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    John Farrell has same issues as Blue Jays' predecessors: Yankees and Red Sox

    John Farrell arrived at his first spring training as manager of the Toronto Blue Jays facing the same problem as his predecessors: the New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox .Toronto hasn't made the playoffs since winning consecutive World Series in 1992 and 1993, never finishing higher than third in the AL East. The Blue Jays haven't won 90 games since 1993."There's been no number placed on wins as a goal. To me, that's counterproductive," Farrell said Monday. "Our main focus will be on the things that we can control. I can't sit here and say, (when) Boston or New York changes, or they change their market size or their payroll, that's going to make us a contender. That's fruitless."Toronto led the major leagues with 257 home runs last season, sparked by Jose Bautista's 54 and 31 from Vernon Wells , traded to the Los Angeles Angels during the offseason. Farrell, a first-time manager and Boston's former pitching coach, replaced the retired Cito Gaston ."One of the themes that has been esta...

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