SportsDay picks
01:05 AM CDT on Sunday, April 5, 2009
AL East: Boston
AL Central: Minnesota
AL West: LA Angels
AL wild card: NY Yankees
NL East: NY Mets
NL Central: Cincinnati
NL West: San Francisco
NL wild card: Philadelphia
World Series: Boston over NY Mets in 7
AL MVP: Grady Sizemore, Cleveland
NL MVP: David Wright, NY Mets
AL Cy Young: Felix Hernandez, Seattle
NL Cy Young: Tim Lincecum, San Francisco
HRs for Josh Hamilton: 33
Wins for Kevin Millwood: 11
Rangers forecast: A good start keeps the Rangers (marginally) in the race with the Angels in the West until late August. With 83 wins, improvement finally is on display.
AL East: Boston
AL Central: Minnesota
AL West: LA Angels
AL wild card: NY Yankees
NL East: NY Mets
NL Central: Chicago Cubs
NL West: LA Dodgers
NL wild card: Philadelphia
World Series: Boston over NY Mets in 7
AL MVP: Justin Morneau, Minnesota
NL MVP: Albert Pujols, St. Louis
AL Cy Young: Daisuke Matsuzaka, Boston
NL Cy Young: Johan Santana, NY Mets
HRs for Josh Hamilton: 41
Wins for Kevin Millwood: 14
Rangers forecast: Fielding will be better, the Rangers will always hack and young pitching will struggle, but the prospects are worth watching.
AL East: Boston
AL Central: Minnesota
AL West: LA Angels
AL wild card: NY Yankees
NL East: Philadelphia
NL Central: Chicago Cubs
NL West: LA Dodgers
NL wild card: NY Mets
World Series: NY Mets over Boston in 7
AL MVP: David Ortiz, Boston
NL MVP: David Wright, NY Mets
AL Cy Young: Roy Halladay, Toronto
NL Cy Young: Johan Santana, NY Mets
HRs for Josh Hamilton: 37
Wins for Kevin Millwood: 15
Rangers forecast: Defense is better, pitching is still average, but the Rangers will hit enough to win 85 games.
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AL East: Boston
AL Central: Cleveland
AL West: LA Angels
AL wild card: Tampa Bay
NL East: Philadelphia
NL Central: Chicago Cubs
NL West: LA Dodgers
NL wild card: Arizona
World Series: Boston over LA Dodgers in 6
AL MVP: Grady Sizemore, Cleveland
NL MVP: Manny Ramirez, LA Dodgers
AL Cy Young: John Danks, Chicago White Sox
NL Cy Young: Edinson Volquez, Cincinnati
HRs for Josh Hamilton: 35
Wins for Kevin Millwood: 12
Rangers forecast: A young, improving team is competitive enough to keep the locals' interest until the Cowboys report for training camp.
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AL East: Boston
AL Central: Cleveland
AL West: LA Angels
AL wild card: NY Yankees
NL East: NY Mets
NL Central: Chicago Cubs
NL West: LA Dodgers
NL wild card: Philadelphia
World Series: Boston over NY Mets in 6
AL MVP: Grady Sizemore, Cleveland
NL MVP: David Wright, NY Mets
AL Cy Young: Jon Lester, Boston
NL Cy Young: Johan Santana, NY Mets
HRs for Josh Hamilton: 34
Wins for Kevin Millwood: 14
Rangers forecast: Not quite enough pitching (what else is new?) means they won't catch the Angels despite a potent lineup. Second place and an over-.500 record are realistic goals.