Predicted Order of Finish

1.Giants
2.Diamondbacks
3.Dodgers
4.Rockies
5.Padres

Giants: I’m going on a limb here and predicting the Giants. They don’t have much but then again in this division much is not is needed. What they do is the best staring rotation in baseball. Linceum, Cain, Johnson, Sanchez. If they’re young hitters like Sandoval take off this year, they could be very dangerous. And every team in the Nl West has holes. So it wont take much to win.

Diamondbacks: Another team with great pitching, Webb Haren and questionable hitting. They be counting on Upton and Drew to carry their offense. If they do they’ll could win the divison easily.

Dodgers; the good news Manny singed. Bad news Lowe and Penny are gone. There young pitching like Billgsneys and Krewshaw look really good but I don’t think their young pitching in a post season run . And other than Manny who can hit?

Rockies; Hollday is gone. Atkins will be joining him soon. And this team is disjointed and will struggle. In shocking irony they have actually have decent pitching and could make a run if things fall their way.

Padres: The owner get divorced has to cost payroll and this team is a mess. Well it was a mess before that. Everything from Matt bush and other cost cutting mistakes have driven this franchise into the ground. At least they’ll get new ownership soon

NL CENTRAL

predicted order of finish

1.Cubs
2.Brewers
3.Cardinals
4.Reds
5.Astors
6.Pirates

 Cubs : Best team in baseball on paper. Their pitching in incredibly deep. Their lineup is strong. Even with the loss of wood, they still have Marimol and Gregg. They should win a lot of games. If the Cubs can not win with that have they will never win.

Brewers: They lost CC and Sheets. They don’t have much pitching, they will score runs though and lots of them. With Hart, Fielder, Hardy, and possibly Gamel they will score runs. The problem is who will pitch after Gallardo. But in a weak division they still have enough to make a run.

Cards: talk about a team that sat of their hands in the off season. They made no steps to improve in their team. They have good players. But can Ludwick and Anikel repeat career years. This a team on the decline to me. I mean do we even know who’s going to play 2nd base. 

Reds: this a team a lot people like. I’m not sold yet. They have a lot of young players in Volquez, cuteo, Votto and Bruce. But I think their chances are not as good as people like. I think their young hitting is suspect and Inconsistent. And of course they manged by a man who single handle y took the world series from the Giants and ruined the Cubs pitching staff. Why does he still have a manger job? Please someone tell me.

Astors: they’re older and have very help from their farm system on the way. They can mash. With Berkman and Lee but after oswalt they have much pitching…. and their bullpen is a mess

Pirates : One of the worst teams in MLB, Bad decision after bad decision. Poor Draft after poor draft has hurt this franchise. There hop’s now rest rest with Pedro alaverz, the savior of the pirates. However they will need a lot more if they ever want to compete for a playoff spot. 

NL  EAST

Predicted order of finish

1.Mets
2.Phillies
3.Marlins
4.Braves
5.Nationals

Mets : they’re biggest problem last year was their bullpen, that was fixed by the singing of krod and trade for Putz. The question will be there starting pitching after Santana. However they cant fault like that 3 times in a row can they. This is the year the Mets get over the hump and win the division.

Phillies : Its hard to pick against the world series champions. They haven’t lost that much, they picked up ibanez. The loss of Romero will hurt getting to Lidge. This team is just to way good to fall compelty off. They can hit. Have a legit ace in Hamels and have a solid rotation. If they don’t win the east they’ll grab the wild card.

Marlins: the sleeper in this division. The might just have the best starting rotation in this division and if guys like Maybin, and Sanchez contribute this could a tough team. Not to mention they have the best player in baseball playing for them. They could surprise a lot people

Braves : its hard for me not to cheer for them. They were once the proud the franchise that still boasts one of the best scouting departments in the game. Out of baseball America top 100 prospects 8 of them singed with the Braves originally. (Nefatli Feliz and Elvis Andrus are with Texas now) They have help on the way. And the underrated singing of Lowe and trade of Vazquez will help them. But I still think their a year away from contention

Nationals; worst record in baseball last year. Worst attendance . Worst TV ratings. This team is a mess and an Adam Dunn will not solve their problems. The two best things this team has is that they just got rid of Jim Bowden who ran that team in the ground. In June they get to draft Steven Strasburg. Other than that it will be a long season