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Originally Posted by Caged Great
The difference is, with the jays we have another 3 or 4 guys who could start and be decent in the rotation. Not many teams have that kind of depth.
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Really? Who?
Zambrano, Janssen, Marcum have not shown that they can be decent yet. I think it is still a hope that Ohka will be decent.
I doubt the Jays will finish worst than third but if a few of these things happen: Thomas and Glaus begin to show their age, Burnett continues with his injury problems, Clayton plays like Royce Clayton and Chacin continues to have problems with the AL seeing more of him I could see them struggling, none of the "all-stars" brought in to be the #5 starter works out at all. Of course injuries to key guys could cause problems.
Plus the Orioles could have a decent year if Loewen, Bedard and Markasis take big steps forward and some of the older guys put together again.
I would be surprised if they finished anywhere other than third and probably would bet on second over fourth if pushed but I don't think Jays fans should be offended by guys not picking them to do well this year, they have shown no reason for people to believe that they will finish higher than the Sox or Yankees.