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Originally Posted by flambers
I would see it differently, Jays lineup has had a major shuffle....
Gone from the starting line up
Left Fielder - Lewis
Catcher - Buck
#1 Pitcher - Marcum
setup pitcher - Downs
Closer - Gregg
1st Baseman - Overbay
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Arencibia, Villeneuava, Dotel, and Davis more or less replace all of Lewis, Buck, Downs and Gregg (Slightly better with Davis over Lewis, slightly worse with Villeneuava over Downs)
With Drabek coming in next year, it'll be interesting how the top 4 pitchers fare this year vs last year. Overall, I don't think the jays took a huge step back losing Marcum, as I think Morrow will basically take Marcum's spot and Drabek will take Morrow's. If Lind and EE offense can replace Overbay's defensive contribution then they should be more or less the same there too.
It'll be interesting to see whether or not the Jays go after a third baseman like Beltre, let Lawrie play there or move Bautista there instead. Each of those situations can have a decent impact on how they do next year.
Right now, I think they're probably a 70-75 win team as it sits now, but could go higher depending on how the young players do (Lawrie, Hill, Lind, Snider, Drabek, Rzep, and Stewart)
Can't wait till spring training.