Don’t be misled by the ballpark effects of Coors Field as the Rockies were only 18th in runs scored last season. Without Holliday could it get worse?
AL East
Blue Jays – The Toronto offense is actually worse than 2008 and the Roy Halladay trade talks begin swirling in May.
Halladay is a great starter in any rotation, but no one likes to answer questions about trade rumors every single time they are interviewed. The AL East is the toughest division for any starter, so a trade may be a positive, but the months leading up to it may be the issue.
Orioles – Greg Zaun gets off to a hot start in Baltimore.
While I do expect Matt Wieters will take over the catcher position at some point early this season, what happens if it isn’t until June 1? That will make anyone taking him amongst the top 10 catchers in an annual re-draft league scramble to pick up the slop left on the waiver wire.
Rays – BJ Upton misses the first two weeks of the season and takes an additional month to get up to speed after missing all of Spring Training.
There are already a lot of questions about how Upton’s injury will affect him this season after he posted subpar power numbers in 2008. Six weeks of poor performance would certainly make his overall ranking amongst outfielders take a dive.
Red Sox – The wrist issue David Ortiz struggled with last season saps his power.
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