Inexplicably, but with logistical reasoning, FanGraphs is high on the Blue Jays in 2018. It may be the only entity to have such optimism. FanGraphs projects the team to have a record of 87-75, which would land Toronto as the second AL wildcard team, along with the Boston Red Sox and just ahead of the Los Angeles Angels.
The projections are questionable, and some may even deem them laughable. Even with the weaknesses of the team in 2017, general manager Ross Atkins and the rest of the Jays’ front office made what looked like little headway in the offseason, acquiring only second-rate players without fixing 2017’s biggest hole: the rotation.