The Blue Jays should round the bases plenty in 2013.Photo courtesy of Flickr user James G.
Toronto Blue Jays – Predicted Finish: First Place, AL East
As the 2012 season was nearing it’s end, we randomly assigned each Crackerjack some teams to cover for this set of previews. When I got the Blue Jays, I have to admit that I was less than excited.
Well, the Miami Marlins changed that in a pretty big way with their massive talent dump. It didn’t even stop there for Toronto, who also traded for 2012′s Cy Young Award Winner in the NL.
The Blue Jays are loaded with star power and will certainly not fly under anyone’s radar in 2013. So, let’s take a look at what to expect from the Great White North’s lone Major League Baseball team.
Blue Jays Offense
Player Name
Pos.
Age
Hand
AB
R
HR
RBI
SB
AVG.
Jose Reyes
SS
30
S
580
112
14
62
36
.293
Melky Cabrera
LF
28
S
584
89
15
77
13
.291
Jose Bautista
RF
32
R
505
92
36
109
8
.275
Edwin Encarnacion
1B
30
R
530
88
31
99
12
.277
Colby Ras...
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Fantasy Baseball Crackerjacks:
PLAYERS:
Jose Reyes,
Melky Cabrera,
Jose Bautista,
Edwin Encarnacion,
Colby Rasmus,
Brett Lawrie,
Adam Lind,
Emilio Bonifacio,
JP Arencibia,
RA Dickey,
Josh Johnson,
Mark Buehrle,
Brandon Morrow,
Ricky Romero,
Casey Janssen,
Troy Tulowitzki,
Hanley Ramirez,
Starlin Castro
TEAMS: Miami Marlins, Toronto Blue Jays, Colorado Rockies, Los Angeles Dodgers, Chicago Cubs, Boston Red Sox, Baltimore Orioles, New York Yankees, Tampa Bay Rays
TEAMS: Miami Marlins, Toronto Blue Jays, Colorado Rockies, Los Angeles Dodgers, Chicago Cubs, Boston Red Sox, Baltimore Orioles, New York Yankees, Tampa Bay Rays
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