In case you weren’t aware, the Blue Jays were pretty mediocre for about two decades before 2015. There were underachievers, overachievers, and mediocre clubs. Superstars and busts. In the early part of this decade, Jose Bautista was usually the only reason you’d want to tune into a Jays game. Before him was Roy Halladay.
Expectations for this season are low again. Most prognostications have the club winning somewhere between 80-84 games. Again, mediocre at best.
But there are waves of talent on the horizon, ready to ride into battle to combat the behemoths in Boston and New York. The projected win totals may be accurate, but for the first time in a long time, the pipeline of young players is finally running through the big leagues, and not being peddled for older established stars. Assuming the playoffs are out of the equation, here are the storylines I’ll beeyeing this season. Continue Reading »