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I'll say this re: Cleveland and KC... I think KC improved its pitching staff more than Cleveland improved its lineup. And I'll take the chances of KC's lineup taking a step up over Cleveland's starting rotation. Unless Trevor Bauer goes Tim Lincecum, part 2, or Ubaldo suddenly regains the 4 MPH he's lost off of his fastball since his Cy Young year, there's not much upside for Cleveland's starters.
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03-13-2013, 01:03 PM | #32 |
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if they got no pitching they aren't going to do much.
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03-13-2013, 01:03 PM | #33 |
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I agree, KC v Cleveland will be a pick em this year. Both teams have improved, and kind of offset each other.
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03-13-2013, 01:13 PM | #34 |
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03-13-2013, 01:25 PM | #35 |
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Oh, and I've been saying 85 wins.
13 game improvement from 2012, but really only a six or seven-game improvement over their pythag. Factors: Full year of Salvador Perez Moustakas/Hosmer better Escobar worse at plate (slightly) Francoeur not historically awful (league-average is an improvement of 2 wins) Better starting pitching Less overworked bullpen
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03-13-2013, 02:12 PM | #36 |
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03-13-2013, 06:07 PM | #37 |
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03-13-2013, 06:11 PM | #38 |
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God I'd be thrilled if we just go .500. It'll be a decade since we've done that this year
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