First Day Of Toronto Blue Jays Baseball 2018
Our beloved Blue Jays start this season without much optimism. After all the division rivals from New York and Boston appear on paper to be pretty loaded with talent. But as a smart man once said you do not win anything on paper, you win on the field. We feel that this season will lead us into the post season regardless of what they are up to in Massachusetts. We laugh in the face of the evil empire in the Bronx, they do not scare us no matter how far the can hit a baseball.
The Blue Jay pitching staff is the best in the division if not the American League. Everyone knows that good pitching beats good hitting every day of the week. If they all stay healthy and do not develop any blister issues we should be fine. As well there is much better depth within the starters and bullpen, which was a real issue last year. The players we lost in the off season have all been replaced by players who are better, no sugar coating it . Grichuk, Diaz, Solarte, and Granderson are not flashy names but they are very good major leaguers. Listen I am really going to miss Jose Bautista, he is the reason Toronto’s fan base regained it’s swagger. But the Jose ship sailed away early last year although we will always remember the bat flip and so does Texas.
They are making the post season for sure if two gentleman bring it this year. Those two gentleman are Josh Donaldson and Aaron Sanchez. Although Josh may be on another team next year he will want to prove something this season in order to get paid. The Sanchize needs to soak his hand in pickle juice all year so we do not run into old man blister. With the development of an ace pitcher and another MVP season from the “Bringer Of Rain” Blue Jay fans will be pretty happy out there on the patio in centre field. For those of you who are in fantasy leagues you need to keep your eyes on Devon Travis who should be batting 300 and setting the table for the big boys in the middle of the lineup. Vegas had the over under on Blue Jay total wins for 2018 at 81.5. If I were a betting man I would take the over without hesitation.
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