"The Chicago Tribune's Phil Rogers is taking a closer look at each team in his Power Rankings leading up to the start of Spring Training. (By the way, did you see that SI.com and CBSSports.com both have the Reds ranked No. 9 in Power Rankings?) A couple of hours ago, Rogers released his 15th-ranked team, the Blue Jays, which probably wouldn't interest Reds fans much, right?

Well, no. You're going to want to read it, as it turns out. Rogers begins his analysis of the Blue Jays with a bang.

Rogers' words:

One more year, two at the most.

Unless that pesky Mayan calendar is correct, and the Earth drifts into a black hole or is attacked by a higher species we never knew existed, Joey Votto will be with the Blue Jays in the very near future. When that inevitable acquisition is finalized, they will have the full attention of the American League for the first time since the early '90s.

Votto, the 2010 National League MVP, is the perfect piece to complete Alex Anthopoulos' upgrading of a team that had averaged 80 victories during the eight seasons J.P. Ricciardi was in the general manager's office. Ricciardi took over for Gord Ash, who had the misfortune of taking over for Hall of Famer Pat Gillick."