Just wanted to get some opinion on which teams had the biggest makeovers in the off-season... might be interesting to see how the shake-ups in the off-season are reflected in the lines this year...
What were some major additions/subtractions??
Who improved and who didn't??
For the Blue Jays...
It was an off-season of one step forward, one step back..
Frank Thomas will take some pressure off Vernon Wells this year and if he plays half as well as he did last year, he will still be a bonus to the offence..
But the loss of Lilly will be felt this year.. they didnt do much to replace him in the rotation.. Ohka is a band-aid solution... he may toss a few good games this year but i think his consistency will be an issue, and before too long we may see Ricciardi pull some strings if his pitching isn't up to par..
The signing of Thomas and the loss of Ted Lilly should translate into some higher totals for the Jays, who were a huge Over team in the first half of the year last season.. I know it's only spring training right now, but they've been involved in a lot of low scoring games... Royce Clayton is a step in the wrong direction as far as their hitting is concerned but he'll bring some D to the table, further improving the chances for low scoring games...
Unders may be a good play for TOR early in the season...
The pitching has been decent so far, and as long as the staff stays healthy, we can expect a more balanced over/under record for the Jays this year..
What were some major additions/subtractions??
Who improved and who didn't??
For the Blue Jays...
It was an off-season of one step forward, one step back..
Frank Thomas will take some pressure off Vernon Wells this year and if he plays half as well as he did last year, he will still be a bonus to the offence..
But the loss of Lilly will be felt this year.. they didnt do much to replace him in the rotation.. Ohka is a band-aid solution... he may toss a few good games this year but i think his consistency will be an issue, and before too long we may see Ricciardi pull some strings if his pitching isn't up to par..
The signing of Thomas and the loss of Ted Lilly should translate into some higher totals for the Jays, who were a huge Over team in the first half of the year last season.. I know it's only spring training right now, but they've been involved in a lot of low scoring games... Royce Clayton is a step in the wrong direction as far as their hitting is concerned but he'll bring some D to the table, further improving the chances for low scoring games...
Unders may be a good play for TOR early in the season...
The pitching has been decent so far, and as long as the staff stays healthy, we can expect a more balanced over/under record for the Jays this year..