Blue Jays Fans: Who should we cheer for now?

Now that the Blue Jays’ season is almost over and the playoffs are about to begin, who should we cheer for during this year’s playoff run?

The Blue Jays have just four games remaining in their 2017 schedule, and soon the attention will turn to an offseason full of rumours about potential trades and free agent additions. The Blue Jays got a head start on that, re-signing Marco Estrada to a one year deal to give their rotation some stability for next season. They’ll have some other work to do, but there should be a bit of payroll flexibility for Mark Shapiro and Ross Atkins to operate with.

Before that happens though, the MLB playoffs will take place and for the first time since the 2014 season, we won’t get to watch the Blue Jays take part. That bites for sure, but for baseball fans who aren’t ready to take a break from the game, there is plenty of good baseball left to watch before the season officially ends.

As Blue Jays fans, who should we be rooting for during the playoffs this year? The picture is nearly set, and there are plenty of rivals involved, the reigning champion, and more of course.

There are also former Blue Jays in the playoffs (hint: Edwin Encarnacion is one of them), so that might factor into the equation for you? Last year it was easy for folks to root for the Chicago Cubs to end of their century long drought, but this year there could be a little more parity.

Let’s have a look at the contenders, and why they might be worthy of your applause.