 45 Rbi's in 92 games.
All told they scored 716 runs, good for 13th in all of baseball and hit 198 HR's was good for 7th. Furthermore they stole 123 bases and with Reyes that will improve along with the batting average of the team.
The most important improvement has obviously been the starting rotation. Last year the Jays were 26th in E.R.A. This number will improve dramatically. Consider this, before these trades, at the mid point of last season Romero was considered the potential Ace of the staff and he was the Season opening pitcher; when he is on he is as good a pitcher as any. He will now be fighting for a spot in the rotation with Morrow and Alvarez as the number five in all likelihood. That's not an improvement, that's a facelift.
They have addressed every issue and then some, in a year in which the competition in the mighty AL East is suspect they decided to go for it, and Vegas seems to agree.
I think the 8-1 odds are fair. They now have the best, or if not the top 3 starting rotation in baseball. Last year the Blue Jays had injury problems that affected their biggest bat and their pitching in particular, if they didn't it could have been a wildcard year if all had gone smoothly, they had enough talent to do so. Bautista was injured and only played 92 games, yet still hit 27 HR's. Lind was sent down due to an off year, though he managed 11 HR's and 45 Rbi's in 92 games.
All told they scored 716 runs, good for 13th in all of baseball and hit 198 HR's was good for 7th. Furthermore they stole 123 bases and with Reyes that will improve along with the batting average of the team.
The most important improvement has obviously been the starting rotation. Last year the Jays were 26th in E.R.A. This number will improve dramatically. Consider this, before these trades, at the mid point of last season Romero was considered the potential Ace of the staff and he was the Season opening pitcher; when he is on he is as good a pitcher as any. He will now be fighting for a spot in the rotation with Morrow and Alvarez as the number five in all likelihood. That's not an improvement, that's a facelift.
They have addressed every issue and then some, in a year in which the competition in the mighty AL East is suspect they decided to go for it, and Vegas seems to agree.
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