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Originally Posted by sky dog What do you think? Does Toronto have what it takes to stay competitive this year? The Sox haven't faced them much so I haven't seen much of them yet. |
I don't know. This series against Baltimore was their first against any AL East team so we'll have to wait until they've played a few more divisional rivals. Their starting pitching is the biggest weak spot I see, but it hasn't been a huge problem so far. The bats are finally clicking and the bullpen has been solid, other than Ryan.
After Halladay, the starters are kind of cobbled together but it seems to be working for some reason. Richmond came out of nowhere but I guess you can't argue with the results so far, he is basically the de facto #2 until he blows it. After that it gets ugly.
Romero, Litsch, and Janssen are all supposed to be back from injury soon which should help considerably (especially Romero, who was pitching very well). McGowan and Marcum would solve this problem completely but they're a long way off.