Offseason: Kansas City Royals

2008 Record: 75-87
2009 Record: 65-97
2010 Record: 67-95

Offense/Defense Lineup

DH - Wilson Betemit
C - Brayan Pena
1B - Billy Butler
2B - Mike Aviles
3B - Chris Getz
SS - Yuniesky Betancourt
LF - Discussed Below
CF - Jarrod Dyson
RF - Gregor Blanco

Left Fielders (Top Options)
Carl Crawford

Left Fielders (Secondary Options)
Marcus Thames

Starting Rotation

1 - Zack Greinke
2 - Bryan Bullington
3 - Discussed Below
4 - Philip Humber
5 - Discussed Below

Number Three Starters (Top Options)
Jorge De La Rosa

Number Three Starters (Secondary Options)
Chris Capuano
Jake Westbrook

Number Five Starters (Top Options)
Kevin Correia
Aaron Harang

Number Five Starters (Secondary Options)
Kris Benson
Scott Olsen
Ben Sheets
Jeff Suppan
Todd Wellemeyer
Chris Young

Bullpen

CL - Joakim Soria
SU - Gil Meche
SU - Brad Thompson
1 - Sean O'Sullivan
2 - Luke Hochevar
3 - Robinson Tejada

Royals have acquired Vin Mazzaro from the Oakland Athletics on November 10, 2010. Mazzaro will fill the role of the fifth starter, which was a hole for the Royals.

Geoff Blum: Signed two year deal with Diamondbacks

Geoff Blum was one of my suggestions as a secondary option to be the starting first baseman for the Diamondbacks. My one concern about him starting is because he's going to be 38 years old next season and hasn't broken 400 at bats since 2003. Though on the Diamondbacks, he could hit 7th in the lineup and man first base, but that means the Diamondbacks need to invest in a good hitting center fielder. The top options for them are Scott Podsednik or Jayson Werth. Corey Patterson is also a player to take a flyer on for center field as well.

Offseason: Baltimore Orioles

2008 Record: 68-93
2009 Record: 64-98
2010 Record: 66-96

Offense/Defense Lineup

DH - Discussed Below
C - Craig Tatum
1B - Discussed Below
2B - Brian Roberts
3B - Josh Bell
SS - Discussed Below
LF - Luke Scott
CF - Felix Pie
RF - Nick Markakis

Designated Hitters (Top Options)
Adrian Beltre
Melky Cabrera
Carl Crawford
Adam Dunn
David Eckstein
Pedro Feliz
Jonny Gomes
Vladimir Guerrero
Brad Hawpe
Jerry Hairston Jr.
Aubrey Huff
Cesar Izturis
Derek Jeter
Paul Konerko
Adam LaRoche
Derrek Lee
Felipe Lopez
Victor Martinez
Hideki Matsui
Carlos Pena
A.J. Pierzynski
Miguel Tejada
Juan Uribe
Jayson Werth

Designated Hitters (Secondary Options)
Michael Aubrey
Rod Barajas
Lance Berkman
Russell Branyan
Pat Burrell
Alex Cora
John Buck
Jamie Burke
Orlando Cabrera
Luke Carlin
Jesus Feliciano
Jeff Frazier
Ryan Garko
Jody Gerut
Jason Giambi
Mark Grudzielanek
Mike Hessman
Eric Hinske
Nick Johnson
Andruw Jones
Adam Kennedy
Mark Kotsay
Mike Lamb
Kevin Mench
Jason Michaels
Aaron Miles
Jai Miller
Bengie Molina
Scott Moore
Melvin Mora
Magglio Ordonez
Miguel Olivo
Jay Payton
Manny Ramirez
Cody Ransom
Mike Redmond
David Ross
Brad Snyder
Chris Stewart
Drew Sutton
Mike Sweeney
Marcus Thames
Jim Thome
Jason Varitek

First Basemen (Top Options)
Adam Dunn
Pedro Feliz
Brad Hawpe
Aubrey Huff
Paul Konerko
Adam LaRoche
Derrek Lee
Carlos Pena

First Basemen (Secondary Options)
Michael Aubrey
Lance Berkman
Russell Branyan
Alex Cora
Jason Giambi
Mike Hessman
Eric Hinske
Nick Johnson
Adam Kennedy
Mark Kotsay
Mike Lamb
Scott Moore
Melvin Mora
Cody Ransom
Mike Sweeney
Jim Thome

Shortstops (Top Options)
Jerry Hairston Jr.
Cesar Izturis
Derek Jeter
Felipe Lopez
Miguel Tejada

Shortstops (Secondary Options)
Orlando Cabrera
Alex Cora
Aaron Miles
Drew Sutton

Starting Rotation

1 - Discussed Below
2 - Discussed Below
3 - Jeremy Guthrie
4 - Brad Bergesen
5 - Rick VandenHurk

Top Starters (Top Options)
Jon Garland
Cliff Lee
Carl Pavano

Top Starters (Secondary Options)
Erik Bedard
Justin Duchscherer
Vicente Padilla
Brad Penny
Andy Pettitte
Brandon Webb

Number Two Starters (Top Options)
Hiroki Kuroda

Number Two Starters (Secondary Options)
Bruce Chen
Kelvim Escobar
Anthony Lerew
Nate Robertson
Scot Shields

Bullpen

CL - Armando Gabino
SU - David Hernandez
SU - Mike Gonzalez
1 - Kam Mickolio
2 - Jason Berken
3 - Troy Patton

Offseason: Arizona Diamondbacks

2008 Record: 82-80
2009 Record: 70-92
2010 Record: 65-97

Offense/Defense Lineup

C - John Hester
1B - Discussed Below
2B - Ryan Roberts
3B - Tony Abreu
SS - Augie Ojeda
LF - Ryan Church
CF - Discussed Below
RF - Justin Upton

First Basemen (Top Options)
Brad Hawpe
Aubrey Huff
Paul Konerko
Casey Kotchman
Adam LaRoche
Derrek Lee
Lyle Overbay
Carlos Pena

First Basemen (Secondary Options)
Garrett Atkins
Michael Aubrey
Lance Berkman
Willie Bloomquist
Geoff Blum
Jorge Cantu
Frank Catalanotto
Eric Chavez
Alex Cora
Bobby Crosby
Jim Edmonds
Ryan Garko
Troy Glaus
Mark Kotsay
Mike Lamb
Ryan Langerhans
Jeff Larish
Mike Lowell
Niuman Romero
Fernando Tatis
Jim Thome
Chad Tracy

Center Fielders (Top Options)
Jesus Feliciano

Center Fielders (Secondary Options)
Jody Gerut
Reed Johnson
Gabe Kapler
Austin Kearns
Ryan Langerhans
Laynce Nix
Adam Stern
Cory Sullivan
Randy Winn
Dewayne Wise

Starting Rotation

1 - Daniel Hudson
2 - Zach Kroenke
3 - Ian Kennedy
4 - Barry Enright
5 - Joe Saunders

Bullpen

CL - Daniel Stange
SU - D.J. Carrasco
SU - Clay Zavada
1 - Juan Gutierrez
2 - Rafael Rodriguez
3 - Billy Buckner

Offseason: Seattle Mariners

2008 Record: 61-101
2009 Record: 85-77
2010 Record: 61-101

Offense/Defense Lineup

DH - Matt Mangini
C - Rob Johnson
1B - Mike Carp
2B - Chone Figgins
3B - Jose Lopez
SS - Matt Tuiasosopo
LF - Greg Halman
CF - Franklin Gutierrez
RF - Ichiro Suzuki

Starting Rotation

1 - Felix Hernandez
2 - Discussed Below
3 - Doug Fister
4 - Jason Vargas
5 - David Pauley

Number Two Starters (Top Options):
Hiroki Kuroda

Number Two Starters (Secondary Options):
Bruce Chen
Kelvim Escobar
Anthony Lerew
Nate Robertson
Scot Shields

Bullpen

CL - Luke French
SU - David Aardsma
SU - Brandon League
1 - Shawn Kelley
2 - Ryan Rowland-Smith
3 - Anthony Varvaro

Offseason: Pittsburgh Pirates

2008 Record: 67-95
2009 Record: 62-99
2010 Record: 57-105

Offense/Defense Lineup

C – Jason Jaramillo
1B – Discussed Below
2B – Neil Walker
3B – Discussed Below
SS – Discussed Below
LF – Jose Tabata
CF – Andrew McCutchen
RF – John Bowker

On the Pirates roster for next year, they have Garrett Jones who can play first base and Pedro Alvarez who can play third base. Both players are good enough to start, but they’re not good enough to be in the lineup at the same time. If Jones is to start, the Pirates need to invest in an additional third baseman and if Alvarez starts, the Pirates will need to invest in an additional first baseman.

First Basemen (Top Options):
Adam Dunn
Pedro Feliz
Paul Konerko

First Baseman (Secondary Options):
Michael Aubrey
Alex Cora
Mike Hessman
Mark Kotsay
Jim Thome

Third Basemen (Top Options):
Jerry Hairston Jr.
Miguel Tejada

Third Basemen (Secondary Options):
Mike Hessman
Aaron Miles

Shortstops (Top Options):
Jerry Hairston Jr.
Cesar Izturis
Miguel Tejada

Shortstops (Secondary Options):
Orlando Cabrera
Alex Cora
Aaron Miles

Starting Rotation

1 – Discussed Below
2 – James McDonald
3 – Ross Ohlendorf
4 – Discussed Below
5 – Jeff Karstens

Top Starters (Top Options):
Jon Garland
Cliff Lee
Carl Pavano

Top Starters (Secondary Options):
Erik Bedard
Justin Duchscherer
Vicente Padilla
Brad Penny
Andy Pettitte
Brandon Webb

Number Four Starters (Top Options):
Dave Bush
Kevin Millwood

Number Four Starters (Secondary Options):
Doug Davis
Jamie Moyer

Bullpen

CL – Evan Meek
SU – Charlie Morton
SU – Chris Jakubauskas
1 – Brad Lincoln
2 – Chris Resop
3 – Zach Duke

Projection: October 4, 2010

TB	96	66	0.593		PHI	94	68	0.580
NYY	95	67	0.586		ATL	91	71	0.562
BOS	89	73	0.549		FLA	82	80	0.506
TOR	85	77	0.525		NYM	79	83	0.488
BAL	66	96	0.407		WAS	69	93	0.426
MIN	94	68	0.580		CIN	90	72	0.556
CWS	88	74	0.543		STL	86	76	0.531
DET	82	80	0.506		MIL	78	84	0.481
CLE	70	92	0.432		HOU	76	86	0.469
KC	66	96	0.407		CHC	75	87	0.463
					PIT	57	105	0.352
TEX	90	72	0.556		SFG	92	70	0.568
OAK	81	81	0.500		SDP	90	72	0.556
LAA	80	82	0.494		COL	83	79	0.512
SEA	61	101	0.377		LAD	80	82	0.494
					ARI	65	97	0.401

ALDS: Rays over Rangers, Twins over Yankees
NLDS: Reds over Phillies, Braves over Giants

ALCS: Rays over Twins
NLCS: Reds over Braves

World Series: Reds over Rays