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What’s sustainable (and what’s not) about the Blue Jays’ early success?

TORONTO ­— Now that the first month of the season is behind us, what do you make of the Toronto Blue Jays ? Following injuries to Teoscar Hernandez , Hyun-Jin Ryu, and Danny Jansen , the likes of Zack Collins , Santiago Espinal , and Ross Stripling have stepped up to produce. And despite a schedule including heavy doses of Yankees, Red Sox, and Astros, the Blue Jays kept winning. Now 15-8, they’re 1.5 games behind New York in the AL East standings. “To do that against these teams has been great,” bench coach John Schneider said late last week. “We’re doing little things well that are keeping us in games and winning some games.” But even after a successful opening month, there’s plenty of work ahead. And as we attempt to anticipate what’s next, various questions start to surface. Among them: what aspects of the Blue Jays’ strong start are sustainable? And what’s more likely the product of small sample randomness? Understanding what’s real is important for any team, since playing-ti...