The BBWAA's dislike of Bonds comes down entirely to the fact he didn't suck up to them. He came up being distrustful of them, and the way they fawned over a lesser player in Van Slyke probably solidified his view that they weren't going to give him a fair chance. Considering how generally fragile the egos of BBWAA members are, I don't think it's insane to believe that they took his distrust and refusal to give good quotes, and ran with it.
He tripped on a hidden sprinkler on the field. It's more of a freak injury than when Reyes lost the first half of his first season here.
Still, 1-5 hitters are still likely the best in the league, Stroman is legit, Hutch developed a knockout slider late last year and Norris or Sanchez will be the 5th starter.
The world's not over yet. Not when the Red Sox's #2 is Rick Porcello.
Haven't they already said Sanchez is going to the bullpen? Regardless, starting pitching is -- as of right now, until they suffer the usual rash of injuries -- the least of the Jays' concerns. The bullpen is still kind of a mess. There are four positions that are massive question marks (CF, LF, 2B, plus whichever of 1B or DH EE isn't playing). Defensively this team is going to be terrifying, since they have, like, two guys (3B and C) that could be considered decent defenders, and another (Goins) who's so incompetent a hitter that he negates however amazing his glove may be. I want to be optimistic about this team, but the last few years and the fact AA has done nothing for months about very obvious problems makes me really skeptical.
