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Most of MLB’s expert prognosticators figured the Toronto Blue Jays to finish in last place this year. But with one-fifth of the 2009 season come and gone, the team is still leading the tough American League East.
Despite winning 86 games in 2008, the Jays finished in fourth place behind the Rays, Red Sox and Yankees. The team’s pitching staff had the best ERA in the majors, but the batting order was woeful.
Four-fifths of the rock-solid rotation which started 2008 are not available early this season. Litsch, Marcum and McGowan are on the disabled list and A.J. Burnett opted out of his Toronto contract to sign for $82-million with the Yankees, so he would “have a chance to win.”
In spite of all this, Jays’ current patchwork starting staff has been adequate and, amazingly, the team’s run production is the best in major league baseball.
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