With spring training officially just under a month away, I thought now would be a good time to start a series of projections on what the 2012 Toronto Blue Jays might look like. Each day (don’t hold me to this), I will profile a 2012 Blue Jays starter, closing with a set of numbers based on my (usually positive) expectations. Today, we’ll take a closer look at what 2012 might have in store for Adam Lind.
Oh, Adam Lind, whatever are we going to do with you this year? It was only 3 seasons ago that the then-25 year old seemed poised to be set to become a middle-of the order bat in the Blue Jays core. After a disastrous 2010, Lind seemed poised to reclaim that status last season, with a new position in tow. How much he accomplished that goal depends on your outlook, really. While he did make some strides in the strikeout rate, bringing things down to 19.7% from a career 23.5%, and managing to hit 26 bombs, it was a tale of two seasons for the newly-minted Blue Jays 1st basem...
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