Olney says that Burrell is expected to be the Rays' DH most of the time.
Last year with the world champion Phillies Burrell hit .250/.367/.507 with 33 HR and 86 RBI. He will definitely be a nice addition to the Rays' lineup.
Monday, January 5, 2009
The AL East Just Got A Little Tougher
According to Ken Rosenthal and Buster Olney, the Tampa Bay Rays have signed free agent outfielder Pat Burrell to a two-year $16 million deal.
Olney says that Burrell is expected to be the Rays' DH most of the time.
Last year with the world champion Phillies Burrell hit .250/.367/.507 with 33 HR and 86 RBI. He will definitely be a nice addition to the Rays' lineup.
Olney says that Burrell is expected to be the Rays' DH most of the time.
Last year with the world champion Phillies Burrell hit .250/.367/.507 with 33 HR and 86 RBI. He will definitely be a nice addition to the Rays' lineup.
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He would be good for the rays.
Decent move by the Rays, but I still think that they had way too much go right for them last year to contend again this year. Their starting pitching just won't hold up as well as it did last year.
I see something more along the lines of a .500 ball club.
I can't disagree with that Pinstripes.
Greg, how many wins will each AL East team finish with (your predictions)?
its funny, the Rays and Dolphins both overachieved this year, I also believe next year the Rays will come down a bit, along with the Dolphins. I think it will be back to the Yanks/Sox, with the Jays/Rays fighting for 3rd. The O's will just be a nuisance, and finish last, possibly 4th if the Jays completly fall apart.
Yeah, on my site I predicted they would finish up in 3rd place at 90-72, not making the playoffs.
Here's mine Greg (AL & NL)
AL East
1st Place - New York Yankees (96-66)
2nd Place - Boston Red Sox (92-70) (Wild Card)
3rd Place - Tampa Bay Rays (90-72)
4th Place Toronto Blue Jays (81-81)
5th Place - Baltimore Orioles (72-90)
AL Central
1st Place - Minnesota Twins (90-72)
2nd Place - Cleveland Indians (86-76)
3rd Place - Detroit Tigers (85-77)
4th Place - Chicago White Sox (80-82)
5th Place - Kansas City Royals (71-91)
AL West
1st Place - Oakland Athletics (95-67)
2nd Place - Los Angeles Angels Of Anaheim (83-79)
3rd Place - Seattle Mariners (79-83)
4th Place - Texas Rangers (70-92)
NL East
1st Place - New York Mets (102-60)
2nd Place - Philadelphia Phillies (96-66) (Wild Card)
3rd Place Atlanta Braves (87-75)
4th Place - Florida Marlins (79-83)
5th Place - Washington Nationals (54-108)
NL Central
1st Place - Chicago Cubs (95-67)
2nd Place - Houston Astros (89-73)
3rd Place - St. Louis Cardinals (89-73)
4th Place - Milwaukee Brewers (77-85)
5th Place - Cincinnati Reds (70-92)
6th Place - Pittsburgh Pirates (65-97)
NL West
1st Place - Los Angeles Dodgers (92-70)
2nd Place - Arizona Diamondbacks (84-78)
3rd Place - San Francisco Giants (80-82)
4th Place - Colorado Rockies (75-87)
5th Place San Diego Padres (59-103)
Playoffs:
ALDS - Yankees Over Twins (3-0)
ALDS - Red Sox Over Athletics (3-2)
NLDS - Mets Over Cubs (3-0)
NLDS - Dodgers Over Phillies (3-1)
ALCS - Yankees Over Red Sox (4-2)
NLCS - Dodgers Over Mets (4-3)
World Series - Yankees Over Dodgers (4-1)
MP,
I'd say the Yanks and Sox both win 96-99 games and battle for first place. The Rays will win 85-90, and I think the Jays and O's will both finish at or more likely, below .500.
But with that said, a lot can change between now and April.
What do you guys think?
i say:
1) NYY 96-66
2) BOS 92-70 Wild Card winner
3) TB 87-75
4) TOR 82-80
5) BAL 73-89
Yankeeboy98 I like all of your predictions, except I think the AL West will be closer between the A's and Angels, but the A's can def. win it. I like the D'Backs more if Manny doesnt go back to LA, they need to replace Lowe too. The Giants could surprise everybody, especially if they end up with Manny, and if Zito could regain some of his past success.
Yeah, you're right Greg. The Yankees and Sox probably will be neck & neck during the season.
Here's my (revised) AL East:
1) NYY (97-65)
2) BOS (95-67) (Wild Card)
3) TB (90-72)
4) TOR (80-82)
5) BAL (71-91)
Hopefully we won't end up as the 08 Tigers.
Oh my god. You're right. After Detroit got Cabrera, Willis, and Renteria, everybody thought they would win the world series. Look what happened.
Yankeeboy98 What is the link for your site?
Argenys,
www.yankeeskidtalk.blogspot.com
hope ya like it.
I am going to go against the popular beliefs of you guys and say that the Rays are more dangerous than the Red Soxs. Sorry but their bullpen is the only thing holding them back. Their starting pitching is crazy good.
AL East
Yankees 98-64
Rays 93-69
Red Soxs 91-71
Orioles 73-89
Blue Jays 68-94
The Blue Jays really are bad people. Take a look at their rotation behind Halladay. Marcum and McGowan are injured. Halladay, Litsch, Richmond, Janssen, and Purcey won't get them to 500. Their offense has nice players but lack enough punch or experience. Their good bullpen will also become tired after bailing out the Rotation. This team won't be good, they'd be lucky to win 70 games. The Orioles suck as well.
I'd be shocked if the Rays win 90 games, and I'd honestly be quite surprised if they play anything over .500 ball.
I can't remember the last team that came out of nowhere to post a great season like they did, and then went on to maintain it. It takes years to slowly build up a quality franchise, it doesn't happen overnight. Just because TB had all these young players "hit" in the same season, doesn't mean they can all "hit" again in 2009. It's an incredibly difficult thing to ask these guys to all live up to their career years once again in 2009, especially for the pitching staff, which I feel is in for a hard crash back down to earth.
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