Ok Blue Jays User ID: 24162588 Canada 12/17/2012 11:36 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Sports: Blue Jays Keep Adding Major Pieces - Now A Current Cy Young Winner jays add r.a. dickey, current NL cy young winner
previously traded for jose reyes, mark beuhrle and josh johnson, perennial all-stars
also signed melky cabrera, current - though steroid tainted - NL batting "champ."
already have jose bautista and encarnacion - 40-50 homer guys
if the supporting cast can kick in more runs, look out!
dickey, johnson and beuhrle are accomplished pitchers, and should bring up the other two starters. watch out for starting pitcher morrow - he might become the best of the lot.
can the jays win 93-97 games?
starting piching
josh johnson r.a. dickey mark beuhrle brandon morrow rickey romero/drew hutchison/kyle drabek/brett cecil/shawn hill
batting order
jose reyes melky cabrera jose bautista juan encarnacion brett lawrie adam lind colby rasmus j.p.arencibia maciur izturis
plus an ok bullpen, maybe a solid one. |
Anonymous Coward (OP) User ID: 24162588 Canada 12/19/2012 01:58 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: Sports: Blue Jays Keep Adding Major Pieces - Now A Current Cy Young Winner How to catch the Blue Jays By Dan Szymborski | Baseball Think Factory The ZiPS projection system estimated that the Jays' big trade with the Miami Marlins put the estimated talent level of the Toronto roster at around 90 wins, and this trade pushes that figure even higher. Dickey's unlikely to be nearly 6 wins above replacement again...but he doesn't need to be a Cy Young winner in 2013 to push Toronto's playoff chances forward...Coupled with the Melky Cabrera signing, ZiPS now estimates the talent of Toronto's roster at 93 wins, making the Blue Jays the early favorites going into the season. [ link to insider.espn.go.com] |