The Sox are going to have a difficult time making the playoffs this year. I’m no sucker for the Jays quick start (they’ll start to slip once they deal Roy Hallady and realize Marco Scutaro is starting at shortstop) but I think the rest of the American League is better than most pundits allow.
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Jones is one of the league's most exciting youngsters, and he reminds me of B.J. Upton in the box. Jones is rangy in center, and the sky's the limit for this kid.
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Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim
Will Torii Hunter be able to provide another big bat to help Vladimir Guerrero carry the load?
Last season the Angels were fourth in runs scored in the American Leauge but 10th in total bases and 12th in home runs. They have done an amazing job since Mike Scioscia has been running the team of getting on base and doing the little things to score runs: they hit and run, steal bases and take the extra base whenever possible. There inability to strike quickly manifested itself in the playoffs against the Red Sox last year when they were unable to come of with the quick strikes to score runs in bunches and keep up with a high powered offense that was firing on all cylinders. If Vlad Guerrero wasn’t able to come up with that hit, then no one would. Garret Anderson showed some pop in the last couple months of the season, but injuries are clearly beginning to take their toll on him and even when he is in the lineup, he is not nearly as dangerous as he once was.
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