American League
East
Boston Red Sox (96-66) – Good team that got better; great pitching depth should make them top team in the AL.
New York Yankees (93-69)* – Certainly good and experienced enough to win now; need another starter or two.
Tampa Bay Rays (86-76) – Lost far too many key pieces to be a factor once again in such a tough division.
Toronto Blue Jays (77-85) – Surprised with power and pitching last year; should be yet another rebuilding year.
Baltimore Orioles (74-88) – Added players to make lineup respectable; bad pitching holds them back again.
Central
Detroit Tigers (91-71) – Most talented team in this division as long as young pitching and back of rotation performs.
Minnesota Twins (88-74) – Major injuries and declining star production will once again take a toll on this team.
Chicago White Sox (87-75) – Perennial underperformer and will be once again; dangerous if they get good pitching.
Cleveland Indians (72-90) – Four years removed from ALCS, this team has fallen further than any in that span.
Kansas City Royals (68-94) – Last-place team that traded away its best player; expect another miserable year.
West
Texas Rangers (92-70) – Defending AL champs lose ace Lee, but will be able to coast with great bats in lousy division.
Los Angeles Angels (85-77) – Good enough talent to compete; nowhere near as good as they were at their best.
Oakland Athletics (79-83) – Made small additions to what was an average team; still a few years away from success.
Seattle Mariners (72-90) – Headed in the right direction with big-time prospects; won’t be a factor in 2011.
MVP
1) Miguel Cabrera, 1B – Detroit
2) Robinson Cano, 2B – New York
3) Josh Hamilton, OF – Texas
4) Kevin Youkilis, 3B – Boston
5) Nelson Cruz, OF – Texas
6) Evan Longoria, 3B – Tampa Bay
7) Adrian Gonzalez, 1B – Boston
8) Alex Rodriguez, 3B – New York
9) Carl Crawford, OF – Boston
10) Joe Mauer, C – Minnesota
Cy Young
1) Felix Hernandez, SP – Seattle
2) CC Sabathia, SP – New York
3) David Price, SP – Tampa Bay
4) Clay Buchholz, SP – Boston
5) Justin Verlander, SP – Detroit
6) Jon Lester, SP – Boston
7) Dan Haren, SP – Los Angeles
8) Mariano Rivera, CL – New York
9) Jered Weaver, SP – Los Angeles
10) Jake Peavy, SP – Chicago
National League
East
Philadelphia Phillies (98-64) – Best starting rotation the game has seen in years; prohibitive World Series favorite.
Florida Marlins (86-76) – Good young starters complemented by solid bats; should stay in running for Wild Card.
Atlanta Braves (84-78) – Pretty solid team all-around; transition year with new manager and unproven bullpen.
New York Mets (79-83) – Will try to make one more run with core players; far too much uncertainty to contend.
Washington Nationals (73-89) – Moving in the right direction talent-wise; potential to be an elite in a few years.
Central
Cincinnati Reds (91-71) – Breakout team of 2010 certainly has enough offense and pitching to win division again.
St. Louis Cardinals (90-72)* – Loss of Wainwright turns them from an elite to merely another good Cardinal team.
Chicago Cubs (86-76) – Another case of big paychecks coming up small; potential of breakthrough with new manager.
Milwaukee Brewers (85-77) – Top of the rotation is among the best in baseball; aren’t really scary anywhere else.
Houston Astros (73-89) – A perennially consistent franchise has faded into anonymity; who’s on this team again?
Pittsburgh Pirates (64-98) – The low of lows; have been consistently bad with the arrow pointing down, not up.
West
Colorado Rockies (94-68) – Tremendous amount of young talent; potential of being an elite team for seasons to come.
San Francisco Giants (88-74) – Defending World Series champs have makings of good rotation with bigger makings of a hangover.
Los Angeles Dodgers (84-78) – Have faded over two seasons and could be headed for disaster with new manager.
San Diego Padres (75-87) – 2010 overachiever loses best player; regression and fade into irrelevance is a certainty.
Arizona Diamondbacks (74-88) – One-time perennial playoff threat has become one of league’s cellar dwellers.
MVP
1) Troy Tulowitzki, SS – Colorado
2) Albert Pujols, 1B – St. Louis
3) Joey Votto, 1B – Cincinnati
4) Carlos Gonzalez, OF – Colorado
5) Hanley Ramirez, SS – Florida
6) Ryan Braun, OF – Milwaukee
7) Jason Heyward, OF – Atlanta
8) Buster Posey, C – San Francisco
9) Jayson Werth, OF – Washington
10) Ryan Howard, 1B – Philadelphia
Cy Young
1) Cliff Lee, SP – Philadelphia
2) Roy Halladay, SP – Philadelphia
3) Ubaldo Jimenez, SP – Colorado
4) Tim Lincecum, SP – San Francisco
5) Josh Johnson, SP – Florida
6) Clayton Kershaw, SP – Los Angeles
7) Matt Cain, SP – San Francisco
8) Zack Greinke, SP – Milwaukee
9) Brian Wilson, CL – San Francisco
10) Mat Latos, SP – San Diego
Postseason Predictions
League Division Series
Boston over Detroit in 4
Texas over New York in 5
Philadelphia over St. Louis in 4
Colorado over Cincinnati in 5
League Championship Series
Boston over Texas in 5
Philadelphia over Colorado in 6
World Series
Philadelphia Phillies over Boston Red Sox in 6
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