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The AL East is going to be an absolute gauntlet. There are legitimately 4 teams that could win it, and I could see both wildcards coming out of the East. Also, as a Yankees fan, it makes me so incredibly happy that the odd team out is the Red Sox.

I think the Sox are in a better spot than NY. I just dont think NY has the pitching to win the WS next year and they are about to get screwed on some long term deals. Sure they have money but guys like CC, Tex, Arod and after this season probably Cano will take up close to $100 million a year alone. I have seen that $189 is the numbter they want to stay under.

Granted the Sox have a long way to go but they werent as bad as last years record. At the time of the trade they were only a few games under .500 and thats with Lester and Buch struggling, Beckett was awful, Crawford only played a few games and Gonzo didnt have a typical year either. After the trade Middlebrooks and Papi were gone and it was a AAA team out there. If, big if, Lester and Buch get back to career norms they have a chance at the playoffs. I think they sign or trade for a SP (maybe two) and they will score runs. That wasnt even a problem last year. The East is tough though.

As far as the Jays trade goes I just dont get the Jays hype. They got a soft tosser in Beurhle who is down right brutal vs the Sox and Yanks and most of that came in his prime years in Chi. Johnson was 2-8 on the road last year with an ERA close to 5. Almost 2 full runs higher than at home. In the past 6 years he has only pitched over 88 innings in 3 of them. Reyes is good but injury prone. How does he age with bad hamstrings to start with?

Good. Take them. They effin suck.

I'm not saying that the Jays staff is the best, just saying it has potential to be incredibly good.

He asked why the hype. The hype is because their offense is legit, and now their staff on paper seems legit also.

Need some arms in the pen, and LF though. Luckily we still got plenty of trade chips (Arrencibia, Gose are main two) and some cash still to spend.

Rogers is finally opening their wallets for us, it's about fricking time. Company is filthy rich and a bunch of crooks.

No doubt.

Plus add a healthy Joey Bats, Lawrie hopefully building off a disappointing rookie year, and Colby continuing his improvement since his trade from St. Louis; and the Jays have a stacked offense.

No reason we can't compete in AL East next year, and hopefully we land one of those wildcards. Toronto baseball fans are dying for some meaningful home baseball games.

Romero is horrible because he had a bad season? Seems legit . He was injured last year and just didn't pitch well, that by no means makes him horrible.

Again, I wasn't saying the Jays had the best staff in the majors, but we have gone from probably the worst staff in the majors last year to at least decent.

Plus our hitting is much better than yours. Jays will finish ahead of the Rays this year for sure.

EDIT: The year before last Romero went 15-11 over 225 innings. Had a 2.92 ERA, 1.13 WHIP, and 178 K's. That's horrible. LULZZZZZ

No way they finish better than the Rays. Evan is back healthy, we will most likely get Justin Upton. If not someone like Youk orAJ Persynski to help. We are going to trade some pitching to get hitting. Management knows our window is getting tighter. Dont get so offensive bro. Maybe Romero just had an off the wall terrible year or maybe he is 2 year wonder like Ubaldo Jimenez.

I'm not getting offended just laughing at your idiocy. Romero was a prime pitching prospect all the way through, and pitched with a frigged arm last year. He might not be that pitcher he was 2 years ago, but he's a very good arm for sure.

Sig bet on who finishes better next year?

Absolutely, i shouldnt have said he was horrible. He had a horrible season and Im interested to see if he can rebound. The Jays are definitely better Offensively. Im curious if Edwin Encarcion will hit like he did last year (fantasy purposes). Our staff is sick and I think if we can add a few bats we will go places next year. I think its our year. Whats funny is the Yankees and Sox are at the bottom looking up in my opinion.

Toughest Division in all of sports. Glad the Rays are a part of it. Im curious to see if the O's pitching staff can repeat. I have a feeling they might not do as well next year.