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ryan008 · 06-30-2009, 10:20 AM

2012 Blue Jays Ready to Defend World Series Title

April 10th, 2012

The Blue Jays have just wrapped up their preperations for the 2012 season. The team has spent the past month at the Bobby Mattick Training Center in Dunedin Florida, the home of the Jays High A Affiliate the Dunedin Blue Jays in the Florida State League. The Jays are coming off their best season in years. They posted a record of 105-57 and managed to pull off a 4-2 victory over the National League Champion San Francisco Giants to capture their first World Series Title since 1993.

The good news for Jays fans is that the team that captured the 2011 World Series is coming back largely intact. The Jays #1 rated offence will once again feature the reining American League MVP LF Adam Lind and also features 1B Justin Smoak, LF Travis Snider, C J.P. Arencibia and CF Elijah Dukes. Combine the offence with a good starting rotation lead by SP Roy Halladay and emerging youngsters like SP Neftali Feliz, SP Brett Cecil and SP David Purcey the Jays are going to be a force to reckon with in the American League East. The Jays biggest issue last season was their bullpen that finished in the middle of the pack in ERA. It has added some new faces as MR Jesse Carlson and MR Brandon League were allowed to walk via free agency and GM Ryan Stewart brought in a couple of hard throwing youngsters in MR Byron Conroy and MR Manual Ramirez.

2012 Toronto Blue Jays

Starting Pitchers

SP Roy Halladay
SP Neftali Feliz
SP David Purcey
SP Brett Cecil
SP Dustin McGowan

Bullpen

MR Byron Conroy
MR Feliz Doubront
MR Kevin Jepsen
MR Manuel Ramirez
MR Anthony Ortega
MR Angel Perez
CL Hong-Chih Kuo

Position Players

C J.P. Arencibia
C Mike Liuzza
1B Justin Smoak
2B Bradley Emaus
2B Aaron Hill
3B Mike Moustakas
3B Joe Inglett
SS Carlos Triuenfel
LF Travis Snider
LF Adam Lind
CF Elijah Dukes
CF Sean Shoffit
RF Alex Rios

2012 Opening Day Lineup & Starting Pitcher

2B Bradley Emaus
3B Mike Moustakas
1B Justin Smoak
LF Adam Lind
CF Elijah Dukes
DH Travis Snider
C J.P. Arencibia
RF Alex Rios
SS Carlos Triuenfel

SP Roy Halladay

*Jays SP Roy Halladay has 178 career victories coming into this season. He would need to win 22 games this year to reach 200 which is highly unlikely but look for him to get his 200th career win as a Blue Jay some time in 2013.

06-30-2009, 10:20 AM	#62
ryan008 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: St. Catharines, Ontario Posts: 2,365	2012 Blue Jays Ready to Defend World Series Title April 10th, 2012 The Blue Jays have just wrapped up their preperations for the 2012 season. The team has spent the past month at the Bobby Mattick Training Center in Dunedin Florida, the home of the Jays High A Affiliate the Dunedin Blue Jays in the Florida State League. The Jays are coming off their best season in years. They posted a record of 105-57 and managed to pull off a 4-2 victory over the National League Champion San Francisco Giants to capture their first World Series Title since 1993. The good news for Jays fans is that the team that captured the 2011 World Series is coming back largely intact. The Jays #1 rated offence will once again feature the reining American League MVP LF Adam Lind and also features 1B Justin Smoak, LF Travis Snider, C J.P. Arencibia and CF Elijah Dukes. Combine the offence with a good starting rotation lead by SP Roy Halladay and emerging youngsters like SP Neftali Feliz, SP Brett Cecil and SP David Purcey the Jays are going to be a force to reckon with in the American League East. The Jays biggest issue last season was their bullpen that finished in the middle of the pack in ERA. It has added some new faces as MR Jesse Carlson and MR Brandon League were allowed to walk via free agency and GM Ryan Stewart brought in a couple of hard throwing youngsters in MR Byron Conroy and MR Manual Ramirez. 2012 Toronto Blue Jays Starting Pitchers SP Roy Halladay SP Neftali Feliz SP David Purcey SP Brett Cecil SP Dustin McGowan Bullpen MR Byron Conroy MR Feliz Doubront MR Kevin Jepsen MR Manuel Ramirez MR Anthony Ortega MR Angel Perez CL Hong-Chih Kuo Position Players C J.P. Arencibia C Mike Liuzza 1B Justin Smoak 2B Bradley Emaus 2B Aaron Hill 3B Mike Moustakas 3B Joe Inglett SS Carlos Triuenfel LF Travis Snider LF Adam Lind CF Elijah Dukes CF Sean Shoffit RF Alex Rios 2012 Opening Day Lineup & Starting Pitcher 2B Bradley Emaus 3B Mike Moustakas 1B Justin Smoak LF Adam Lind CF Elijah Dukes DH Travis Snider C J.P. Arencibia RF Alex Rios SS Carlos Triuenfel SP Roy Halladay Jays SP Roy Halladay* has 178 career victories coming into this season. He would need to win 22 games this year to reach 200 which is highly unlikely but look for him to get his 200th career win as a Blue Jay some time in 2013.