Much is being made of the vast improvements this team made in the offseason, and some of the Canadian media types are hyperventilating at the thought of a Series title, if not a dynasty.
I'm not convinced. Buerhle has never pitched well against the AL east, Reyes appears to be on the downside of his career (although still effective) and I'm hard pressed to think of the last team that made a knuckleballer the ace of the staff and had any significant success doing it. Add to that the fact that the rest of the rotation is suspect (any takers for Romero? Thought not.) and their other key position player is a headcase with a penchant for injury.
They'll probably be better than usual, but I don't see more than 90 wins here, and I doubt if that will be enough to win more than a wild card spot, if that.