A BIG no on Toronto! After some pretty lean years, the team is headed in the right direction (I believe we have the 4th best minor league system in baseball). We'll lock-up the young, blue-chip players for 5-7 years (like Cleveland and the Twins) and have many assets left to trade. We have a bunch of pitching, and catching is also an area of strength in this organization. Here's what the Jays currently have going for them:
Already here:
Adam Lind, J.P. Arencibia, Yunel Escobar, Travis Snider, Eric Thames, Brandon Morrow, Ricky Romero
On the way:
Brett Lawrie, Kyle Drabek, Anthony Gose, Adeiny Hechavarria, Moises Sierra, Deck McGuire, Henderson Alvarez, Zach Stewart, Travis d’Arnaud, Mike McDade
Add to this mix the best player in baseball (Jose Bautista), a couple more bats and some bullpen help, we'll challenge for this division again. We just need to get these kids ready to replace the dead weight on this team (Encarnacion?). The fans show up when we're winning or a big draw is in town (well over 100,000 fans this weekend to see the Yankees). If the Blue Jays can play meaningful games in September again, this town will go crazy!
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