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The next division up in our Starting Nine series is the American League West. This division has undergone the most change from top to bottom this offseason, so it will be interesting to see which lineup looks the best headed into the season. Here are the updatedstarting lineups for the American League West. Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim 1. Erick Aybar, SS 2. Bobby Abreu, RF 3. Torii Hunter, CF 4. Kendry ...

I play in two fantasy baseball leagues and try not to play in more because the players start to overlap, and things get confusing.  One league is a new one and my other league is about as solid as you can get—very competitive and has 12 teams and 12 owners who know the game. So, with the completion of my solid league draft, I thought I would give a recap ...

Prediction week on, The Ghost of Moonlight Graham, continues and concludes with perhaps the most important predictions of them all—who will win each division, who will be the two Wild Cards, and who will ultimately win the World Series. Let’s not waste anymore time and look which teams will be playing October baseball. X = Division Winner Y = Wild Card National League East 1. Philadelphia Philles – X 2. Atlanta Braves – Y 3. Florida Marlins 4. New ...

Over the last couple of days, there have been a lot of star players who have hit the disabled list and won’t be ready for Opening Day. When you look at this list of players, they would be a good foundation for any All-Star team. Here are the players who have recently landed, or will land, on the DL prior to Opening Day.   Ian Kinsler, Texas Rangers Kinsler hasn’t officially landed on the DL, ...

The American League Central should be an interesting division in 2010. You could make the argument that three teams could win the division, but none of them would be considered great teams. Let’s take a look at the “key” player for each team in this division and the player who could perhaps propel that team into October baseball.   Minnesota Twins —Francisco Liriano Doesn’t it seem like Liriano is the key for the Twins ...

Yesterday, I looked at the updated starting rotations of each American League East team. Today, I will look at the updated starting rotations for each American League Central team. The American League Central is home to some of the best young pitchers in the game. As a matter of fact, five out of the last six AL Cy Young Award winners have come from the Central. Here are the ...

Yesterday, I took a look at the updated starting nine position players for each American League East team. Today, I will cover the updated starting nine position players for each American League Central team.   Minnesota Twins 1. Denard Span, CF 2. Orlando Hudson, 2B 3. Joe Mauer, C 4. Justin Morneau, 1B 5. Michael Cuddyer, RF 6. Jason Kubel, DH 7. Delmon Young, LF 8. J.J. Hardy, SS 9. Nick Punto, 3B Quick Take— The Twins lineup can can ...

The American League East lost one major pitcher this offseason (Roy Halladay), but also gained two pretty good pitchers in John Lackey and Javier Vazquez. While the offenses in this division get most of the headlines, the pitching staffs are no slouches. Here are the updated starting rotations for each American League East team. New York Yankees 1. CC Sabathia, LHP 2. A.J. Burnett, RHP 3. Andy Pettitte, LHP 4. Javier Vazquez, RHP 5. ...

We go from the National League now to the American League. The East features lineups with some heavy hitters in them. Top to bottom, this is the best offensive division in baseball. Here are the updated starting lineups for each American League East team. New York Yankees 1. Derek Jeter, SS 2. Nick Johnson, DH 3. Mark Teixeira, 1B 4. Alex Rodriguez, 3B 5. Jorge Posada, C 6. Robinson Cano, 2B 7. Curtis Granderson, CF 8. Nick Swisher, RF 9. Brett ...

Let’s take a quick look at what is going on with the defending National League Central champions, the St. Louis Cardinals. Jamie Garcia wins fifth starter spot. The Cardinals held an open competition for the fifth starter spot in their rotation and LHP Jamie Garcia came out on top. Garcia, who is the Cardinals’ No. 2 ranked prospect by Baseball America , had a pretty impressive spring for the Red Birds. ...