American League Preview Sets Bold Sox Run in 2011
The AL outlook centers on the Red Sox and White Sox with star signings Crawford and Gonzalez in Boston and Dunn in Chicago. Kom piste thoughts from Konerko, Pedroia, Youkilis, and Ellsbury frame a wide open race across divisions, with late health questions and shifts in three-team tensions shaping the season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sox
Carl Crawford
Adrian Gonzalez
Boston
Adam Dunn
Chicago
Paul Konerko
A.J. Pierzynski
David Ortiz
Red Sox
Texas Rangers
New York Yankees
Tampa Bay
Minnesota
Dustin Pedroia
Kevin Youkilis
Jacoby Ellsbury
Crawford
Gonzalez
Rays
Yankees
Toronto
Baltimore
Detroit
Victor Martinez
Dunn
White Sox
Twins
Texas
Josh Hamilton
Rangers
Oakland
Los Angeles Angels
Boston Red Sox
Jon Lester
John Lackey
Clay Buchholz
Josh Beckett
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Tim Wakefield
Ellsbury
Ortiz
Youkilis
Cliff Lee
Rafael Soriano
Mariano Rivera
Soriano
New York
Minnesota Twins
Carl Pavano
Thome
Joe Mauer
Justin Morneau
Joe Nathan
Mauer
Morneau
Nathan
Detroit Tigers
Martinez
Miguel Cabrera
Cabrera
Tigers
Cleveland Indians
Grady Sizemore
Cleveland
Shin-Soo Choo
Kansas City Royals
Kansas City
National League preview frames Phillies as favorites
Bruce Bochy backs the Phillies as World Series contenders while the Rockies push to challenge in the NL West. The Mets and Cubs enter a winter of transitions with new managers and executives. The Phillies boast a rotation with four No 1 starters led by Cliff Lee and a heightened quest to win the pennant and ultimate title.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tampa Bay Rays
Crawford
Carlos Pena
Matt Garza
Tampa Bay
Baltimore Orioles
Buck Showalter
Orioles
Baltimore
Derrek Lee
Vladimir Guerrero
Mark Reynolds
J.J. Hardy
Toronto Blue Jays
Blue Jays
John Farrell
Brett Cecil
Ricky Romero
Brandon Morrow
Kyle Drabek
Farrell
Cito Gaston
Boston
Bruce Bochy
Phillies
Philadelphia
Colorado Rockies
Bochy
San Francisco Giants
Rockies
Jason Giambi
Texas
Lee
Philly
California
South Beach
Bobby Cox
Atlanta Braves
Joe Torre
Los Angeles Dodgers
Major League Baseball
Charlie Manuel
Bunch
Roy Halladay
Roy Oswalt
Cole Hamels
Joe Blanton
Philadelphia Phillies
Manuel
Fredi Gonzalez
Cox
Braves
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Chicago White Sox
Konerko
Pierzynski
Jesse Crain
Will Ohman
Zack Greinke
Yuniesky Betancourt
Milwaukee
Alcides Escobar
Lorenzo Cain
Jake Odorizzi
Jeremy Jeffress
Royals
Adrian Beltre
Beltre
Michael Young
Oakland Athletics
Hideki Matsui
David DeJesus
Josh Willingham
Matsui
Angels
Mike Scioscia
Kendrys Morales
Los Angeles
Morales
Seattle Mariners
Seattle
Mariners
Don Wakamatsu
Eric Wedge
Flexitec
Felten
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