2015 was a special year and one that we will never forget. We've all been waiting a lifetime for it to happen, and it was amazing. Now that it happened and it's over we look to the future. Can we do it again? If you are anything like me you are hesitant to believe we can because you do not want to be disappointed. I think we can do it, but a lot of things will have to go our way. To give us an idea of our chances, and how we compare to the other teams within the division I decided to go through the team, position by position, and see how we line up against the other clubs. This will be a somewhat lengthy read so I thought I would break it up between a few posts over a few days.

First Base

#1 Mark Teixeira (Yankees)

Tex is old and injured, but still manages to top the list of best first basemen in the AL East. If he is healthy he could put together a great season, and still has a good glove but being healthy is a big IF. Tex has played in 123 games or less in each of the past 3 seasons and will turn 36 this April. He is nothing for the Blue Jays to be concerned with at this point in his career.

#2 Hanley Ramirez (Red Sox)

Apparently the Red Sox are thinking of putting Hanley at first this season. I don't really know what to think of it, but he slots in at #2 in the division just because of his name. Hanley struggles to stay on the field, and maybe move to first will keep him healthy for an extended period of time. If not, the Red Sox have Travis Shaw waiting to take over. This young fella played in just 60 or so games last year and still managed to knock in 13 homers and 36 rbis. He is only 25 so he might have a chance to have a productive season with some regular playing time.

#3 Chris Colabello/Justin Smoak (Jays)

I put the Jays here at 3rd because I think they have a nice mix of offense and defense with Smoak and Cola. This is one of our weakest positions on the team, and who really knows if Colabello will be able to produce like he did last season. With Smoak we know we will get the same great defense, and if he puts the work in maybe he can at least get his on base percentage up to something respectable. I would be shocked if we made any changes at first so it looks like this will be what we move forward with. Nothing to be excited about, but I am content moving forward with these two guys for the time being.

#4 Mark Trumbo (Orioles)

Trumbo looks to be taking over the roll of Chris Davis in Baltimore. He has some pop, but he really isn't much a of a threat and nothing to write home about on defense either. I think Baltimore takes a step back by losing Davis and adding Trumbo because Davis was a real threat to take you deep at any moment even if he did get out the majority of his times up to bat.

#5 James Loney/Logan Morrison (Rays)

The Rays round out this list with the worst first basemen in the division. Nothing to even write about these guys. What you see is what you get.

First base is looking pretty weak in the AL East. Toronto doesn't have much at the position, but compared to the other teams I feel fine with what we have. T

This is my first post on BBB, but I have been following the site for years. As a young fella I had plans on taking journalism in school and moving on to be a sports writer, but life took me down a different path. I'd like to get my own blog going eventually, and thought I would start here just to get writing again. I plan on going through each position and the pitching staff and will try to get more positions into one post moving forward. Please feel free to discuss in the comments. Also please bare with me it's been some years since I've done any major writing, but it's something I truly enjoy. Cant wait for the season!