Explanation of ratings system and other team previews here BALTIMORE ORIOLES Ranks Overall - 61 points (30th MLB, 14th AL) Starting Rotation - 23 points (27th MLB, 14th AL) Line-Up - 28 points (T-28th MLB, 13th AL) Bench/Bullpen/Defense - 10 points (30th MLB, 14th AL) Offseason Addtions - Adam Jones Offseason Subtractions - Eric Bedard, Miguel Tejada Biggest Strength- Camden Yards The Orioles beautiful ballpark is really the only thing that is going to get … [Read more...]
2008 MLB Preview: Toronto Blue Jays
February 24, 2008 By 5 Comments
Explanation of ratings system and other team previews here TORONTO BLUE JAYS Ranks Overall – 80 points (13th MLB, 7th AL) Starting Rotation – 31 points (12th MLB, 7th AL) Line-Up – 31 points (22nd MLB, 10th AL) Bench/Bullpen/Defense – 18 points (2nd MLB, 2nd AL) Offseason Additions – Scott Rolen, David Eckstein, Rod Barajas, Marco Scutaro Offseason Subtractions – Troy Glaus, Josh Towers Biggest Strength- Players you've never heard of If the Blue Jays stay healthy, they are a … [Read more...]
2008 MLB Preview: New York Yankees
February 23, 2008 By 8 Comments
Explanation of ratings system and other team previews here NEW YORK YANKEES Ranks Overall – 83 points (6th MLB, 5th AL) Starting Rotation – 31 points (11th MLB, 6th AL) Line-Up – 37 points (T-2nd MLB, 2nd AL) Bench/Bullpen/Defense – 15 points (T-11th MLB, T-5th AL) Offseason Additions – LaTroy Hawkins, Morgan Ensberg Offseason Subtractions – Luis Vizcaino Biggest Strength- Line-up Damon. Jeter. Abreu. Rodriguez. Posada. Giambi. Matsui. Cano. Cabrera. That’s 36 all-star … [Read more...]
2008 MLB Preview: Tampa Bay Rays
February 22, 2008 By 3 Comments
Explanation of ratings system and other team previews here TAMPA BAY RAYS Ranks Overall – 74 points (18th MLB, 8th AL) Starting Rotation – 30 points (15th MLB, 8th AL) Line-Up – 31 points (21st MLB, 9th AL) Bench/Bullpen/Defense – 13 points (23rd MLB, 10th AL) Offseason Addtions – Matt Garza, Jason Bartlett, Troy Percival, Cliff Floyd Offseason Subtractions – Elijah Dukes, Delmon Young, Brendan Harris Biggest Strength- Farm System It's not saying much for 2008 that this is … [Read more...]
2008 MLB Preview: Boston Red Sox
February 21, 2008 By 7 Comments
Explanation of ratings system and other team previews here BOSTON RED SOX Ranks Overall – 89 points (1st MLB, 1st AL) Starting Rotation – 35 points (2nd MLB, 2nd AL) Line-Up – 34 points (T-8th MLB, T-4th AL) Bench/Bullpen/Defense – 19 points (1st MLB, 1st AL) Offseason Addtions – David Aardsma (get excited Boston fans!) Offseason Subtractions – Brendan Donnelly, Eric Gagne, Eric Hinske, Bobby Kielty Biggest Strength- Depth In a 162 game season, players are going to get … [Read more...]
2008 MLB Preview
February 21, 2008 By 32 Comments
OK - so I came up with a little bit of a ridiculous system to do my baseball predictions this season. I wanted to give each team a score from 1-100 by assigning point values to different aspects of the team. The most important was #1 starter (10 points), least important was minor league system (1 point). The entire system went like this: 1st starter - 10 points 2nd starter - 9 points 3rd starter- 8 points 4th starter - 7 points 5th starter - 6 points Closer - 4 points Bullpen - 6 … [Read more...]
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