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Some big "if's"
Not really. Assuming the Jays have a normal amount of man games lost to injury they should be able to get close to 85 W.
At the same, I wouldn’t be shocked if they ended up under 500 either.
Some big "if's"
I would be surprised if the Jays aren't in the top 5 of man games lost
Not really. Assuming the Jays have a normal amount of man games lost to injury they should be able to get close to 85 W.
At the same, I wouldn’t be shocked if they ended up under 500 either.
I still don't know if I should be excited about a potential race for the 2nd wild card spot.
Not really. Assuming the Jays have a normal amount of man games lost to injury they should be able to get close to 85 W.
At the same, I wouldn’t be shocked if they ended up under 500 either.
they're projected for 85 W even with a higher than average amount of games missed.
that being said, if they are as injured as they were last year, then 85 wins is unlikely.
I still don't know if I should be excited about a potential race for the 2nd wild card spot.
Jays were chasing for a playoff spot from 1994 to 2017. I dont see why we should turn our noses up at a chase for a playoff spot now.
I know, I know. But I just hate taking a back seat to the Yankees and Red Sox again. I want us to have a great team, not a OK team. We should be happy to just be chasing the 2nd wild card while if the Sox or Yanks were in our position they would be very unhappy.
I know, I know. But I just hate taking a back seat to the Yankees and Red Sox again. I want us to have a great team, not a OK team. We should be happy to just be chasing the 2nd wild card while if the Sox or Yanks were in our position they would be very unhappy.
Jays are better equipped this season then last if injuries occur once again. I am actually very confident that this season we will be in the playoff picture from the get go and possibly surprise a lot of people.
Geez I don't know. If Smoak reverts to Smoak of old, I'm not really too jazzed about any of the bats beyond Donaldson to believe they can compete in the AL East.
Geez I don't know. If Smoak reverts to Smoak of old, I'm not really too jazzed about any of the bats beyond Donaldson to believe they can compete in the AL East.
They basically have league-average or better offensive players at every position and average offensive players on the bench. They'll be just fine.
And if any middle-of-the-order hitter for any team reverts to a replacement-level player, that team's offense will be in trouble.
True, but Smoak's potential to regress to replacement level seems pretty high. And if that happens, who do you rely on? Morales? Grichuk? Tulo/Travis? Lots of question marks.
True, but Smoak's potential to regress to replacement level seems pretty high. And if that happens, who do you rely on? Morales? Grichuk? Tulo/Travis? Lots of question marks.
You could ask those questions of Judge who was a -0.3 WAR player in 2016 or Stanton who was a 1.8 WAR player in 2016 and a player who has missed 40 games on average a season in the last 5 years. Every team has question marks...
Ok, sure, but do you really feel like Judge/Stanton are as likely as Smoak to crash back to earth?
Ok, sure, but do you really feel like Judge/Stanton are as likely as Smoak to crash back to earth?