EARLY BASEBALL PREVIEW

Woohoo, spring training is upon us. Pitchers and catchers have been down in Arizona and Florida for a week and within the next couple of days every team will have their full roster in camp. So here is my preview for the 2008 Major League Baseball season.

First things first, I must predict the divisional finishes.....

AMERICAN LEAGUE

AL East
1.Boston
2.New York
3.Tampa Bay
4.Toronto
5.Baltimore

AL Central
1.Cleveland
2.Detroit
3.Kansas City
4.Chicago
5.Minnesota

AL West
1.Anaheim
2.Seattle
3.Texas
4.Oakland

AL Wild Card: Detroit
AL Champion: Boston

NATIONAL LEAGUE

NL East
1.New York
2.Philadelphia
3.Atlanta
4.Washington
5.Florida

NL Central
1.Chicago
2.Milwaukee
3.Cincinnati
4.Houston
5.St. Louis
6.Pittsburgh

NL West
1.Arizona
2.Colorado
3.San Diego
4.Los Angeles
5.San Francisco

NL Wild Card: Philadelphia
NL Champion: New York

World Series Champion: Boston Red Sox (3rd time in 5 seasons)

AWARDS:

AL MVP: Vladmir Guerrerro, RF Anaheim
AL Cy Young: Josh Beckett, Boston
AL Manager of Year: Eric Wedge, Cleveland
NL MVP: David Howard, 1B Philadelphia
NL Cy Young: Johan Santana, New York
NL Manager of Year: Lou Piniella, Chicago

MLB Power Rankings (all teams)....

1.Boston Red Sox
2.Cleveland Indians
3.New York Mets
4.Anaheim Angels
5.Detroit Tigers
6.Chicago Cubs
7.Arizona Diamondbacks
8.New York Yankees
9.Philadelphia Phillies
10.Seattle Mariners
11.Colorado Rockies
12.Kansas City Royals
13.San Diego Padres
14.Milwaukee Brewers
15.Tampa Bay Devil Rays
16.Cincinnati Reds
17.Atlanta Braves
18.Chicago White Sox
19.Toronto Blue Jays
20.Los Angeles Dodgers
21.Texas Rangers
22.Baltimore Orioles
23.Oakland A's
24.Houston Astros
25.Minnesota Twins
26.St. Louis Cardinals
27.Washington Nationals
28.Florida Marlins
29.San Francisco Giants
30.Pittsburgh Pirates

Teams ranked 1-11 will finish over .500, teams 12-14 will finish right around .500. Teams 14-20 will lose 85-90 games. Teams 21-28 will lose 90-98 games. Teams 29-30 will lose 100-110 games.