Do the Jays have the best bats in the league this year?

Jeter, Rodriguez, Giambi, Matsui,Cano, Abreu, Posada, Melki Cabrera. The Yankees lineup is loaded with hitters. Your lineup strongest hitters: Wells, Klauss, Overbay, Johnson, Can you tell the difference?

The Jays can hit with anybody at the top of the order, but at the bottom are weak. Royce Clayton can't get on base, and Aaron Hill has to develop some power. Is Russ Adams really that bad? He had OK numbers in the minors, with an OBP of .360.

I agree. The Jays are a team to be reckoned with this year (barring injuries)

This year's hitting is certainly the best they've had in awhile, but their starting rotation is still weak. If they can't find someone to toss up decent numbers in those last two slots, even career seasons by Burnett and Chacin with Halladay being his usual reliable self isn't going to get them very far. Remember in the grand scheme of things the 4 and 5 starters will pitch approximately 60-65 games between them on the year - it's not a weakness that can just be ignored. I would much have preferred that the Jays go out and try to sign a bona fide starter (someone like a Barry Zito type) or else at least one filler starter that can be counted upon to toss up .500 numbers in the 4 slot. I can understand expecting the young kids to fill in for one starting spot, but two? It's risky...very very risky, especially considering what happened last year when they tried that.

At the beginning of last year I predicted the following; 5% chance of winning World Series in 2006 10-15% chance (closer to 10) of winning World Series in 2007. I am sticking to that prediction, and I say they have a 35% chance of making the playoffs this year.