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It really doesn't matter if you have some holes at the beginning of the season as long as you have the foundation for a good team, and the Jays do have that for next season.

Like Jiri said, the holes can be filled. I'm not worried about the bullpen because relievers are so erractic. You just have to hope things work out and if they don't, you adjust, which is exactly what the Jays have done this year. They acquired a big name in Storen and failed miserably and went to the scrap heap and found Grilli. With relievers, it's about fit and chemistry. There's no need to pay top dollar for relievers.

I actually think the biggest problem with the Jays is their inability to manufacture runs. I know that they have the big hitters and live with the long ball, but it wouldn't hurt to at least try and develop the ability to play a little small ball.

It still infuriates me about how the ALCS ended last year. Pompey on third with no outs and one run down, and they couldn't get him home. They couldn't put a bunt down or have the right player (pinch hitter) to put a good bunt down.

Not much has changed this year, they still have difficulty manufacturing a run when they run into good pitching. You would have thought that after the ALCS last year, Gibbons might want to try and develop the ability to manufacture runs, but as we've seen, he's stubborn as hell and will live and die with the long ball.

I don't see the Jays making it past the Indians in a ALDS or ALCS. They better hope they get any of the AL east teams or Texas.