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AL East

1. Boston
2. New York*
3. Baltimore
4. Tampa Bay
5. Toronto

The Red Sox have gotten all the revenge they could have wanted against the Yankees, except beating them in the regular season. They'll get that now. Yanks will still make the playoffs, as usual. The other teams suck, but Tampa might make third.

AL Central

1. Cleveland
2. Minnesota
3. Detroit
4. Chicago
5. Kansas City

Detroit is improved but not good enough. Cleveland is the up and coming team that will be able to take this weak division since Minnesota seems like it's on the way down. The White Sox are an average team. KC has no money so won't show anything.

AL West

1. Los Angeles
2. Oakland
3. Seattle
4. Texas

My favorite division. Any of these teams could win the AL Central, but only one will make the playoffs. The Angels are better than last year and last year they still won despite the injuries, so they should do it again. Everyone has the A's pegged for 3rd or 4th but they have a good young group and will stay in contention for most of the year. Seattle will probably be good again with that improved offense. Texas's year was last year, I just have a feeling that they'll disappoint somehow (though Teixeira is awesome and he will win the home run crown).

NL East

1. Atlanta
2. Florida
3. New York
4. Philadelphia
5. Washington

The East divisions are too easy to call. Until Atlanta loses a division race, only an idiot would bet against them. Hell, they even got better than last year. 2-4 is tough to call because any of those can get second, Florida still retains pieces from the championship season, the Mets threw some money around like a good little NY franchise, and the Phillies as usual have talent but no direction. Good ol' Washington brings up the rear. It will be interesting to see if the change does anything to this scrappy franchise.

NL Central

1. St. Louis
2. Chicago
3. Houston
4. Cincinnati
5. Pittsburgh
6. Milwaukee

Hard one to call. I'd say every good team in this one got worse, except maybe Chicago. Injury free, the Cubs can win this one, but since St. Louis did it so convincingly las year I have to give it to them again. I can't see Houston being a top team anymore, and the other three are mediocre at best.

NL West

1. San Diego
2. San Francisco*
3. Los Angeles
4. Arizona
5. Colorado

I originally had San Diego to win this one, but it was harder to choose. With Bonds sidelined, it becomes easier. The big man will be back, and the Giants will ride him one last time to take advantage of one of the weaker divisions and earn a wild car spot. The Dodgers don't have any players left, Arizona is still rebuilding, and the Rockies are terrible.

Awards

AL MVP: Eric Chavez (why the hell not?)
NL MVP: Albert Pujols

AL Cy Young: Curt Schilling
NL Cy Young: Tim Hudson

Playoffs

LDS
Boston over Cleveland
New York over Los Angeles
San Francisco over Atlanta
St. Louis over San Diego

LCS
Boston over New York (yawn)
San Francisco over St. Louis

WS
San Francisco over Boston
MVP: Barry Bonds

Bonds retires after passing Ruth and winning the world series.