MLB 2010
Yeah, yeah… this is a few weeks late but been busy. And after pretty much nailing it last year (ARod didn’t hit a walk off but he was big for once) I’m giving myself a little leeway.
AL East
Yankees – Won’t be quite as good as last but still the team to beat in AL
Rays – After a step back last year, two steps forward and a wild card
Red Sux – The old guard of Varitek, Lowell, Pedro, Manny is all but gone… replace by JD Drew, Mike Camoron and Adrian Beltre?
Blue Jays – Better pitching than people are giving them credit for and enough bats to avoid the basement
Orioles – Some good young players but too green
AL Central
Twins – Another division title, another first round playoff exit
White Sox – Somebody’s gotta finish 2nd in this awful division and BO’s team has ok pitching
Royals – Dare I say a .500 season for KC?
Tigers – No hit, questionable pitching
Indians – No hit, no pitch… glorified minor league team
AL West
Rangers – As long as Josh Hamilton and Ron Washington stop hanging out after games, this team will step forward and surprise.
Angels – Their pitching is nowhere near as good as people are saying it is and they’re overdue for a down year IMO.
Mariners – Figgins and Cliff Lee are nice signings but Milton Bradley and Griffey are the heart of their order… scaring only the beat reporters Bradley will inevitably choke
Athletics – How’s that money bal working out these days Billy?
NL East
Phillies – Signing Yankees killer Doc Hallady pretty much ensures a 3rd straight WS appearance
Marlins – Florida is back on the upswing part of their champs to firesale cycle
Braves – No happy ending for Bobby Cox in his last run
Mets – Last place is only out of the question because…
Nationals – Washington is still realllly bad
NL Central
Cardinals – Carpenter, Wainwright and of course King Albert more than enough here
Brewers – If they had any kind of pitching, it wouldn’t be hard to like the Brew crew but until they’ll just lose a lot of 8-7 games and finish a little above .500
Cubs – If Lee, Soriano, Zambrano and ARam stay healthy, they could win the division… but that’s not happening.
Reds – Getting better but very slowly
Pirates – Some nice little moves like Iwamura will at least get them in the 70+ win range
Astros – Their stars are getting long in the tooth and there isn’t a whole lot of young talent to get excited about
NL West
Rockies – Colorado will take the west as the most balanced team
Giants – They’ll surpise and hit enough to best their tinsel town rivals
Dodgers – Last year Ortiz showed us what happens w/o the Juice, this year it will be Manny
Diamond Backs – A sleeper… made some nice moves like Kelly Johnson, Edwin Jackson and Ian Kennedy
Padres – We know San Diego is finishing last… the only question is where Adrian Gonzalez gets traded to?
AL Playoffs
Yankees over Rangers
Rays over Twins
Yankees over Rays
NL Playoffs
Phillies over Cardinals
Rockies over Marlins
Phillies over Rockies
World Series – Halladay move pays off, Phillies win the rematch
