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2013 MLB Predictions: American League
AL Central The 2013 MLB season is almost here. Texas and Houston will get things started on Sunday night as the Astros play their first-ever game as an American League team. That's not the only change basebal...
11 weeks ago by Charlie Miller Tags: MLB, AL Central, AL East, AL West, American League, Baltimore Orioles, Boston Red Sox, Chicago White Sox, Cleveland Indians, Detroit Tigers, Houston Astros, Kansas City Royals, Los Angeles Angels, Minnesota Twins, New York Yankees, Oakland A's, Seattle Mariners, Tampa Bay Rays, Texas Rangers, Toronto Blue Jays

AL Central Predictions
AL Central AL Central 1. Detroit 2. Cleveland 3. Kansas City 4. Minnesota 5. Chicago There is very little debate about who is the best team in the AL Central. The Detroit Tigers have a healthier...
1 year ago by Charlie Miller Tags: MLB, AL Central, American League, Justin Verlander, Miguel Cabrera, Prince Fielder, Chicago White Sox, Cleveland Indians, Detroit Tigers, Kansas City Royals, Minnesota Twins

Kansas City Royals 2012 Preview
AL Central Kansas City Royals The growing feeling in Kansas City is that it’s time to expect more. Last year’s transition season saw 12 players make their big league debuts from a well-stocked and ...
1 year ago by Charlie Miller Tags: MLB, AL Central, American League, Alex Gordon, Billy Butler, Joakim Soria, Joanthan Broxton, Mike Moustakas, Kansas City Royals

Detroit Tigers 2012 Preview
AL Central Detroit Tigers After winning the AL Central by a whopping 15 games in 2011 for their first division title in 24 years, the Tigers appeared undermanned and overmatched against the Rangers in the...
1 year ago by Charlie Miller Tags: MLB, AL Central, American League, Austin Jackson, Delmon Young, Jose Valverde, Justin Verlander, Miguel Cabrera, Prince Fielder, Detroit Tigers

Cleveland Indians 2012 Preview
AL Central Cleveland Indians If the Indians are going to contend in the AL Central this season, they’ll need to make another double-digit leap in victories. They went from 69 to 80 wins last year for an...
1 year ago by Charlie Miller Tags: MLB, AL Central, American League, Asdrubal Cabrera, Grady Sizemore, Jason Kipnis, Shin-Soo Choo, Travis Hafner, Ubaldo Jimenez, Cleveland Indians

Chicago White Sox 2012 Preview
AL Central Chicago White Sox Having done more spending than winning in recent years, the White Sox enter 2012 with a new manager and without their familiar expectations. They lost free agent lefthander Ma...
1 year ago by Charlie Miller Tags: MLB, AL Central, American League, Adam Dunn, Chicago White Sox, ChiSox, Gordon Backham, Paul Konerko, Robin Ventura, Chicago White Sox

Baseball's Pitching Changes: The AL Arms Race
AL Central — by Mark Ross Pitchers are scheduled to report to spring training in less than a month, and if Major League Baseball’s offseason is any indication, a lot of teams’ postseason hopes will ...
1 year ago by Athlon Sports Tags: MLB, AL Central, AL East, AL West, American League, C.J. Wilson, Hiroki Kuroda, Justin Verlander, Michael Pineda, Yu Darvish, Boston Red Sox, Detroit Tigers, Los Angeles Angels, New York Yankees, Tampa Bay Rays, Texas Rangers

Twins Franchise Mt. Rushmore
AL Central MLB Mt. Rushmores by Charlie Miller The question was posed earlier this season whether Derek Jeter should be considered as part of the Yankees’ Mt. Rushmore. That certainly piqued my inte...
1 year ago by Charlie Miller Tags: MLB, AL Central, American League, Bert Blyleven, Harmon Killebrew, Kent Hrbek, Kirby Puckett, Rod Carew, Sam Rice, Tony Oliva, Walter Johnson, Minnesota Twins, Big Train, Mt. Rushmore, Twin Cities

Rockies Entertaining More Offers for Ubaldo Jimenez
AL Central Sources indicate that the Colorado Rockies are switching into selling mode as the Major League Baseball trade deadline approaches, particularly with starting pitcher Ubaldo Jimenez. Sources tel...
1 year ago by Scott Henry Tags: News, AL Central, AL East, NL Central, NL West, Ubaldo Jimenez, Boston Red Sox, Cincinnati Reds, Cleveland Indians, Colorado Rockies, Detroit Tigers, New York Yankees

American League Cy Young: Verlander, CC or Weaver?
AL Central -by Braden Gall (@AthlonBraden on twitter) No one should envy the American League Cy Young voters this year. Last night, Jered Weaver, CC Sabathia and Justin Verlander all took the mound a...
1 year ago by Braden Gall Tags: MLB, News, AL Central, AL East, AL West, American League, CC Sabathia, Jered Weaver, Justin Verlander, Angels, Tigers, Yankees

Chicago White Sox Mt. Rushmore
AL Central MLB Mt. Rushmores by Charlie Miller The question posed recently whether Derek Jeter should be considered as part of the Yankees’ Mt. Rushmore piqued my interest. Not really the Jeter-Yank...
1 year ago by Charlie Miller Tags: MLB, AL Central, American League, Eddie Collins, Frank Thomas, Luis Aparicio, Luke Appling, Nellie Fox, Paul Konerko, Ted Lyons, Chicago White Sox

Kansas City Royals Mt. Rushmore
AL Central MLB Mt. Rushmores by Charlie Miller The question posed recently whether Derek Jeter should be considered as part of the Yankees’ Mt. Rushmore piqued my interest. Not really the Jeter-Yank...
1 year ago by Charlie Miller Tags: MLB, AL Central, American League, Amos Otis, Bret Saberhagen, Dan Quisenberry, Frank White, George Brett, Paul Splittorff, Kansas City Royals

MLB's Dim-Star Teams
AL Central Twitter: @4QuartersRadio The MLB All-Stars have been selected, and there is no shortage of debates on the merits of the players who made the mid-summer squads. Most of the candidates, though, h...
1 year ago by Scott Henry Tags: MLB, AL Central, AL East, AL West, NL Central, NL East, NL West, American League, National League, Aaron Hill, Adam Dunn, Alex Rios, Carl Crawford, Chad Durbin, Chone Figgins, Chris Coghlan, Dan Uggla, Derrek Lee, Fausto Carmona, Ian Desmond, Jake Westbrook, Jayson Werth, John Buck, Jorge Posada, Lyle Overbay, Miguel Tejada, Raul Ibanez, Reid Brignac, Ryan Franklin, Shin-Soo Choo, Atlanta Braves, Baltimore Orioles, Boston Red Sox, Chicago White Sox, Cleveland Indians, Florida Marlins, New York Yankees, Philadelphia Phillies, Pittsburgh Pirates, San Francisco Giants, Seattle Mariners, St. Louis Cardinals, Tampa Bay Rays, Toronto Blue Jays, Washington Nationals

Ryan Raburn Pulls a Canseco (Video)
AL Central Ryan Raburn might be on your fantasy team because he is a second base-eligible player with 20+ homer power. Luckily for fantasy, they don't score fielding, because Raburn has a history of botc...
2 years ago by Athlon Sports Tags: MLB, AL Central, American, Ryan Raburn, Detroit Tigers

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