Here we go again: The Good (followed by The Bad)

I suppose the season has technically started so I should get my predictions on record; I don't try to guess which players will win awards, I doubt anyone has Jimmy Rollins & Matt Holliday predicted last year.

AL EAST: Red Sox, Yankees, Blue Jays, Rays, Orioles - with a caveat for the Jays & Rays; if the Jays staff suffers an injury to Halliday the Rays will probably finish ahead of them.

AL CENTRAL: Indians, Tigers, Twins, White Sox, Royals - I'm not convinced about the Tigers pitching (even in that ballpark), Willis could be a disaster.  Pretty much the same for the White Sox. The surprise team could be the Twins, but a lot of young talent has to fulfill potential immediately though.

ALWEST: Mariners, Angels, Rangers, A's - The Angels don't have the pitching depth they thought they did, and their offense is still sad; the Rangers (as usual) and A's will be awful.

AL WILDCARD: Tigers      AL PENNANT: Red Sox

NL EAST: Mets, Phillies, Braves, Nationals, Marlins - I like the Mets top four starters better than the Philies, and don't like the Phillies bullpen at all.  The Braves won't be as close as some think they will.

NL CENTRAL: Cubs, Brewers, Astros, Reds, Pirates, Cardinals - This could be an ugly division again.  The Astros, Reds & Pirates could finish in any order but probably 15 games behind the Cubs.

NL WEST: Dodgers, Diamondbacks, Rockies, Padres, Giants - The Dodgers could be scary good on offense, the D'Backs scary good pitching.  The Rockies got lucky last year, kind of like a Cindarella in the NCAA Basketball Tournament, they won't win 85 games this year.

NL WILDCARD: Diamondbacks      NL PENNANT: Mets