BY CLAYTON RICHER – FAN FUEL BLOGGER

Now that the Toronto Blue Jays injury plagued ship has sailed for the 2012 baseball season, I figured I would take a look at the positional needs moving forward into 2013.

It appears the biggest question mark and area for improvement is the Blue Jays starting rotation that was continually decimated by injuries. The Jays will need staff ace Ricky Romero to regain his confidence and regain his ability to throw strikes if the Jays are going to be beasts in the east.

Romero is 0-9 in his last 10 starts and holds an inflated 5.47 era on the season. To put the control problems Romero has experienced into perspective, take a look at his walk totals compared to last season. So far in 2012, Romero has issued 79 free passes and allowed 91 earned runs in 149.2 inning pitched. Compare those totals to that of his All-Star season in 2011 where he issued 80 walks and allowed 73 earned runs in 225 innings pitched. The Jays desperately need Romero to iron out the kinks during the off-season and return to All-Star form come spring.

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http://www.sportsnet.ca/fanfuel/2012/08/20/toronto_blue_jays_injuries_needs_2013/