Season 39-Preseason Rankings

AL Rankings with Best Players, Last Year's Finish, and Historical Pts (10 pts-World Series title, 5 pts-AL/NL Pennant, 3 pts-LCS appearance, 2 pts-Division Title, 1 pt-Playoff appearance, 1/2 pt- Winning Season)

1. Columbus-58 pts (1 straight-AL Pennant and AL North Title, 2 straight playoff apps and winning seasons)
World Series Titles: 0
World Series app: 1
AL Champ and AL North Champ
SP-Pascual, Cook, Balboa,and Gallardo
1b-Stull, 2b-Santiago, Cf-Story

2. Baltimore-94.5 pts (1 straight-AL East title, playoff app, and winning seasons)
World Series Titles- Season 6 and 8
World Series app: 3
AL East Champ
SP-Cedeno, Sweeney, Carreon, Tracy, Feng
CIA-Ross
1b-Tomlison, SS-Saito

3. Phildelphia-70.5 pts (1 straight-playoff app, and 11 straight winning seasons)
World Series Ttiles-35 and 36
World Series app: 2
AL Wild Card
SP-Winchester, Cheng, Martin, Post
CIA-Rodtiquez, Reimold
2b-Torres, Cf-Tamura,2b-Simmons, 1b-Fernandez

4. Indianapolis-114.5 pts (1 straight LCS app, playoff app and winning seasons)
World Series Titles: 2 and 23
WS apps: 4
AL Runner Up and Willd Card
SP-Plata, Flores
CIA-Jacquez, Melcanon
CF-Pizzaro,2b-James, 1b-Ramsay

5. Kansas City-15 pts (3 straight AL West titles, playoff apps and winning seasons)
WS titles: 0
WS apps: 0
AL West Champs
SP-Holmes, Spanenberg
CIA-Jacquez
Lf-Watkins, Cf-Pearson, RF-Bravo

6. Tampa Bay-25.5 pts (1 straight AL South titles and playoff apps, 4 straight winning seasons)
WS titles: 0
WS apps: 0
AL South Champs
SP-Gomez, Peters
3b-Pence, LF-Tanaka, Rf-Dewitt, C-Griffths

7. Milwaukee-78 pts (4 straight winning seasons)
WS titles: 0
WS apps: 2
SP-Christansen, Toca
RF-Fernandez, 3b-Hutch, 1b-Dunston

8. Washington-159.5 pts (9 straight winning seasons)
WS titles: 13, 14, 17 and 34
WS apps: 7
SP-Manusco, Pendleton
2b-Sequi, 2b-Mccoy, LF-Nunez

9. Portland-105.5 pts
WS titles: 19, 30, and 32
WS apps: 3
SP-Guzman
CF-Wellemyer, RF-Esposito

10. Wichitia-36.5 pts
WS titles: 0
WS apps: 0
SP-Stewart
CIA-Ferrer
CF-Mitchell

11. San Diego-60 pts
WS titles: 0
WS apps: 2
SP-Henriquez, Phelps
CIA-Jordan
LF-Melton, RF-Martin

12. Seattle-263 pts
WS titles: 3,4 10,15 and 26
WS apps: 10
SP-Rosado
3b-Hunter

13. Syracuse-55 pts
WS titles: 0
WS apps: 1
3b-Rando

14. Jackson-15.5 pts
WS titles: 0
WS apps: 0
SP-Tillman
SS-Moya, LF-Kuttler

15.San Francisco-24.5 pts
WS titles: 0
WS apps: 0
SP-Stein
CF-Price, SS-Martin

16. Richmond-104 pts
WS titles:  season 12
WS apps: 2
C-Roberts

Playoff Predictions:

1. Columbus
2. Baltimore
3. Kansas City
4. Tampa
5. Phildelphia
6. Indianapolis

NL Predictions:

1. Durham-71 pts (1 straight WS title, 2 straight NL South title and playoff apps, 3 straight winning seasons)
World Series titles: 38
World apps: 1
World Series Champs and NL South Champs
SP-Kotchman, Valenzula, Fox
Rf-Hatcher, C-Houston, Lf-Sanchez

2. Salt Lake-103.5 pts (1 straight LCS apps and NL West title, 3 straight playoff apps and winning seasons)
WS titles: 27,28,29 and 31
WS apps: 4
SP-Matthews, Gabriel, Reyes
3b-Dickson, Cf-Bruce, 1b-Aybar

3. Scottsdale-179 pts (14 straight winning seasons)
WS titles: 18,20, 33, and 37
WS apps: 6
SP-Gose, Willamson
2b-Brinkley, 3b-Barry, Rf-Burke, C-Carew

4. Pittsburgh-128.5 pts (8 straight NL North title, playoff apps, and winning seasons)
WS titles: 7 and 16
WS apps: 4
NL North Champs
SP-Sosa
2b-Neugebauer, Cf-Walker, Lf-Martin

5. Chicago-118.5 pts (4 straight playoff apps and winning seasons)
WS titles: 20 and 25
WS apps: 4
NL Wild Card
SP-Burkett, Soto
SS-Jungmann

6. Boise-56 pts (1 straight NL East title and playoff apps, 12 straight winning seasons)
WS titles: 0
WS apps: 1
SP-Bonham
Rf-Withem, SS-Katou, 3b-Pujols

7. Arizona-29.5 pts
WS titles: 0
WS apps: 0
2b-Klaus, Lf-Chang, SS-Mori, 2b-Whitesell

8. Cleveland-26 pts
WS titles: 0
WS apps: 0
SP-Bochtler, Ashburn, Sowers, Rijo
3b-Schilak

9. Atlanta-127.5 pts
WS titles: season 5
WS apps: 6
SP-Ramsay, DeLeon
Rf-Reyes, Cf-Good, 1b-Hukata

10. Charleston-25.5 pts
WS titles: 0
WS apps: 0
SP-Corcino, Carrasequel
1b-Elcano

11. Colorado-46.5 pts (5 straight playoff apps and winning seasons)
WS titles: 0
WS apps: 0
NL Wild Card
Cf-Fife

12. Charlotte-59 pts
WS titles: 0
WS apps: 1
3b-Cruz, 2b-Ruf

13. New York-48 pts
WS titles: 0
WS apps: 1
3b-Terry

14. Cincinnati-118.5 pts
WS titles: 9, 11 and 22
WS apps: 4
SP-Wilson, Guerrero

15. Toronto-95.5 pts
WS titles: 1 and 24
WS apps: 4
3b-Flair

16. Santa Fe-58 pts
WS titles: 0
WS apps: 1
LF-Olivo

NL Playoff Predictions

1. Durham
2. Salt Lake
3. Pittsburgh
4. Chicago
5. Scottsdale
6. Boise