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  • American League Central Preview

    1. Cleveland Indians 93-69 Overview: The White Sox will be tough to beat, and the Twins will field a much-improved club, but it will be the Indians who will ultimately wind up on top of the Central. A loaded lineup, a solid starting staff and a dominant bullpen, the Indians have it all. Even though…

  • American League East Preview

    1. New York Yankees 96-66 Overview: The Yankees have won at least 95 games in each of the last five seasons but haven’t won the World Series since 2000. Their lineup seriously reads like an All-Star roster. They will outscore opponents by enough to win their 9th consecutive division championship. Hitting: An already lethal lineup…

  • American League West Preview

    1. Oakland Athletics 97-65 Overview: The AL West winner won’t be decided until the end of the season, and the A’s will ultimately take it. This is their year. Then again, that has been said before, and they still haven’t won a playoff series since 1990. Finally adding opposed to subtracting, this off-season the final…

  • National League Central Preview

    1. St. Louis Cardinals 93-69 Overview: You’ve heard it before, but this team is built for dominance in the regular season. Carpenter has emerged as a true ace, and LaRussa and Duncan just plain get it done. Rolen and Edmonds’ health combined with the loss of Larry Walker make them slightly more vulnerable, but they…

  • National League East Preview

    1. Atlanta Braves 91-71 Overview: Many claim the Mets to be this year’s division favorite. Don’t buy it. The Braves will claim their 15th straight division title. Although, it will be interesting to see how truly great of an effect Leo Mazzone’s departure will have. Hitting: Andruw Jones won’t be as productive as a year…

  • National League West Preview

    1. Los Angeles Dodgers 88-74 Overview: Why does everyone trash Paul DePodesta? It’s almost as if the media don’t pay attention. Jim Tracy didn’t help; Hee Seop Choi had an 1103 OPS in 31 games as a No. 2 hitter, then never hit there again. Choi was part of the deal that netted Penny for…

  • Players to Avoid

    Alfonso Soriano – The good: he’s still a 30/30 threat and in a contract year. The bad: he now calls RFK home and is unhappy with being forced to play leftfield. The ugly: his .224/.265/.374 line away from Ameriquest Field last year. Take Utley over him. Andruw Jones – He’s going too early. Sure, he’s…

  • Hitters to Target

    Carlos Beltran – Beltran rededicated himself this off-season and is primed for a rebound. Limited by a leg injury and later a concussion, he was one of the biggest busts last year. Look for him to approach 30/30 and provide huge value if he falls late 2nd or early 3rd. Travis Hafner – Fluke injuries…

  • Pitchers to Target

    These are the pitchers who are holding the most value in many of the drafts I’ve seen. Simply put, target these guys and thank me later… Johan Santana – I don’t understand why most “experts” subscribe to the theory of waiting on starting pitching. No other SP is even close to Johan; the same cannot…

  • My Name Isn’t Earl

    I don’t care if my accountant is a jerk. As long as he performs his job well, I am choosing him over a more likable guy, who just isn’t quite as good at accounting. Why must the media insist on teams fielding likable players? We can pretend we know these athletes all we want, but…

  • Curb Yao Enthusiasm

    So it took longer than expected. I admit I was the one proclaiming Yao Ming to be the next great thing. This wasn’t the new Shawn Bradley I argued. Superstar was more applicable. Unfortunately, I found myself repeating this same thing for three straight years, and it became tiresome. It was time to rethink my…

  • Starting Pitcher Rankings

    1. Johan Santana 2. Jake Peavy 3. Rich Harden 4. Roy Halladay 5. Pedro Martinez 6. Felix Hernandez 7. Chris Carpenter 8. Carlos Zambrano 9. Randy Johnson 10. Roy Oswalt 11. Ben Sheets 12. Andy Pettitte 13. John Smoltz 14. Mark Prior 15. Dontrelle Willis 16. Jason Schmidt 17. John Patterson 18. Barry Zito 19.…

  • Relief Pitcher Rankings

    1. Mariano Rivera 2. Francisco Rodriguez 3. Brad Lidge 4. Huston Street 5. Billy Wagner 6. Joe Nathan 7. Eric Gagne 8. B.J. Ryan 9. Tom Gordon 10. Chad Cordero 11. Derrick Turnbow 12. Jason Isringhausen 13. Armando Benitez 14. Francisco Cordero 15. Trevor Hoffman 16. Bobby Jenks 17. Ryan Dempster 18. Eddie Guardado 19.…

  • Outfielder Rankings

    1. Vladimir Guerrero 2. Bobby Abreu 3. Carl Crawford 4. Manny Ramirez 5. Carlos Beltran 6. Jason Bay 7. Scott Podsednik 8. Gary Sheffield 9. Ichiro Suzuki 10. Lance Berkman 11. Adam Dunn 12. Grady Sizemore 13. Carlos Lee 14. Matt Holliday 15. Johnny Damon 16. Hideki Matsui 17. Juan Pierre 18. Coco Crisp 19.…

  • First Base Rankings

    1. Albert Pujols 2. Mark Teixeira 3. Derrek Lee 4. Todd Helton 5. Lance Berkman 6. Adam Dunn 7. Paul Konerko 8. Ryan Howard 9. Richie Sexson 10. Carlos Delgado 11. Aubrey Huff 12. Jim Thome 13. Justin Morneau 14. Brad Wilkerson 15. Chad Tracy 16. Jason Giambi 17. Mike Sweeney 18. Nick Johnson 19.…

  • Third Base Rankings

    1. Alex Rodriguez 2. David Wright 3. Miguel Cabrera 4. Aramis Ramirez 5. Hank Blalock 6. Adrian Beltre 7. Eric Chavez 8. Chipper Jones 9. Morgan Ensberg 10. Troy Glaus 11. Melvin Mora 12. Scott Rolen 13. Chad Tracy 14. Edwin Encarnacion 15. Garrett Atkins 16. Shea Hillenbrand 17. Aaron Boone 18. Pedro Feliz 19.…

  • Shortstop Rankings

    1. Miguel Tejada 2. Michael Young 3. Jose Reyes 4. Derek Jeter 5. Jimmy Rollins 6. Rafael Furcal 7. Jhonny Peralta 8. Felipe Lopez 9. Clint Barmes 10. Bobby Crosby 11. Julio Lugo 12. Nomar Garciaparra 13. Edgar Renteria 14. Juan Uribe 15. Carlos Guillen 16. Khalil Greene 17. Orlando Cabrera 18. David Eckstein 19.…

  • Second Base Rankings

    1. Chase Utley 2. Chone Figgins 3. Alfonso Soriano 4. Jorge Cantu 5. Rickie Weeks 6. Jeff Kent 7. Marcus Giles 8. Mark Loretta 9. Brian Roberts 10. Tadahito Iguchi 11. Placido Polanco 12. Robinson Cano 13. Mark Ellis 14. Ryan Freel 15. Orlando Hudson 16. Jose Vidro 17. Craig Biggio 18. Luis Gonzalez 19.…

  • Catcher Rankings

    1. Victor Martinez 2. Joe Mauer 3. Javy Lopez 4. Pudge Rodriguez 5. Jorge Posada 6. Jason Varitek 7. Roman Hernandez 8. Michael Barrett 9. A.J. Pierzynski 10. Josh Willingham 11. Kenji Johjima 12. Jason Kendall 13. Paul Lo Duca 14. Yorvit Torrealba 15. Mike Piazza 16. Johnny Estrada 17. Brian McCann 18. Benjie Molina…

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