BALTIMORE, MD - AUGUST 02: Manager Charlie Montoyo #25 of the Toronto Blue Jays looks on during the game against the Baltimore Orioles at Oriole Park at Camden Yards on August 2, 2019 in Baltimore, Maryland. (Photo by Will Newton/Getty Images)
With a shortened season and kinds of variables at play, the data says the Blue Jays’ playoff chances have improved. How good are they exactly?
The Blue Jays entered 2020 thinking that it would be another rebuilding season in Toronto, but hopefully a campaign that came with plenty of steps in the right direction. The front office committed to that end by bringing in some free agent help, and there was plenty of reason for optimism before the Covid-19 pandemic shut down spring training back in March.