Buffalo Boy's Blog

I figured I would go old school Jays for this post. Second base last year was a lost cause for the most part. The Jays missed the bat of Aaron Hill in the line up for the bulk of the year after he suffered a concussion early on and never came back.

The Jays got solid production from guys like Joe Inglett, Marco Scutaro and John Mcdonald but never got Aaron Hill like numbers from any of them. They filled in nicely defensively but they missed the power and production that Hill could give in the say the 2 hole in the lineup.

So, the Jays go into this year with a healthy Aaron Hill. With his bat in the lineup they have a solid number 2 guy in the batting order. A guy who could hit 20-25 HR, 80-100 RBI's and score 100 runs. Hill is also a threat to run too and could put up 20-25 stolen bases.

Defensively he's at par with what the Jays got with the role guys who filled in last year. He will provide solid defense and in a great year maybe a gold glove or two. That is the one thing the Jays are knee deep in as far as middle infielders. Guys who can scrap and play defense. They will never lack this year defensively no matter what happens to their starters healthwise. 

This batting order will benefit from having Hill back and mark my words, Wells and Rios will be different hitters with Hill hitting 2nd which is exactly where he should hit in a healthy lineup.