Beckett predicts...

[xdreamincolor]

Got the 2007 Baseball Preview. Thought you'd be interested in seeing who they picked. Also there's the "10 worst" and "10 best" moves of the offseason.


AL East
1- Boston Red Sox (AL Champs)
2- New York Yankees
3- Toronto Blue Jays
4- Tampa Bay Devil Rays
5- Baltimore Orioles

AL Central
1- Detroit Tigers
2- Cleveland Indians (wild card)
3- Minnesota Twins
4- Chicago White Sox
5- Kansas City Royals

AL West
1- Los Angeles Angels
2- Oakland A's
3- Texas Rangers
4- Seattle Mariners


NL East
1- New York Mets
2- Philadelphia Phillies (wild card)
3- Florida Marlins
4- Atlanta Braves
5- Washington Nationals

NL Central
1- Cincinnati Reds
2- Houston Astros
3- St. Louis Cardinals
4- Milwaukee Brewers
5- Chicago Cubs
6- Pittsburgh Pirates

NL West
1- Los Angeles Dodgers (World Series champs)
2- San Diego Padres
3- San Francisco Giants
4- Arizona Diamondbacks
5- Colorado Rockies

and...


Best
1- Yankees retain manager Joe Torre for 2007 season
2- Red Sox sign pitcher Daisuke Matsuzaka for six years, $52 million
3- Los Angeles Dodgers sign pitcher Jason Schmidt for three years, $47 million
4- Blue Jays re-sign centerfielder Vernon Wells for seven years, $126 million
5- Cardinals re-sign pitcher Chris Carpenter for five years, $65 million
6- Red Sox don't trade outfielder Manny Ramirez
7- Devil Rays sign third baseman Akinori Iwamura for three years, $7.7 million
8- Mets sign outfielder Moises Alou for one year, $8.5 million
9- Dodgers sign pitcher Randy Wolf for one year, $8 million
10- Yankees trade outfielder Gary Sheffield to Tigers for pitchers Humberto Sanchez, Kevin Whelan, and Anthony Claggett

Worst
1- Giants sign pitcher Barry Zito for seven years, $126 million
2- Astros sign outfielder Carlos Lee for six years, $100 million
3- Angels sign outfielder Gary Mathews, Jr. for five years, $50 million
4- Dodgers sign outfielder Juan Pierre for five years, $44 million
5- Cubs sign outfielder Alfonso Soriano for eight years, $136 million
6- Cubs sign pitcher Jason Marquis for three years, $28 million
7- Angels sign first baseman Shea Hillenbrand for one year, $6.5 million
8- Mariners trade outfielder Chris Snelling and pitcher Emiliano Frutosign to Nationals for second baseman Jose Vidro
9- Rangers sign pitcher Vincente Padilla for three years, $34 million
10- Royals sign pitcher Gil Meche for five years, $55 million

What do you think? Right? Wrong? Talk amongst yourselves.

A few thoughts:
*Dodgers as WS champs?
*Yankees miss the playoffs?
*Mets win NL East despite losing Pedro until the All-Star break?
*Cubs spend, spend, spend and still lose?
*Red Sox finally win the AL East?
*Phillies make the playoffs? (That sound you just heard was Leanne laughing...)
*Will Bronson Arroyo be ace-like again for the Reds? (my gut says no)
*Will the Marlins have another "magic carpet ride" of a season?

And the most important question...
IS IT APRIL YET?!

Comments

[poisonavery.livejournal.com]

For real, I think the Top 3 will be Reds, Cubs and Brewers (if everyone stays healthy, of course). I'm not gonna slurp all over the Cards. Plus, they DESERVE to finish above .500. lol, deserve. Oh lord. I am still pissed about the World Series, can you tell?

[blinding-voip.livejournal.com]

NO NOT AT ALL :P

[lovingthecubs.livejournal.com]

[is still pissed with you]

If the Cardinals can win the WS with the team/record they had last year, I think the Cubs have at least a CHANCE to win it with their changes. O_o