Tuesday, February 19, 2008

Baseball Preview

Spring is in the air, and that means that baseball season is upon us. It is time for my baseball preview, well it is here.

M.V.P.

AL: Miguel Cabrera (3B) (DET) (last year: .320 34 HR 119 RBI)
NL: Albert Pujols (1B) (STL) (last year: .327 32 HR 103 RBI)

Cy Young

AL: Erick Bedard (SP) (SEA) (last year: 13-5 3.16 ERA 221 SO)
NL: Johan Santana (SP) (NYM) (last year: 15-13 3.33 ERA 235 SO)



AL

West: Angels
Central: Tigers
East: Red Sox
WC: Mariners

Champ:
Mariners

NL

West: Diamondbacks
Central: Cubs
East: Mets
WC: Phillies

Champ:
Mets

World Series Champ: Mariners


Pre-season Power Poll

1. Boston Red Sox (last year-96-66, 1st place AL East, World Series Champion, key acquisiton(s)-none)

2. New York Mets (last year-88-74, 2nd place NL East, missed play-offs, key acquisiton(s)-Johan Santana (SP) via trade with Twins)

3. Detroit Tigers (Last year-88-74, 2nd place AL central, missed play-offs, key acquisition(s)-Miguel Cabrera (3B) and Dontrelle Willis (SP) both via trade with Marlins

4. Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim (last year-94-68, 1st place AL West, ALDS, key acquisiton(s) Torii Hunter (OF) via free agency)

5. Seattle Mariners (Last year-88-74, 2nd place AL West, missed play-offs, key acquisition(s) Erik Bedard (SP) via trade with Orioles, Carlos Silva (SP) via free agency)

6. Cleveland Indians (last year-96-66, 1st plase AL Central. ALCS, key acquisition(s) none)

7. Arizona Diamondbacks (last year-90-72, 1st place NL West, NLCS, key acquisition(s) Danny Haren (SP) via trade with the Athletics)

8. Chicago Cubs (last year-85-77, 1st place NL Central, NLDS, key acquisition(s)-Kosuke Fukudome (OF) via free agency)

9. Philadelphia Phillies (last year-89-73. 1st place NL East, NLDS, key acquistion(s)-none)

10. Colorado Rockies (last year-90-73, 2nd place NL West, World Series, key acquistion(s)-none)

18 comments:

Anonymous said...

you have the Phillies way too low!

Anonymous said...

you have the Rockies way too low!! They are the defending NL champs!!

Anonymous said...

The Dodgers aren't even ranked!!!???
They are going to win the title this year!!

Anonymous said...

u r a idiat

Anonymous said...

jack,
don't make fun of my spelling,

genus?????
wrong???????


ya mean genius? and wrong?

Anonymous said...

these rankings make no sense

Anonymous said...

I love your rankings

except the Sox are too high

Anonymous said...

Yaaah go Sox they are the best team ever!!! Go Red Sox!!!!, and the Celtics, they are also the best!!!!!!!!!

the Pats got robbed, and brady was hurt

Anonymous said...

phe-nom-e-nal, ri-dic-ul-es, hys-ter-i-cal

Anonymous said...

my, oh my, the rankings rock, except the M's are too low

Anonymous said...

Miguel cabrera for MVP? R U kidding me???

Anonymous said...

Trever, how ling did it take to write that? Who was wasting time?

Anonymous said...

These rankings are right on the ball

Anonymous said...

great rankings

Thomas Ikehara said...

I know the Red Sox seem high, but it is my policy to make the defending champs number one in the power rankings the following year

Anonymous said...

the sox are too high

Anonymous said...

fantastic rankings, except the Sox are too high

Anonymous said...

Tigers should be number one