CHICAGO WHITE SOX: At the height of the rebuilding phase the franchise located in the north of the windy city has moved little in the offseason scoring only three major hits: the first is Luis Avilan left-handed pitcher of the highest level, the second is Joakim Soria ex closer Royals and the third is Willington Castillo discreet catcher with the tendency to the home runs and aglli strikeout. In the future, a lineup composed of Abreu, Davidson, Anderson, Moncada and Garcia is nothing short of frightening for talent but speaking of the present it is an immature and incontinuous lineup without a left fielder and a level designed hitter.
The launcher sector led by a falling Shields does not see talented players who can do great things in the present or the immediate future, even if it remains a very young group and never say never in baseball. The bullpen with the new grafts took a good step forward and despite the departure of Robertson and Reed last season remains a fairly good and balanced bullpen.
I fully support the policy of young people at the front office of the White Sox that clearly aims to win over a period of more than 3 years but even before the improvement of a couple of young people could already point to the playoffs, in my opinion the victories of White Sox can be from 71 to 74 with an improvement compared to 2017.
CLEVELAND INDIANS: 102 won in the 2017 campaign and the team will be the same again in 2018, a choice not to operate on the market understandable after the team has proven to be united and competitive throughout the season despite the injuries that have hit it especially at the beginning of the last season. The strong points of this team remain an excellent rotation with a bullpen even better if possible and a very deep lineup able to make up for any type of injury without encountering heavy setbacks and this is an important feature to be able to deal with a long season like MLB. I predict the Indians victors of AL Central with about ten races on the second and if they could exchange for a superstar in the role of starting pitcher to join Kluber in view playoffs or a slugger of level to put in the exteriors I would see them very high even in sight World Series.
The launcher sector led by a falling Shields does not see talented players who can do great things in the present or the immediate future, even if it remains a very young group and never say never in baseball. The bullpen with the new grafts took a good step forward and despite the departure of Robertson and Reed last season remains a fairly good and balanced bullpen.
I fully support the policy of young people at the front office of the White Sox that clearly aims to win over a period of more than 3 years but even before the improvement of a couple of young people could already point to the playoffs, in my opinion the victories of White Sox can be from 71 to 74 with an improvement compared to 2017.
CLEVELAND INDIANS: 102 won in the 2017 campaign and the team will be the same again in 2018, a choice not to operate on the market understandable after the team has proven to be united and competitive throughout the season despite the injuries that have hit it especially at the beginning of the last season. The strong points of this team remain an excellent rotation with a bullpen even better if possible and a very deep lineup able to make up for any type of injury without encountering heavy setbacks and this is an important feature to be able to deal with a long season like MLB. I predict the Indians victors of AL Central with about ten races on the second and if they could exchange for a superstar in the role of starting pitcher to join Kluber in view playoffs or a slugger of level to put in the exteriors I would see them very high even in sight World Series.
DETROIT TIGERS: After a decade of excellent results but never culminated with a ring the Tigers have just started the rebuilding phase, a phase that is expected long enough since the lack of generational turnover and more than the free agency will count the choices made in the draft and the way in which the development of young people in the farm system will be carried out. The lineup in addition to JD Martinez also lost Ian Kinsler leaving Miguel Cabrera at that only in the classic spot number 3. Regarding the rotation I evaluate a good rotation with launchers almost all in the low 90 but with an excellent control and consequently more constant , the aforementioned rotation is led by Fulmer and Zimmerman while the bullpen is a total bet with Greene da closer and a series of young people taken from the farm system who have yet to train and consequently specialize in a precise role.
Despite the rotation we can consider from the playoffs lineup and especially bullpen leave too much to be desired for which I foresee the winning Tigers in 62-65 races in the 2018 season.
KANSAS CITY ROYALS: With a 2017 campaign just under 50% with only 80 victories, the Royals decided not to renew many of their starters and in this offseason they had to run for cover in free agency to plug the holes left after the Departures. In the infielder Cutberth and Duda will replace Mustakas and Hosmer while in the outside Orlando will replace Cain. The only launchers who are sure of the place at the moment are Duffy, Hummell and Kennedy while in the bullpen the promotion to closer by Herrera last season will be held again this year with Maurer and Peralta as new entry in the role of reliefs. The lineup with the winter departures has lost a lot in both contact and speed, the two characteristics that brought the title to Kansas City only 2 years ago.
The team does not seem competitive for a place in the playoffs as the lineup is lacking in almost all the features and I do not think is able to consistently produce the points in order to win enough games to compete for the postseason. The rotation of the starters appears discrete but with a bullpen decimated compared to two years ago for the seventh and eighth inning I do not see pitchers able to give the consistency that there was in the past. For these reasons I see the Royals in sharp decline with only 72-75 victories in 2018.
MINNESOTA TWINS: After an excellent season in 2017 with 85 victories and the landing post-season through Wild Card, the Twins aim to consolidate their position at the American League intro. To do this they kept last year's team with the addition of Morrison as a designed hitter, Rodney da closer and Odorizzi as a third starter. Acquisitions of good quality in full compatibility with the salary cap that can do well to the present without damaging the future, a future that will depend a lot on the number of homerun seen the high number of power hitters such as Morrison, Sano, Dozier and Kepler. As for the rotation I see it solid and improved thanks to the depth in the depth chart in this role, same goes for the bullpen that especially in the last innings should be competitive with Duke to mate with left-handed, Reed to the right and Rodney as closer ( always that you find a certain continuity). The Twins are the most difficult team to predict in 2018 seen the wavering performance of the last 10 years, despite everything I feel confident and I see them slightly better with 85-88 victories and in full fight for a Wild Card in the American League .
Despite the rotation we can consider from the playoffs lineup and especially bullpen leave too much to be desired for which I foresee the winning Tigers in 62-65 races in the 2018 season.
KANSAS CITY ROYALS: With a 2017 campaign just under 50% with only 80 victories, the Royals decided not to renew many of their starters and in this offseason they had to run for cover in free agency to plug the holes left after the Departures. In the infielder Cutberth and Duda will replace Mustakas and Hosmer while in the outside Orlando will replace Cain. The only launchers who are sure of the place at the moment are Duffy, Hummell and Kennedy while in the bullpen the promotion to closer by Herrera last season will be held again this year with Maurer and Peralta as new entry in the role of reliefs. The lineup with the winter departures has lost a lot in both contact and speed, the two characteristics that brought the title to Kansas City only 2 years ago.
The team does not seem competitive for a place in the playoffs as the lineup is lacking in almost all the features and I do not think is able to consistently produce the points in order to win enough games to compete for the postseason. The rotation of the starters appears discrete but with a bullpen decimated compared to two years ago for the seventh and eighth inning I do not see pitchers able to give the consistency that there was in the past. For these reasons I see the Royals in sharp decline with only 72-75 victories in 2018.
MINNESOTA TWINS: After an excellent season in 2017 with 85 victories and the landing post-season through Wild Card, the Twins aim to consolidate their position at the American League intro. To do this they kept last year's team with the addition of Morrison as a designed hitter, Rodney da closer and Odorizzi as a third starter. Acquisitions of good quality in full compatibility with the salary cap that can do well to the present without damaging the future, a future that will depend a lot on the number of homerun seen the high number of power hitters such as Morrison, Sano, Dozier and Kepler. As for the rotation I see it solid and improved thanks to the depth in the depth chart in this role, same goes for the bullpen that especially in the last innings should be competitive with Duke to mate with left-handed, Reed to the right and Rodney as closer ( always that you find a certain continuity). The Twins are the most difficult team to predict in 2018 seen the wavering performance of the last 10 years, despite everything I feel confident and I see them slightly better with 85-88 victories and in full fight for a Wild Card in the American League .
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