Houston Astros: 63
Mr. T's Pick: Under
Can you name five players on the Astros? How about three? No, the Killer B’s retired a long time ago.
Kansas City Royals: 79
Mr. T's Pick: Under
The Royals are really close to being a factor in the AL Central, but their young arms aren’t quite there yet. They will be better than last year and Vegas has based that expectation into a respectable win total. Expect a .300 / 30 / 110 stat line out of Eric Hosmer.
Los Angeles Angels: 92.5
Mr. T's Pick: Over
Unlike the Tigers, the Angels actually have a tremendous pitching staff to go along with their newly signed first baseman. Kendrys Morales is back from his gruesome home plate injury and should provide Albert Pujols protection in the middle of the lineup.
Los Angeles Dodgers: 81
Mr. T's Pick: Over
The new ownership group is great and all, but this core of Dodgers are historic underachievers. I still can’t believe the Dodgers employ James Loney, a first baseman who’s never hit more than 15 home runs in a season. That’s bottom-barrel production from a power position.
Miami Marlins: 85
Mr. T's Pick: Over
The Marlins are making their move to greatness just in time for a new stadium. It’s no coincidence that they signed Jose Reyes with the newfound money, but they’ll need Hanley Ramirez to bounce back to his regular production in order win the NL East. I believe he’ll do so. Look for Carlos Zambrano to return to relevance in the warm weather and comfortable surroundings.
Milwaukee Brewers: 85.5
Mr. T's Pick: Under
Ryan Braun may have escaped ramifications from a positive performance-enhancing drug test, but the offense will struggle without Prince Fielder behind him. The starting pitching is good, but they won a surprisingly small number of games last year. I expect them to be solid, but come in just slightly under their expected win total.
Minnesota Twins: 73.5
Mr. T's Pick: Under
Minnesota will look to rebound following last year’s disappointing season, but there are question marks about how effective Joe Mauer and Justin Morneau will be. Their pitching staff leaves a little bit to be desired as well.
New York Mets: 71.5
Mr. T's Pick: Under
Things have been bad for a while in Flushing, but this year will be rock bottom. They’ll play hard, but injuries and errors always seem to rear their ugly head. At least Mets fan have someone to cheer for in Lucas Duda.
New York Yankees: 93
Mr. T's Pick: Over
The Bronx Bombers reinforced their pitching in the offseason, but one of those arms, Michael Pineda, is already down for at least a month. They’ll need to get quality innings from Hideki Kuroda, Phil Hughes, and Ivan Nova because we know they can hit. The problem will remain, however, that they need to find more ways to score or risk another early October exit.
Oakland A's: 73
Mr. T's Pick: Under
Oakland got rid of their two best pitchers and their biggest addition was a young unproven Cuban import. I’m not sure if Yoenis Cespedes could roll crepes at Magic Pan, but I’m sure he’ll have plenty of time to try doing so as the offseason will come quickly.
