Higher or Lower Expectations for the Jays?

[SargentBargs101]

lower expectation than last year

[LittleOzzy]

I guess I really didn't need to add a poll, Haha.

[Strav]

I guess I really didn't need to add a poll, Haha.

lol - I was the only one who voted 85+. Coincidentally I don't follow/watch much of the Leafs or Raptors. Perhaps that's the reason? We're such a city of deduced expectations I tell ya.

edit - deduced expectations ha. Could be, but obviously meant something a little different.

[luvtheteam]

Overall, i've tempered my expectations because i don't know how you could lose arguably your 2 best starts in 2 years and your almost all star calibre and leader centerfielder and expect to be better. They've also lost their 37 save closer and top end set up guy and replaced them with a bunch of 'i don't know what'.

I'll give them 80 to 85 (only if a closer can step forward from the group) wins based mostly on the growth of the young guys, but AA continues to impress so who knows what wonderboy will produce in wins this year.

[Schad]

I'm going to say 72-76 wins. Then again, I had us down for sub-70 in 2010, and something similar in 2009, so I really shouldn't even bother posting predictions.

[Avenger]

less than 75 wins is awfully pessimistic, people are severely overrating Marcum and Wells. More players are expected to improve from last year than Regress and the division hasn't gotten much better, i don't expect anything less than 80 wins.

[Chevy Chase]

Let's not forget that Boston should have a much better year. And the Yanks didn't get any worse. While the Rays did lose some ground, they are still pretty good. Very little chance to improve from last year.

[The_Hater]

85 wins was a fluke in the middle of a rebuilding year. I'm glad to see AA didn't read more into it than was there and is sticking to his plan to shed salary and build through the farm.