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Originally Posted by Sylvanfan
The Jays as a team did hit considerably better after Gaston and Tenace took over from Gibbons last year. Plus keep in mind they haven't had to go up against what has shown to be a top pitching staff yet. Cleveland has the worst pitching in Baseball right now and Minnesota has allowed the 4th highest run total in all of Baseball. Detroit thus far is a middle of the pack staff.
But no doubt the team is hitting very well even if it is against weak pitching. The Jays team OB% is 369 and the team slugging is 533 for a OPS of 902. I don't think they had a single player with a OPS over 900 last year let alone the entire team.
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It is early in the season, so perhaps those teams starts are so bad because they Jays already ripped them? If 1/3 or 1/4 of your games so far have come against a team that lit you up, it can make your stats look way worse than they should.
But it is early in the season, and things can and will change. I'm planning to enjoy this ride while it lasts.
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