Will we see this lineup even once this year?

[Caper]

Last season, before it started I must have wrote down the expected starting 9 like a hundred times. Man it looked good. Of course I expected huge years from Lawrie and Colby that never happened.... But before the season it looked sooo nice. As it turned out I don't think I saw the lineup I wrote down even a single time.... not once. Someone was always hurt.

 

This year I find myself doing the same... and I feel more bullish about it then before last year. So here is what I have.

 

Reyes S

Martin R

Bautista R

Encarnacion R

Donaldson R

Saunders L

Travis R

Smoak S

Pompey S

 

That's a pretty solid lineup. Can't start the year with it as Saunders is on the DL, but I think the rest are a go. I'm dreaming of seeing it. Hope this year I will.

[Maahfaace]

i hope the jays get some injury luck this year too, they seem to no never get it and the way this spring has gone doesnt bode well for that to happen. Here's to hoping

[Rusty_Savage]

I'm sure we will, a few times. I don't see Saunders holding up on turf.

[Deadpool]

I probably have Travis and Smoak flipped in that lineup. But really, that's not a huge deal.

 

And to answer the question posed in the thread title, I'd think so.

[crmr]

Last season, before it started I must have wrote down the expected starting 9 like a hundred times. Man it looked good. Of course I expected huge years from Lawrie and Colby that never happened.... But before the season it looked sooo nice. As it turned out I don't think I saw the lineup I wrote down even a single time.... not once. Someone was always hurt.

 

This year I find myself doing the same... and I feel more bullish about it then before last year. So here is what I have.

 

Reyes S

Martin R

Bautista R

Encarnacion R

Donaldson R

Saunders L

Travis R

Smoak S

Pompey S

 

That's a pretty solid lineup. Can't start the year with it as Saunders is on the DL, but I think the rest are a go. I'm dreaming of seeing it. Hope this year I will.

 

Might be better to ask how many times. I'll say 20 games of those players

[Brownie19]

Martin should be near the bottom of the lineup. The .400 OBP last year is a mirage.

 

Reyes

Jose

E5

Donaldson

Saunders

Martin

Smoak

Travis

Pompey

 

Get your best hitters as many at bats as you can.

[glory]

Not enough Navarro in that lineup. It's going to happen, whether we like it or not.

[Dylan]

Last season, before it started I must have wrote down the expected starting 9 like a hundred times. Man it looked good. Of course I expected huge years from Lawrie and Colby that never happened.... But before the season it looked sooo nice. As it turned out I don't think I saw the lineup I wrote down even a single time.... not once. Someone was always hurt.

 

This year I find myself doing the same... and I feel more bullish about it then before last year. So here is what I have.

 

Reyes S

Martin R

Bautista R

Encarnacion R

Donaldson R

Saunders L

Travis R

Smoak S

Pompey S

 

That's a pretty solid lineup. Can't start the year with it as Saunders is on the DL, but I think the rest are a go. I'm dreaming of seeing it. Hope this year I will.

 

My vote is no. Were not allowed to have nice and healthy things. I'm just thrilled we only have one minor injury right now.. only a week to go!

[G-Snarls]

My vote is no. Were not allowed to have nice and healthy things. I'm just thrilled we only have one minor injury right now.. only a week to go!

 

Except Stroman :(

 

Maybe you meant position players only but still

[Dylan]

Except Stroman :(

Maybe you meant position players only but still

 

I'm pretending I don't know stroman this year in hopes to stop the pain.

[KingKat]

i hope the jays get some injury luck this year too

 

Jays had pretty extraordinary luck last year. Healthy rotation all season.

[Atothe]

Jays had pretty extraordinary luck last year. Healthy rotation all season.

 

Morrow was the only casualty, you're right. I have a sneaky suspicion we might see a Boyd start or two later in August

[johnl]

heres to hoping for a healthy season and some good ball,stroman still stings ....to soon to talk about it

[Governator]

Reyes lasted 2 weeks in 2013 and 1 swing in 2014 before hitting the DL. I would be shocked if we had that lineup at any point in April.

[KingKat]

Morrow was the only casualty, you're right. I have a sneaky suspicion we might see a Boyd start or two later in August

 

Forgot that the team was counting on Morrow at some point. So it wasn't exactly perfect health but excellent overall health and enough depth that the one guy who did go down had no impact.

[Atothe]

Forgot that the team was counting on Morrow at some point. So it wasn't exactly perfect health but excellent overall health and enough depth that the one guy who did go down had no impact.

 

That depth is gone but Estrada and Hendricks plus a (cross your fingers) Santana and Boyd/Cole is decent. I suppose they can make tandem start with Castro/Osuna if need be.

[Atothe]

I feel like Hendricks is almost better suited to be on this roster all year long rather then Redmond.

[saskjayfan]

Reyes lasted 2 weeks in 2013 and 1 swing in 2014 before hitting the DL. I would be shocked if we had that lineup at any point in April.

 

reyes has looked really good in spring training. This is the healthiest he's looked as a Jay and he played 143 games last year.

[flafson]

I feel like Hendricks is almost better suited to be on this roster all year long rather then Redmond.

 

Redmond proved that he can usually handle himself, Hendricks on the other hand... Very scary to watch.

[Atothe]

Redmond proved that he can usually handle himself, Hendricks on the other hand... Very scary to watch.

 

Peripherals tell a different story. Redmond is expendable while Hendricks serves a purpose as the long man/7th in starting rotation depth.

[o2cui2i]

That lineup has a legitimate shot of doing what the Giants did last year and have every hitter be above league average with the bat.

 

we can hope. without injuries we wont have the black hole in the lineup that we've seen the past few years. Jose, EE and Josh are key. not being able to pitch around guys is vital. we all saw Jose get walked a couple times a game last year in August just because EE was gone and no one farther down in the lineup was a threat.

[z3r0s]

Pompey has black hole potential (along with good potential). Once Saunders gets back he should never be a black hole, but could very well be below average, same goes from Smoak.

 

Its not a slam dunk, but I can see all those guys being above average if things break right.

[Mikeleelop]

what is timeline on Saunders? There was talk a couple of weeks ago for opening day, that has stopped and he was DL'd. Any chance on home opener??

[Mikeleelop]

No. My guess is 3rd-4th week of April.

 

AA on Blair said April 15 target. He's supposed to start running today/tomorrow.....

 

you are prob right - 3rd week of April

[SaskJaysFan_2]

Pompey has black hole potential (along with good potential). Once Saunders gets back he should never be a black hole, but could very well be below average, same goes from Smoak.

 

Its not a slam dunk, but I can see all those guys being above average if things break right.

 

Are there any teams that have a sure bet batters one through nine? You can say this sort of thing in describing every team.

[reedjohnsonfan]

It's great that they've moved toward having more switch hitters recently. That's something the Yankees have been doing successfully for years.