MLB 2008 Season Preview - AL EAST

American League East Preview   Toronto Blue Jays –   Being a Toronto Boy, every year we’re faced with the same dilemma here; How to catch the Yankees and Red Sox. We don’t need to beat both, just one. Coming off an 83-79 season, finishing third; 13 games behind the Red Sox and 11 Behind the Yanks. A slight difference between 2006 in which they racked up 86 wins finishing second.     Problematic Troy Glaus was traded to the Cardinals for Scott Rolen who hopefully can fill that gap at the hot corner. The Jays also picked up David Eckstein from the Cards, who will fill the infield in nicely with Aaron Hill at second and Lyle Overbay at first. Russ Adams, John McDonald and Marco Scutaro provide an in-depth bench of go to players.   Toronto Boasts one of their strongest pitching rotations in a while with ace Roy Halladay, AJ Burnett, Dustin McGowan and Shawn Marcum with Jesse Litsch who is coming off an impressive rookie season and Gustavo Chacin who has ... [link]