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National League
EAST
Mets 96-66 (Best in NL if all are healthy. Santana = Cy Young?)
*Phillies 91-71 (Will challenge Mets for a while. They are the early Wildcard favorite.)
Braves 87-75 (An interesting mix of young and old. Swan song for Glavine and Smoltz?)
Nationals 76-86 (Good young talent. An organization moving in the right direction.)
Marlins 60-102 (Very, very young. Marlins are rebuilding. Champions in 2011-12?)
CENTRAL
Cubs 89-73 (They are a lead off hitter and #2 starter away from a pennant. Good enough to win division.)
Brewers 82-80 (Brewers over-achieved a little last year and lost some pitching in the off-season.)
Astros 80-82 (They should score a lot of runs but the back end of the rotation is a question mark.)
Reds 77-85 (They will improve under Dusty but it will take a couple of years. .500 is possible)
Cardinals 74-88 (This team is trying to stay relevant but they are mediocre in every facet of the game.)
Pirates 70-92 (As usual the Pirates bring up the rear. Bay should have a new team by all-star break.)
WEST
Rockies 88-74 (Colorado will have to fight again to win the West. Young powerful offense should do the trick.)
D’Backs 86-76 (Arizona is young and talented. If they don’t pull through in 08′ they will in 09′.)
Dodgers 83-79 (LA has a nice mix of youth and experience. Back end of the rotation is the weakness.)
Padres 80-82 (San Diego has a nice rotation and bullpen. Offense will continue to be inconsistent.)
Giants 77-85 (Adding Rowand is a step in the right direction. San Fran is rebuilding.)
American League
EAST
Red Sox 99-63 (Boston retained almost everyone. Barring injury they should repeat.)
*Blue Jays 91-71 (Toronto finally leaps NY and challenges for a playoff spot.)
Yankees 86-76 (The rotation is one big question mark and Rivera begins to show signs of aging.)
Rays 76-86 (Tampa finally gets out of the basement. Great young players are developing.)
Orioles 71-91 (Baltimore is a mess. They are starting over. Roberts and Markakis probably get dealt.)
CENTRAL
Tigers 96-66 (Toughest rotation in baseball. They need to stay healthy. Very tough 2-6.)
Indians 88-74 (Last years magic is gone. Detroit is too tough but they should battle for the Wildcard.)
Twins 79-83 (Team under construction. Nathan may find a new address come July.)
White Sox 74-88 (Team should be under construction. Dye, Crede and Konerko may find new homes.)
Royals 72-90 (Team is constantly under construction. No present. No future.)
WEST
Angels 93-69 (Rotation/Line up are very tough but health of their aging stars is key to their success.)
Mariners 85-77 (Seattle is up and coming. They are probably a year away from serious contention.)
Rangers 80-82 (Not sure what their plan is. They probably deal Blaylock and Young.)
A’s 78-84 (Oakland is also under construction. Great young staff already in place.)
MLB PLAYOFFS
NL DIV PLAYOFFS
Cubs 3 Phillies 2 (Cubs league best bullpen holds down Philly. Every game decided by one or two runs.)
Mets 3 Rockies 1 (Santana 2 Rockies 0. NY goes with 3 man rotation to shut down Colorado’s young hitters.)
AL DIV PLAYOFFS
Red Sox 3 Angels 2 (Anaheim always plays Boston tough. Beckett/Papelbon shut out Angels in Game 5.)
Tigers 3 Blue Jays 2 (Toronto and Detroit go back and forth for 5 games. Miggy wins it with 9th inning homer.
NLCS
Mets 4 Cubs 2 (Mets blast off to 2-0 series lead and Cubs never recover. Santana/Martinez continue dominance.)
ALCS
Red Sox 4 Tigers 2 (Every game is close. Okajima and Papelbon contine their late inning dominance.)
WORLD SERIES
Red Sox 4 Mets 2 (Santana/Beckett games are classic. Papi, Lowell and Manny put up big series numbers.)