Blue Jays counting on another big year by Bautista
TORONTO (AP) - Perhaps no major leaguer has come as far over the past 12 months as Jose Bautista.
On opening day 2010 he was a virtual unknown, something of a journeyman who'd finally found his first full-time job, batting leadoff for the Toronto Blue Jays.
Fast forward through one incredible 54-homer campaign and he's baseball reigning long ball king, owner of a $65 million contract and the new face of his team.
But after coming such a long way himself, how far can Bautista take the Blue Jays?
That's just one of several questions general manager Alex Anthopoulos will be asking this season, and the answers will decide how soon his talented but untested team can contend in the hyper-competitive AL East.
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