(Note to ZipperJJ, Ixnay on the negatory comments. We need to generate positive Tribe karma.)
AL:
East: The Evil Empire
Central: Cleveland
West: The L.A. A. of A
Wild Card: Chicago
NL:
East: Atlanta’s Milwaukee Braves from Boston
Central: St. Louis
West: San Francisco
Wild Card: NY Mets
World Series: Cleveland over NY Mets in 6.
Total home runs: 4860
SS - Crosby hasn’t shown an ability to avoid injuries, even if they aren’t chronic.
CF - Kotsay’s back will be a factor
3B - I’m not convinced Chavez’s decision to rehab the shoulder was the best one. Reminds me of the Glaus episode where it plagued him throughout the season and he wound up having to get surgery anyway.
DH - Easy call, Thomas won’t last the full season.
SP - Harden won’t reach 200 innings. The A’s have the depth, but Harden’s a legit stud and you aren’t going to replace his innings with Kennedy or Saarloos effectively.