Ah darn. I've benched Lewis for like his last two starts which were very good and decided to start him tonight in one of my dynasty leagues with 40 man rosters. UGHHHHHH!!!
I always thought his 2013 season would never happen again. I expected him to fallback to his 2012 levels, which are still solid though he's even been far worse than that. He's hitting like he was in his last years with the Rangers before they moved him...
This is why you make trades sooner rather than later. No doubt in my mind teams like the Angels, Cards, Brewers, Reds, Pirates will all be in the market for the same players the Jays need. Oakland was smart pulling the Shark/Hammel deal last weekend.
Yeah I don't see how a bat like Prado would cost all that much. If the Jays can stay afloat until mid August when they get Lawrie and EE back, they should be in good shape.
Many of the free agent signings for top bats don't look that great - Choo, Ellsbury, Fielder, Pujols, Hamilton, Granderson, Cano etc. There is no way the Jays could afford bats like both Bautista and EE on the open market.
This is the weakest I've ever seen the AL East, and it would be a huge disappointment if the Jays missed out on the postseason this year. The Yankees and Red Sox look done - crazy to say that in July. The O's look like the team to beat, though they have their holes as well and we know when the Jays are healthy they are a better team. The Rays are creeping back and they always worry me. They have the pitching to get back into a race, and with some luck on their side it wouldn't shock me to see them playing meaningful games in August and September. This series against them will be huge and really could define the Jays season the rest of the way.