Talk:Blue Jays Preview/@comment-24.43.53.2-20060322231425

well here&quot;s my 2 cents worth. the jays will finish first or second in the division and here&quot;s why. Pitching, they have the best one two punch in the division in holliday and burnett, they have a premier closer in ryan wich is supported by a strong bullpen. the rest of the rotation is solid. Offense, the best way to measure an offense in my opinion is to look at runs scored. last year the jays were 5th in the league in that category and they have improved it with 3 new hitters, glaus, overbay and monilla. they can put a solid hitter in every position, look for alex rios to have a breakout season. the only weakness i see in their line up is they don&quot;t have a legitamate leadoff hitter. when you compare the jays with the yankees and red sox, i see the jays with the better pitching staff, the yankees have the best offense, the red sox in the middle, i don&quot;t see a clear favorite, if the yankees had more pitching i might be inclined to put them as the favorite, but with the staff they have now i can&quot;t.