It has been a fun two seasons for the Toronto Blue Jays. They ended a 22-year playoff drought in 2015, winning the AL East thanks to a memorable 24-5 stretch in late July and August. They returned to the playoffs in 2016, won a dramatic wild-card game and made the ALCS for the second straight season. Attendance increased by more than one million in just two years. Baseball fans in Toronto haven't been this impassioned since Joe Carter touched 'em all.
It's all ripe to come to a crashing halt in 2017.
The Jays have the potential vulnerabilities characteristic of a team staring at a steep decline.