Ok, so I'm a little bit late but here they are nonetheless. The season is certainly shaping up to be an interesting one. With a lot of bodies changing teams and other young players starting to surge, the dynamics of every single division has changed from last year. While the 2008 playoffs might see a lot of the same teams that made it from 2007, some of the perennially mediocre/poor teams could make some strides, adding a new twist to plenty of races over the summer. Without further ado, the picks:
1st - New York Yankees
2nd - Boston Red Sox (Wild Card)
3rd - Tampa Bay Rays
4th- Toronto Blue Jays
5th - Baltimore Orioles
AL Central
1st - Detroit Tigers
2nd - Cleveland Indians
3rd - Minnesota Twins
4th - Chicago White Sox
5th - Kansas City Royals
AL West
1st - LAA Angels
2nd - Seattle Mariners
3rd - Texas Rangers
4th - Oakland Athletics
NL East
1st - New York Mets
2nd - Atlanta Braves
3rd - Philadelphia Phillies
4th - Washington Nationals
5th - Florida Marlins
NL Central
1st - Milwaukee Brewers
2nd - Chicago Cubs (Wild Card)
3rd - Cincinnati Reds
4th - Houston Astros
5th - St. Louis Cardinals
6th - Pittsburgh Pirates
NL West
1st - LA Dodgers
2nd - Colorado Rockies
3rd - Arizona Diamondbacks
4th - San Diego Padres
5th - San Francisco Giants
Red Sox over Tigers
Yankees over Angels
Mets over Cubs
Dodgers over Brewers
League Championships
Yankees over Red Sox
Mets over Dodgers
World Series
Mets over Yankees in 6
As for some of my other picks...I like the Indians, but I'm worried about them. Fausto Carmona was sick for most of last year. However, once teams began seeing him multiple times, they started to hone in on him and knock him around. That could spell trouble for Cleveland. They have a solid core of the lineup with Martinez, Hafner and Sizemore but I wonder if the rest of the guys can pick up the slack against Detroit. The addition of Miguel Cabrera to Detroit is huge. He'll put them over the top in the division.
Back in the NL, I believe that the Brewers will triumph over the Cubs for the division crown but that battle will come down to the final days of the season. The Brewers are very young and have guys that can hit along with a solid, young staff anchored by Ben Sheets. They'll finally be a strong force in the NL.
All in all, hooray for the return of baseball. Watch out for New York.
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