N.L.West

The defending World Champions San Francisco Giants seem poised to repeat in the N.L.West.With a pitching staff headed by Tim Linecum,Matt Cain,Jonathan Sanchez and Top Prospect Madison Bumgarner the upside is great.Bullpen is okay with Sergio Romo having cut down on walks to have an outstanding 2010.Set up man Jeremy Affeltd needs bounce back year,Closer Brian Wilson great walk to k's ratio is young ,strong and will only get better.Infield defense adequate but will get by with this staff.Pat Burell and Aubrey Huff(both aging)will continue to supply most of the power,Adding Miguel Tehada,who at his age can still flat out hit will help with run production.Let's not forget sensational,young catcher Cody Ross whose potential can make him something special in the game of Baseball.I think Giants will make it look easier than last year.

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The Colorado Rockies could be the surprise of the N.L.West.The pitching staff is headed by All Star Ubaldo Jimenez,good looking youngster Jhoulys Chacin and Jason Hammels should be a bright spot on this team.Bullpen of Matt Lindstrom,Rafael Betoncourt,aging but still very effective,Matt Belisle and closer Hudson Street are very capable of doing the job.Infield Todd Helton(can flat out hit),Eric Young(speedster needs at bats),Troy Tulowitzki(27 hr 95 rbi while missing 40 games)maybe the premier shortstop in baseball and Ian Stewart who can provide some power,is in good shape.With outfielders Carlos Gonzalez(power and speed)who has a great upside and Dexter Fowler(great speed)a raw talent who will improve,looks to be set up nicely.I believe if the pieces fall into place they can steal a wild card spot.

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L.A.Dodgers pitching staff seems to be all set.Leading the way will be 22 year old All Star Clayton Krenshaw who will only get better.The rest of the staff Chad Billingsly,HIroki Kuroda and Jon Garland all have good command and give lots of innings.Vincente Padilla may not be ready until mid June.Bullpen should be O.K.with Carlos Monasterios,outstanding setup man Hong-Chic-Kuo whose walks to k's ratio is superb and could close if closer Jonathan Braxton falters.Outfielders Matt Kemp and Andre Ethier two youngsters ready to explode will supply most of the power.James Loney good average needs to have better power numbers for corner infielder.Infielders Casey Blake on downside and premier S.S. Rafael Furcal needs to stay healthy.We believe infield defense(other than Furcal)and no infield power will keep Dodgers out of playoffs.

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Being in the weak N.L.West will keep the Arizona Diamondbacks interesting.Pitching staff with Jo Saunders(needs to excel innings),Ian kennedy(from Yanks),Daniel Hudson(could surprise)and the addition of Armando Galarraga who should improve in N.L.West will be adequate.Bullpen of Sam Demel(good control),David Hernandez,Juan Gutierrez and closer J.J.Putz can get the job done.Outfielder Justin Upton combines both speed and power(Super Star in the making)to go along with Chris Young who could be 30-30 player this year,make for an exciting young outfield.Infielders Kelly Johnson,Stephen Drew(good extra base pop) and the aging Melvin Mora(born to hit)lack power and defense.It will be fun to watch superstars in the making Young and Upton.Not enough talent to make post season.

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The San Diego Padres have traded supersrar Adrian Gonzalez for good young prospects,but they will not be able to help team right now.Pitching staff is headed by 23 year old Mat Latos who had an outstanding rookie year ,and will only get better.Following Matos are Clayton Richard,Cory Luebke,Aaron Harang and others who simply do not impess me.Bullpen may be strong suit with Joe Thatcher,Luke Gregerson(setup) and closer Heath Bell.Newly aquired outfielder Cameron Maybin(once a number one draft pick)who has not been even close to living up to his potential,is hoping for a new start.Infield of Brad Hawpe,Orland Cabrera,Jason Bartlett and Chase Headly provides very little excitement,Hawpe will supply some power and Headly has some speed.The lack of quality starters and power make for a grim outlook .

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N.L.CENTRAL

The N.L.Central should be most interesting.The Cincinnati Reds have nice starting pitching with Edinson Volquez,Bronson Arroyo,and Johnny Cueto at beginning of rotation should be O.K.Bullpen may be a little weak,but having Aroldis Chapman for the entire season should be a big boost.Closer Francisco Cordero is on down side of career and is not to be relied upon.2010 M.V.P. 1st baseman Joey Votto should have monster year as he continues to have great power numbers.Drew Stubbs(O.F.)has good power and speed with potential to have big year,but needs to improve average.Outfielders Johnny Gomes(too many k's)and rising star Jay Bruce should add additional power.Infield of Votto along with aging but still reliable Scott Rolen keep infield respectable.We predict a two team race for division and loser will be Wild Card.

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Milwaukee Brewers wre busy this off season signing Prince Fielder 1 Year 15 million and 2nd Baseman Rickie Weeks 5 Year 50 million extension.With Ryan Braun signed long term,teams power numbers will be there.Outfield of Braun,Corey Hart(good power)and Carlos Gomez(good D) will be very exciting.The aquisition of Ace Zach Greinke along with Shawn Marcun,and Yovani Gallardo give them very solid starting pitching.Bullpen with Zach Braddock and seup Man Takashi Saito should be enough to get to young closer John Axford.Closer Axford had very good rookie year and has great upside.We look for starters and power to carry team to division title.

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The St.Louis Cardinals started the Spring Season on a sour note.Ace pitcher Adam Wainwright has season ending surgery.The absence of Wainwright will put a strain on rest of the team.The outfield could be the bright spot of this team,With Matt Holliday,young and improving C.F. Colby Rasmus and Lance Berkman(if healthy)they are capable of producing a lot of runs.Starting pitching with Chris Carpenter and Jaime Garcia at top of rotation will be adequate.The bullpen is strong with Jason Matte(could close),setup man Kyle McClellan and closer Ryan Franklin but by September they may be quite overworked.As usual you expect great production from Albert Pujols,but feeling is they don't have enough to stay in contention.
Update;Cardinal fans should keep an eye on 18 year Dominican pitcher Carlos Martinez down in minor league system.This kid can bring it 95-97 miles an hour.

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The Chicago Cubs added some talent this off season.The addition of Carlos Pena will add some much needed power numbers.Pitcher Matt Garza whose had good success in tough A.L.East should do o.k. in N.L.Starting pitching of Ryan Dempster,Carlos Zambrano and Matt Garza should be adequate,and get them fairly deep into games.Bullpen with Andrew Cashmer to lefty Sean Marshall(good setup man)to closer Carlos Mamol may be helped by addition of Kerry Wood.Outfielders Marlon Byrd and Alphonso Soriano should provide some pop.Byrd has plenty of upside with Soriano on downside of career.Aramis Ramirez at 3rd will provide power and be better if he stays healthy.We don't believe Cubs can contend with the talent they presently have.

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Houston Astros rebuilding project continues.The starting pitching of Brett Myers(a good 2010 after 3 off years),Wandy Rodriguez(good 2nd half 2010)J.A.Happ (not very effective) and young prospects will not be very good.Bright spot of staff is closer Brandon Lyon,but with weak staff around him he will not have the oppurtinity to save many games.Bright spots on this team are Hunter Spence(R.F.)good power and seems to be coming inti his own.Michal Bourn(C.F.)should take over leadoff spot and steal some bases.Chris Johnson(3rd base)showed some power as rookie and should get better.Outlook for Astros is grim for they just don't have enough talent.

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The Pittsburgh Pirates fans can look forward to more of the same.With a pitching headed by James McDonald(good S.O.to walk ratio),Pat Maholm(an innings eater only),Kevin Correia(no's are bad since joining Pirates)and Ohlendorf and Marion combined 3 for 22,you can see where they are headed.Bullpen weak and will start season with Joel Hanrahan as closer.The lineup has a couple of promising prospects,Pedro Alvarez(3rd base)should build off nice rookie year and could provide some pop.Andrew McCuthen(C.F.)is a bright spot and ready to emerge as a star,Jose Tabate(l.f.)another goog young talent who will provide plenty of speed.The addition of Lyle Overbay will provide power to a relatively weak lineup.We can see some of the young talent maturing and 2-3 years down the road be traded.Outlook grim for poor Pirate fans.

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