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Originally Posted by doublem23
My pre-Spring Training gut says: - Tampa Bay
- New York
- Toronto
- Boston
- Baltimore
The Rays pitching is legit. I think the Yankees hang around because that's just what they do. I like Toronto, but I have to see how they play as a team. The Red Sox, I don't know. And the Orioles were +11 wins over their Pythagorean W-L last year and only +7 in run differential. They're due to come back to Earth hard. But I could see them finish last in the division and still potentially win 80 games. |
The thing about Baltimore is they're so young at so many positions, which could be good or bad, but the talent is undeniable. And they've got a bevy of guys coming up. And don't forget Manny Machado. They only got a bit of him at the end of last year. At the end of this year, he might be the best SS in baseball. Dude can flat out rake.
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Originally Posted by DumpJerry
The Yankees will find a way to buy stud players from crap teams in July if they are within five games of .500.
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Their system is a lot more dry than it used to be. They don't have any MLB ready talent waiting for the first time in a long time.