NL East:
1. Washington: most complete team in the east top to bottom. Legit WS contender
2. Miami: not really very good overall but better than the rest
2. NYM: predicting a lot of pitching injuries and a fairly anemic offense.
3. Atlanta: 75 win range
4. Philadelphia: unofficial tank proceeds.
NL Central:
1. Chicago: too good to collapse this quickly
2. St. Louis: beginning to show some cracks but still should contend for the WC
3. Pittsburgh: missed window and sliding back to mediocrity slowly. Fortunate to play in relatively weak division
4. Milwaukee: one of the worst teams in baseball
5. Cincy: probably the worst team in baseball
NL West:
1. Colorado: my surprise pick. Every year a young team makes a move and I think the Rocks do this year with developing young pitching.
2. LAD: have holes but still good. Definitely a WC contender
3. SFG: great overall pitching. So-so offense. Another WC contender.
4. Arizona: might surprise and win the West. West will be very competitive outside of the Pads. But, it would take all their pitching to line up and I can't buy.
5. SDP: Tanking and loving it.
AL East:
1. Boston: probably most complete team in baseball and still has a farm to make needed moves.
2. Baltimore: annual bridesmaid has a shot at WC.
3. NYY: young and improving and old and declining. A year too early.
4. Toronto: missed their window. Sinking back.
4. TBR: The "try not to be embarrassing" version of team building. AL East strongest division in baseball top to bottom.
AL Central:
1. Cleveland: flawed but capable. better strike while they can because their window is small.
2. KC: team full of contract years but short overall on talent.
3. Detroit: too old, too late.
4. Minnesota: a prime example of a rebuild gone wrong. Not good enough to contend, not bad enough to start over.
5. ChiSox: tanking and loving it. Al Central is an embarrassment of a division. No team here would sniff the WC anywhere else.
AL West:
1. Houston: have to believe they will make moves necessary to win
2. Texas: Will be at least the WC
3. Seattle: short on pitching but could be WC
4. LAA: should trade Trout now and rebuild but won't.
5. Oakland: Beans and Apathy
NL: Washington, Chicago, Colorado, LAD, STL
AL: Boston, Cleveland, Houston, Texas, Seattle
WS: Washington vs Boston
Winner: Boston
Braves finish: 72-90
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