I will provide Sox and Cubs team outlook articles in the next two days, but I figured I would make some predictions on division winners and what not. So here we go.......
AL East- Okay, so this one is pretty easy I think, BOSTON BOSTON BOSTON. They have the best lineup maybe ever. Outside of having a weak stick at SS, they are stacked. Not to mention a great pitching staff. Pending injury, this team wins the division by 5-7 games in my opinion. I got them winning around 97 games this year and winning this division with ease.
2.) the yanks. getting old and taking a step back every year in my opinion. oh yea, and not enough pitching but I still see them getting that wild card.
3.) orioles. yea thats right. i think this could be a big year for baltimore. 85-87 wins.
4.) Tampa - lost a lot in the offseason but I think they should be alright.
5.) Toronto - just bad. nothing else to say but bad.
AL Central- THE SOX. hate to say it but I see them running away with this division. I'm not going to delve to much more into this because im working on something much bigger, but this team is good and primed to contend.
2.) Tigers - In a weak sister division, they have enough to make the Sox sweat until about mid-September, but it wont last. I just don't see the pitching necessary to hang for a whole season with the Sox
3.) Twins - The piranhas are always tough, but I just don't see it this year. I really like their lineup but I just do not think the pitching is nearly competitive enough to hang with the Sox
4.) Cleveland/Kansas City - They both are terrible. Maybe the Indians can be competitive this year until July with Choo, but just to many question marks. What ever happened to Grady Sizemore? This guy used to be somebody, injuries have made him nobody.
AL West - Oakland is back. I love the rotation with Anderson and Braden. They have some great young arms. In typical Oakland fashion, they have the makeup to win the division, but not to win in the playoffs. Losing Cliff Lee will hurt the Rangers significantly, I think Oakland wins this division with wins in the mid 80s. maybe 87 wins takes this division. I do think this division goes down to the wire, but I think Oakland just squeezes it out by a game or two ahead of Texas and the Angels
2.) Rangers - Great lineup, but after that nada. Too much pressure on CJ Wilson. Just not enough pitching to compete in my opinion. That lineup is insanely scary though.
3.) Angels - They could be tough. They have some good young pitching with Haren, Weaver and Santana, but they will need to find some pop. Morales will be back, but it takes time for guys to really get back from nagging injuries like the he had. We'll see.
4.) Felix Hernandez - Nuff Said
Yankees - Wild Card
AL Champion : Boston
Boston is so sick this year, but Papplebonn is rumored to be on his way out because of down performance. Still like them to win comfortably and lock up playoffs come early September. Yanks never got a solution for Pettite leaving and they're average age is something like 45. I see down totals for Mariano this year too cause they'll lose games early and often with their broke ass pitching staff and subpar bullpen. And the O's could actually break .500 this year, that's no joke.
ReplyDeleteThe only competition the Sox have is themselves...basically there's no reason they don't murder everyone in this division. Unless Miggy Cabrera gets the same power in his swing as he does in swigs of whiskey, I think the Sox lock up the division by mid September and coast into the playoffs.
AL West is real tight, but I'm going with my man Nolan Ryan to make a splash at the deadline and poach a 2 or 3 starter from a team that's out of contention to beef up that rotation. Neftali Feliz needs to stay in the bullpen too. Don't think the A's have enough talent up and down the lineup, and the Angeles have a good staff but too many injury prone guys as well as aging stars.
ALE Boston
ALC White Sox
ALW Rangers
ALWC Yanks
AL Champs - White Sox