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The Toronto Blue Jays have experienced many on and off field changes this year. Do you feel they are in a position
to make it to the World Series again this year?

Gilles Gaudet - Sports Enthusiast - The Blue Jays are floundering around the .500 mark this year, which is a surprise

considering their success last year. If we look more closely, the off season moves they made, such as acquiring Michael
Saunders and J. A. Happ, have worked out well, although Drew Storen has been lousy so far this year. Going into this year,
the biggest concern was the Jays’ starting pitching. In actuality the starters have been exemplary; in fact they are among the
league leaders. The Jays needs are two-fold; timely hitting and improved middle relief. If those two areas don’t improve,
then they’re in trouble. The Jays’ new leader, Mark Shapiro is more of a bean counter than last year’s manager, Trader Alex,
so we can’t count on major changes before the trade deadline. If Tulowitzki, Encarnacion, Donaldson, and Bautista start
hitting like they have in the past, all will be well in Jay land. Prediction, the Blue Jays will catch fire in June and July and

bring home a long overdue championship to Canada. Go Jays, go!

Jake Lapierre - Conditioning Coach - The Toronto Blue Jays have certainly earned noteworthy interest from the rest of
the Major League Baseball world after last year’s performance. Can they repeat the season in 2016? The biggest question
facing the 2016 Blue Jays is the performance of their starting rotation. Stroman, Sanchez, and Dickey are sure players the
Jays can count on, as well as Estrada and Happ as solid veterans who appeared to make late-career gains last year. The
biggest variable with any team is injuries; as long as players stay healthy and with a little luck, acquire another David Price-
like deal mid-way in the seasons, the Jays are sure to make and go deep into the playoffs in 2016. Are they in-line to be
favourites to win the pennant this season? I think so; here’s to another great baseball season. Go Jays Go…

Jim Riddell - Seaway Karate Club The Toronto Blue Jays’ season has been quite frustrating so far, as many fans had
expectations of them picking right up where they left off last October. With more than one quarter of the season gone the
Blue Jays are under .500 and in last place in their division. To make matters worse, former Cy Young winner David Price
who helped invigorate the team for last year’s run, is now on a pace to win 20 plus games with the rival Red Sox. There is
still a lot of time to turn things around, but at this point it is very doubtful that the Blue Jays make the World Series this year.

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