Completely unoriginal pick, I know. But when you add Albert Pujols and C.J. Wilson in the off season, you're going to be the favorites. They easily now have the best rotation in the American League, with Wilson joining Jared Weaver, Dan Haren and Ervin Santana. Good grief. The lineup still has holes, but they should easily score enough runs to win the division.
WINS 97 MVP Albert Pujols CY Jared Weaver
Is Yu Darvish the guy who gets the Rangers over the top, or does he simply replace a good not great pitcher in C.J. Wilson that left via free agency? My guess is the latter. This team will still score a ton of runs, but I'm not sure their pitching is good enough to beat the Angels. That being said, I'm pretty sure this will be a horse race all summer long, with the Wild Card as a consolation prize.
WINS 94 MVP Nelson Cruz CY Derek Holland
And so begin the also-rans in the American League West. Just imagine how this division will look next year when the Astros get here? Much like the AL East looked before Tampa became relevant, two top tier teams, and three teams with little or no hope of reaching the glass ceiling. I like the Mariners' chances of hitting the ball better than the Athletics, even with the insane move of taking Ichiro out of hitting lead off.
WINS 73 MVP Ichiro Suzuki CY Felix Hernandez
I think it's going to be a long summer in Oakland, as the pitching and hitting is particularly weak after an off season of gutting the roster to add prospects. And I don't expect Yoenis Cespedes to exactly set the world on fire in his first season, as he'll take his knocks like everyone else does. Can Brandon Moss and his Spring 1.392 OPS make the club? For Oakland's sake, I hope not ...
WINS 66 MVP Josh Reddick CY Dallas Braden
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