With baseball season just days away, it's time for my preseason predictions. AL is today, NL tomorow.
AL
East: Yankees. The pitching is a question mark, but the offense could score 1000 runs. The key is whether Johnson and Pavano could bounce back, and whether Wang and Chacon are as good as they were last year.
Central: Indians. This young team, led by the underrated Travis Hafner, has a good chance to keep the defending World Champion White Sox out of the playoffs. I can't see the Sox repeating last year's success.
West: Athletics. Very talented, young, pitching staff, but questionable offense.
Wild Card: Red Sox. The loss of Damon might hurt a little, but any lineup with Ortiz and Manny is going to score some runs. The pitching is a huge question mark, but Beckett has the potential to be a true ace.
MVP: David Ortiz. He always puts up monster numbers, and if it's close they will be eager to give it to him after close misses the past two years.
Cy Young: Roy Halladay. He and Santana are the two best pitchers in the league, and Santana will likely not get much run support.
