AMERICAN LEAGUE EAST 1) NEW YORK YANKEES (Edmonds and Lieberthal make them stronger)
2) TORONTO BLUE JAYS (Aaron Boone helps middle infield)
3) BOSTON RED SOX (Pedro Astacio is not the missing link)
4) BALTIMORE ORIOLES (Good, young team)
5) CLEVELAND INDIANS (In a desperate situation)
6) DETROIT TIGERS (If only there was some pitching)
7) MILWAUKEE BREWERS (Utterly mismanaged) AMERCIAN LEAGUE WEST 1) MINNESOTA TWINS (Need big performances from Palmeiro, IRod)
2) CHICAGO WHITE SOX (This team is fading fast)
3) SEATTLE MARINERS (Can win if young pitching come through)
4) KANSAS CITY ROYALS (Picked up Klesko, but lost Dye)
5) OAKLAND ATHLETICS (No changes, no better)
6) TEXAS RANGERS (New GM Ric Money has his work cut out for him)
7) ANAHEIM ANGELS (Pray for a Disney-style miracle) NATIONAL LEAGUE EAST 1) MONTREAL EXPOS (Kerry Wood trade will help title defence)
2) PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES (Adding Thomas makes this offence sick)
3) CHICAGO CUBS (Walker, Griffey Jr, Sosa....enough said)
4) PITTSBURGH PIRATES (Balanced team)
5) NEW YORK METS (This team smells of .500)
6) FLORIDA MARLINS (If lightning strikes, they could do something)
7) ST. LOUIS CARDINALS (A joke and nothing more) NATIONAL LEAGUE WEST 1) HOUSTON ASTROS (Added Jenkins and Dye for the offence)
2) ATLANTA BRAVES (Lofton gives this team another running threat)
3) LOS ANGELES DODGERS (Defending division champs lost Big Mac)
4) SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS (Benes, Park bolster rotation)
5) SAN DIEGO PADRES (Sean Casey may put this team over .500 hump)
6) COLORADO ROCKIES (Keep losing stars: Rolen, Mussina, Wells)
7) CINNCINATI REDS (Is there a pulse?) |
