Here’s everything you need to know about the 2020 Toronto Blue Jays from a fantasy perspective.
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Starting Lineup
| # | NAME | POS |
| 1 | Bo Bichette | SS |
| 2 | Cavan Biggio | 2B |
| 3 | Lourdes Gurriel Jr. | LF |
| 4 | Vladimir Guerrero Jr. | 3B |
| 5 | Randal Grichuk | CF |
| 6 | Teoscar Hernandez | RF |
| 7 | Travis Shaw | 1B |
| 8 | Danny Jansen | C |
| 9 | Derek Fisher | DH |
- Better in OBP formats: Biggio, Shaw, Hernandez, Fisher, Rowdy Tellez
- Worse in OBP formats: Guerrero Jr., Bichette, Gurriel Jr., Grichuk
- Better than his ADP: Guerrero Jr., Shaw, Fisher, Tellez
- Worse than his ADP: Biggio, Jansen
- Bench bat(s) worth rostering: Tellez, Reese McGuire
- Player(s) most likely to lose a starting spot: Fisher, Shaw
Pitching Rotation
| # | NAME | R/L |
| 1 | Hyun-Jin Ryu | L |
| 2 | Chase Anderson | R |
| 3 | Tanner Roark | R |
| 4 | Matt Shoemaker | R |
| 5 | Trent Thornton | R |
- Better than his ADP: Anderson, Roark
- Worse than his ADP: Shoemaker
- Starter least likely to stick in the rotation: Shoemaker
- Non-starter most likely to enter the rotation: Nate Pearson
Bullpen
- Projected closer: Ken Giles (Job Security: HIGH)
- Top backup: Anthony Bass
- Premier holds option: Bass
- Sneaky holds option: Shun Yamaguchi, Sam Gaviglio
Prospects
- Relevant in 2020: Nate Pearson, Anthony Kay
- Worth a look for 2021 and beyond: Simeon Woods-Richardson, Jordan Groshans, Orelvis Martinez
- Don’t believe the hype: N/A
Other Helpful Fantasy Info
- Park Factor: 105 (league average is 100)
- Green Light Rating: LOW
- Scheduling, the good: While we don’t know what will happen with scheduling, any time the Blue Jays play the Orioles is good. The Blue Jays also have a stretch in what is now June that features the Mariners, Tigers, Pirates, Brewers, and end at home against the Angels and White Sox.
- Scheduling, the bad: A stretch in August (at least currently) features four on the road against the Astros sandwiched between series against the Rays, and then interleague games against the Cubs and Cardinals. After that, they get the Yankees and Royals on the road.
- Likeliest 2020 roster moves: Nate Pearson will likely be in the rotation within a month of the season starting. I’m also expecting Rowdy Tellez to replace Travis Shaw or Derek Fisher in the lineup due to ineffectiveness by one or both of those players.
- Bold Fantasy Prediction: Nate Pearson comes up within a month of the season starting and is the best AL rookie pitcher. He will finish with a sub-3.75 ERA, sub-1.25 WHIP, and strike out nearly a batter per inning.
- Bland Fantasy Prediction: Vladimir Guerrero Jr. breaks out one year later than expected, posting 30+ HR and a .300 average with a combined 190 runs and RBI, making him a top-20 hitter.
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Carmen Maiorano is a featured writer at FantasyPros. For more from Carmen, check out his archive and personal fantasy blog, and follow him @carmsclubhouse.