Spring training is in full swing and in years past, I'd be busy right now preparing for a fantasy league draft. Now, I just look 'em over and call 'em like I see 'em, which is much easier. Any fool can do it, and a great many fools do, so why not Buster too?
Neither of our two Ohio teams will make the post-season in 2010 (and I sincerely hope I'm wrong when I say that). Of the two, the Reds look like the better bet. Votto, Phillips and Rolen can do some damage, and Cabrera is a helpful pickup at shortstop. Pitching is adequate with Harang, Cueto and Arroyo, and Cuban queso-meister Aroldis Chapman could be big fun. (Old Bob Feller blurted out some incoherent kvetching about Chapman's signing bonus. Said Rapid Robert, "He's getting Obama stimulus money. Wake me up when he has 100 wins." Yo, Bob -- By the time Aroldis gets 100 W's, you'll be enjoying the Big Sleep.) Buster says the Reds will win 84 games, threaten for the wildcard, but come up short.
The Indians could be in for a long year. The stars are gone and they're rebuilding again (still). Sizemore is an obvious talent, and Peralta and Choo are OK. Pronk's a mess. Maybe the kids will step up. Pitching is the surgically rebuilt Westbrook, followed by the power of prayer. Buster says the Tribe's good for 75 wins, tops.
Buster's 30-Team Prognostication
AL East: NY Yankees, Boston (WC), Tampa Bay, Baltimore, Toronto
AL Central: Minnesota, Chicago White Sox, Detroit, Cleveland, Kansas City
AL West: LA Angels, Texas, Seattle, Oakland
NL East: Philadelphia, Atlanta (WC), Florida, NY Mets, Washington
NL Central: St. Louis, Chicago Cubs, Cincinnati, Milwaukee, Houston, Pittsburgh
NL West: LA Dodgers, Colorado, Arizona, San Francisco, San Diego
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