Play Ball!
The Yankees are in town for a four game set on this wet foggy day. My first prediction is that the roof will be closed!
The schedule looks like this:
Thursday: Luis Severino vs. JA Happ Friday: Masahiro Tanaka vs. Aaron Sanchez Saturday: CC Sabbathia vs. Marco Estrada Sunday: Sonny Gray vs. Marcus Stroman
The roster has been sorted. Tulo is on the 60 day DL, Sam Mull is DFA'd. Teoscar Hernandez, Joe Biagini and Tim Mayza are the final spring cuts. Anthony Alford and Dalton Pompey start on the 10 day DL.
So, on opening day what are your expectations for this years Blue Jays? Will they break .500? Will they make the playoffs through the wild card game? Or even better, directly? Every team has an equal opportunity on opening day, optimism abounds! Travis is healthy, as is Sanchez, the sky is the limit. We won't think too much about Tulo, or Diaz's defense, or that Donaldson has been nursing ailments throughout spring training. Those topics are for other days, today we need a win to start on the right foot.This is a season of expected super teams with a very strong consensus around most of the teams who will make the playoffs. In the AL the Red Sox, Yankees, Astros and Indians are expected to be there with one spot up for grabs. In the NL the Nationals, Cubs, and Dodgers are expected to win their divisions. A lot of teams are tanking, or re-building, or just building. What impact will that have on the season? Will the super teams run away and the season become a snooze fest? There are so many questions but six months to answer them.
Post your predictions below. How many games will the Jays win?
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