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Projected Lineup (2003 Stats) Pos. Player Avg. HR RBI SB RF Reed Johnson .294 10 52 5 3B Eric Hinske .243 12 63 12 CF Vernon Wells .317 33 117 4 C Carlos Delgado .302 42 145 0 DH Josh Phelps .268 20 66 1 LF Frank Catalanotto .299 13 59 2 SS Chris Woodward .261 7 45 1 2B Orlando Hudson .268 9 57 5 1B Kevin Cash .142 1 8 0 Projected Rotation H Player W-L ERA WHIP RH Roy Halladay 22-7 3.25 1.07 LH Ted Lilly 12-10 4.34 1.33 RH Miguel Batista 10-9 3.54 1.33 RH Pat Hentgen 7-8 4.09 1.29 RH Josh Towers 8-1 4.48 1.15 FANTASY BASEBALL Sign up Today! • NEW! Baseball Commissioner Full service league management tool. $99.95 per league • NEW! Fantasy Baseball Conquer your league and take home the pennant. $19.95 per team • NEW! Salary Cap Challenge Select your dream team with a $75 million budget. $9.95 per team

Beyond their three big stars, Roy Halladay, Carlos Delgado and Vernon Wells, the Blue Jays have a lot of useful fantasy players. Last season most of the talent was on offense, but now a handful of Toronto pitchers should be coveted as well.

Without much fanfare, Roy Halladay had one of the finest seasons for a starter in recent years. Not only did he win 22 games, he led the league with 266 innings pitched and was third with 204 strikeouts. Great things had been predicted for Halladay early in his career and last season all of them came to fruition. He'll likely win 18-22 games again this season and be worthy of the No. 1 starter designation on your team.

In his heyday with the Blue Jays, Pat Hentgen won 10 or more games for seven straight seasons, and in 1994 he was a Cy Young Award winner in his own right. Having undergone elbow reconstruction surgery in 2001, he returned somewhat to form last season in Baltimore. His days as a dominant starter, however, are over. Look for no more than 10 wins and a 4.25 ERA upon his return to Toronto.

Left Field. At least at the start of the season, Reed Johnson will take over as leadoff hitter and starting right fielder after the departures of Shannon Stewart and Bobby Kielty. Reed isn't considered one of the top outfielders in the Blue Jays' system, ranking below youngsters John Ford-Griffin, Gabe Gross and Alexis Rios, each of whom should see time in the outfield at SkyDome this year.

Last year the Blue Jays were dead last in the majors with just 37 steals, since skipper Carlos Tosca has the stop sign on his baserunners more than any other manager. That leaves Eric Hinske, Orlando Hudson and Johnson as the only Jays who will even attempt to run on a semi-regular basis.

Lopez, A Rule 5 player who saved 14 of 16 chances after Kelvim Escobar was moved into the rotation, is the frontrunner for the job. Justin Speier, who saved nine of 12 opportunities last season for Colorado, is being given a chance to compete for the role this spring, as is former Braves closer Kerry Ligtenberg. Lopez has looked sharp having added a splitter to his repertoire and will likely keep the job, although all three would be useful to have on your team.

Two years ago Chris Woodward had a great year, which was rather unexpected given his pedestrian minor league career to that point. Unfortunately he didn't keep it up and relapsed into his role as a good, yet nondescript player. The only alternative the Jays have is Chris Gomez, so Woodward will get playing time although he'd be hard pressed to reach 10 home runs or a .270 average. With such an abundance of talent at shortstop in the AL, you should look elsewhere.

Miguel Batista, Frank Catalanotto, Ted Lilly, Josh Phelps

Terry Adams, Chris Gomez, Jayson Werth