Season 40-Preseason Rankings with Historical Pts and Best Players

Preseason Rankings:

Historical Point System: (10 pts-WS title, 5pts-Pennant, 3pts-LCS appearance, 2pts-Div Title, 1pt-playoff apps, 1/2 pt winning season) World Series Title Seasons listed and Pennant Seasons listed

Last Year's Playoff Finish listed in ( )

AL Rankings
1. Baltimore-AL Runner-Up
98 pts-2 WS titles (6,8) and 3 Pennants (18) 2 straight playoff appearances and 2 straight winning seasons
SP-Cedeno,SP-Carreon, SP-Sweeney, SP-Feng
Relievers-Uribe and Taylor
1b-Tomlinson, 2b-Tracy, SS-Saito

2.Hartford-Wild Card
72 pts-2 WS titles(35,36) 2 straight playoff appearances and 12 winning seasons
SP-Cheng, Post, Winchester
CIA-Rodriquez
3b-Torres, CF-Tamura, 2b-Simmons, 1b-Fernandez

3. Kansas City-AL Champ and AL West Champ
26.5 pts-1 Pennant (39), 4 straight division title, 4 straight playoff apps, 4th winning seasons
SP-Spanenberg, Holmes, Gabriel
CIA-Leach
LF-Watkins

4. Tampa-AL South Champ
29 pts-2 straight division title, 2 straight playoff apps, 3 winning seasons
SP-Gomez, Peters
CIA-Gil
3b-Pence, LF-Tanaka, RF-Dewitt, C-Griffiths

5. Milwaukee
78 pts-2 Pennants (27,31)
SP-Christansen, Bonham, Corcino
CF-Pettyjohn, 1b-Dunston, 2b-Neubauger

6. Indianapolis-AL East Champ
128 pts-2 WS titles(2,23) 4 Pennants (1,21) 1 straight division title, 2 straight playoff apps, 2 straight winning seasons
SP-Plata, Flores
CIA-Surkamp, Jacquez, Melcanon
3b-James, CF-Pizzaro, 1b-Ramsay

7. Washington
152 pts-4 WS titles (13,14,17,34) 7 Pennants (20,33,37) 10 straight winning seasons
SP-Manusco, Pendleton
Cf-Mccoy, 2b-Sequi, 1b-Barclay, LF-Nunez

8. Wichita
37 pts-1 straight winning seasons
SP-Stewart
CIA-Ferrer
CF-Mitchell

9. Madison-AL North Champ
61.5 pts-1 Pennant (38) 2 straight division titles, 3 straight playoff apps, 3 straight winning seasons
SP-Cook, Pascual, Rijo
CF-Story, 1b-Stull

10. San Diego
60 pts-2 Pennants (5.7) 1 straight winning seasons
SP-Cela, Henriquez
3b-Price, LF-Melton

11. Portland
109.5 pts-3 WS titles (19,30, 32)
CIA-Reitz
RF-Esposito, CF-Wellemeyer

12. Jackson
19.5 pts
SS-Moya, 1b-Martin, RF-Yearwood

13. Syracuse
70 pts-1 pennant (28)
3b-Rando, 2b-Patrick

14. Seattle
263 pts-5 WS titles (3,4,10,15,26) 10-Pennants (9,16,23,24,25)
SP-Rosado
3b-Hunter

15. San Franisco
24.5 pts
SP-Stein
RF-Stokes

16. Richmond
104 pts-1 WS title (12) 2 Pennants (29)
C-Roberts, CF-Gold

Playoff Predictions
1. Baltimore
2. Kansas City
3. Tampa
4. Milwaukee
5. Hartford
6. Indianapolis

Best Division: AL East- All 4 teams can win the division
Best Pitching: Baltimore, Hartford, Indy, Kansas City, Tampa, Milwaukee
Best Offense:  Hartford, Tampa, Washington
Upcoming Teams: Jackson, San Diego

NL Predictions

1. Salt Lake-World Series Champ
125 pts-5 WS titles (27,28,29,31,39) 2 straight division title, 3 straight playoff apps, 3 straight winning seasons
SP-Guzman, Matthews
3b-Dickson, CF-Bruce, 1b-Aybar

2. Durham-NL Runner Up and NL South Champ
73.5 pts 1 WS title (38) 2 Pennants (13), 3 straight division titles, 3 straight playoff apps, 4 straight winning seasons
SP-Kotchman, Rios, Valenzula
RF-Hatcher, C-Houston

3. Scottsdale-Wild Card
180.5 pts-4 WS Titles (18,20,33,37) 6 Pennants (30,34) 1 straight playoff apps, 15 straight winning seasons
SP-Martin, Gose
3b-Barry, 2b-Brinkley, RF-Burke, C-Carew

4. Chicago-NL North Champ
124.5 pts-2 WS titles (21,25) 4 Pennants (19,35) 1 straight division titles, 5 straight playoff apps
SP-Balboa, Burkett
SS-Sandoval,2b-Unamuno

5. Pittsburgh-NL East Champ
130 pts-2 WS titles (7,16) 4 Pennants (12,36) 9 straight division titles, 9 straight playoff apps, 9 straight winning seasons
SP-Sosa, Carrasequel
2b-Martin, CF-Walker

6. Boston
26.5 pts-1 straight winning seasons
SP-Boctheler, Ashburn, Sowers
3b-Schalk, 2b-Santiago

7. Arizona-Wild Card
31 pts-1 straight playoff apps, 1 straight winning seasons
2b-Klaus, Lf-Chang, 2b-Whitesell, SS-Mori, 3b-Palmer

8. Atltanta
128 pts-1 WS titles (5), 6 Pennants (3,6,8,10,14) 1 straight winning seasons
SP-Ramsay
2b-Thornton, SS-Baker, RF-Reyes, LF-Good

9. Cincinnati
128-3 WS titles (9.11.22) 4 Pennants (4), 1 straight winning seasons
SP-Reyes, Wilson, Guerreo
RF-Withem

10.Boise
54.5 pts-1 Pennant (15)
SP-Fox
CIA-Flores
3b-Pujols

11. Iowa
26 pts-1 straight winning seasons
1b-Elcano, 3b-Terry

12. Charlotte
59 pts-1 Pennant (2)
SS-Canseco, 3b-Cruz, LF-Rivera

13. Detroit-
44 pts-1 pennant (17)
SP-Gallardo
2b-Ruf

14. Toronto
95.5 pts-2 WS titles (1,24) 2- Pennants (23, 26)
3b-Curtis

15. Colorado
53.5 pts
SP-Alonso

16. Nashville
54.5 pts-1 Pennant (32)
3b-Lee

Playoff Predictions
1. Salt Lake
2. Durham
3. Chicago
4. Pittsburgh
5. Scottsdale
6. Boston

Best Division: NL West
Best Pitching Staffs: Salt Lake, Boston, Cincy, Chicago, Scottsdale
Best Offense: Arizona, Atlanta, Salt Lake, Scottsdale
Upcoming Teams: Boston, Cincy, Atlanta, Arizona, Charlotte