[Blaster86]

Outside of the injuries, nothing just pointed out was that unexpected or shocking. In fact there's a reason everyone expected the team to be a wild card team if they were lucky going into the year.


Right now the Jays have exactly one pitcher currently lined up in their rotation that doesn't have question marks at best and obvious major flaws at worst. Gausman. End of list.


Yesavage is a great story, but progress isn't linear and we just went through this with Manoah. Now I don't think Yesavage is about to bust out like Manoah, but the jump to the majors is hard and it may not be smooth sailing going into his first full MLB season. Lauer was found money, but much like the rest of the roster and Francis the year before him can he sustain it for two years or more? Berrios is done. Relying on a bullpen is scary because even if they were great, they are always so volatile year to year. A bullpen that was nails the year before can become one of the worst a year later. It could actually be a strength, but I don't know if that's enough to cover all the other issues they will have and if they don't sort out the SP, it will be just as over worked as it was at the start of this year.