Baltimore Orioles: Ranking The American League East Lineups

TORONTO, ONTARIO - SEPTEMBER 24: Trey Mancini #16 of the Baltimore Orioles hits an RBI single against the Toronto Blue Jays in the sixth inning during their MLB game at the Rogers Centre on September 24, 2019 in Toronto, Canada. (Photo by Mark Blinch/Getty Images)
TORONTO, ONTARIO - SEPTEMBER 24: Trey Mancini #16 of the Baltimore Orioles hits an RBI single against the Toronto Blue Jays in the sixth inning during their MLB game at the Rogers Centre on September 24, 2019 in Toronto, Canada. (Photo by Mark Blinch/Getty Images)
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NEW YORK, NEW YORK – SEPTEMBER 21: Vladimir Guerrero Jr. #27 of the Toronto Blue Jays in action against the New York Yankees at Yankee Stadium on September 21, 2019 in New York City. The Yankees defeated the Blue Jays 7-2. (Photo by Jim McIsaac/Getty Images)

4) Toronto Blue Jays

The Blue Jays have a real chance to have a turnaround season in 2020.

  1. Bo Bichette
  2. Cavan Biggio
  3. Vladimir Guerrero Jr.
  4. Rowdy Tellez
  5. Travis Shaw
  6. Randal Grichuk
  7. Teoscar Hernandez
  8. Lourdes Gurriel Jr.
  9. Danny Jansen

I don’t see the Jays making a playoff run, but I do see them making strides as their young core learns the major league game. Every starter on the Blue Jays is under 30 years old, meaning this group of guys is going to be around each other and learning every day to turn this organization around. Bichette, Biggio and Guerrero Jr. are going to be a problem for pitchers this season and for many years to come.

The addition of Travis Shaw gives the Jays another lefty bat and he also just came from a playoff team in the Brewers. Tellez hit for 20 home runs last season but will need his average to come up if he’s going to continue to be played in the top half of the lineup.

Why are the Blue Jays at #4? The Blue Jay’s lineup is very promising, but it’s not there yet. Expect to see a lot of long balls from everyone in their lineup. They have a lineup that has the power to hit to all fields at the Rogers Centre. I do think they need a year or two to be able to really compete against some of the top pitchers in the AL East. They’re going to have to get past names like Gerrit Cole, Chris Sale, and Blake Snell in order to have any contention in the division.

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