Paul Sporer has been writing about baseball for 12 years for Baseball Prospectus and other websites. Born and raised in Detroit, Paul now lives in Austin, TX where he adores the weather and spends the bulk of free time watching baseball games - both live and on TV - and putting his beagle Curtis in the dryer for hilarious photo ops.
The early part of the baseball season is tough on fans. You are thrilled that baseball has returned to become a part of your nightly routine for the next six months, but the performances can be tough to interpret properly.
This is an intriguing division as I see them as having two powers, two teams on the rise, and then one kind of in between. There is a good chance they send two participants to the playoffs. Meanwhile, there is star power for days among these five teams.
The MLB Baseball preview 2013 continues with the AL Central. Tabbed as baseball’s weakest division yet again, the AL Central could turn some heads by season’s end.
No, it’s not likely to produce a wildcard entrant nor is it likely that 60 percent of the division finishes above
The AL West is packed with talent and one team that probably already wishes it were September.
Our season preview will get your geared up for the upcoming season as we rundown each division covering the ins and outs of all 30 teams.
Out in the West, the Dodgers grabbed all the headlines with their free-spending ways, but they will have trouble steamrolling the division as the defending World Series Champs and even the Arizona Diamondbacks look to make their lives difficult all summer long
Our season preview will get your geared up for the upcoming season as we rundown each division covering the ins and outs of all 30 teams.
Let's take a look at the American League East -- a division that will definitely see a huge shift in power
Opening Day in MLB is here. It’s time for predictions. You will see predictions on divisions, award winners, rookies who will shine, and veterans who will fade. Just about anything you can think of will be predicted
Opening Day is right around the corner with a 12-game slate on April 1st (technically it’s March 31st with Texas heading to Houston – likely a token from MLB to Houston for moving to the AL without incident) followed by another seven on April 2nd that will see the remaining four open up plus provide a buffer for those opening in potential inclement weather spots.
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It's time for MLB predictions for the 2013 season. While you’d never know by the weather in most areas, MLB Opening Day is just a week away.
Zack Greinke and Josh Hamilton were the big-ticket items in free agency this winter, but the intrigue belonged to Melky Cabrera. How would his dismissal from the World Champion San Francisco Giants, and his suspension for performance enhancing drugs, impact his contract? He would leave money on the table because of his actions, but how much? How much were PEDs contributing to his performance? I'll address some of those questions, but first, some backstory:
