As we enter the ‘hot stove’ season, what are the key differences between the 67 win Jays and the 2019 World Series teams; the Astros, with 107 regular season wins and two World Series trips in the past three seasons, and the Nationals with 93 wins and five trips to the playoffs since 2012?
As Blue Jays President and CEO Mark Shapiro said in a recent “At the Letters” podcast with Arden Zwelling and Ben Nicholson-Smith, there are some clear takeaways about the Astros and Nationals:
“Just get in [to the playoffs]… anything can happen. There is not a randomness to the teams that get in.