I think the Rockies with thier young hitters and semi decent rotation will suprise some people. I'm not saying they will be great, they just will suprise. So who, and why?
2007-03-01 03:38:40 · 24 answers · asked by Too Cool For Me 4 in Sports ➔ Baseball
Well, look for the Brewers to be better this year. Don't be "surprised" if they make a move on the NL central. But, I do think it hinges on the health of Ben Sheets.
Also, just because of their season last year, the Braves are poised to make a move as well. They have made a move with their pitching staff. They are 5 strong on starters and they can now actually get it to a decent closer. Middle relief and closer is considerably better.
Another one of the band-wagon "surprise" teams is the Indians. They should be set up to have a good season as well. But, their fate lies in the hands of the Tigers, White Sox, and Twins. If those teams are anything like they were last year, the Indians better be ready for a hard-fought season. They better have learned a lot from last year's downfalls and make the necessary improvements.
2007-03-01 03:48:39 · answer #1 · answered by techplayer77 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Before I even read your details, I was going to say the Rockies. They have a lot of young talent and are ready to break out. With the treatment of the balls in Colorado, they finally have a chance to have pitchers put up some decent numbers too.
I also think the DBacks are a nice young team, and the Rangers could surprise some folks this year too.
2007-03-01 04:29:48 · answer #2 · answered by Eho 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
To be a surprise team by definition you can't be the favorite or even the perceived main challenger to the favorite. So, Yankees, Sox, Tigers, White Sox, Oakland, Angels, Mets, Phills, St. Louis, Dogers and Padres can't be considered surprises. I think it would be difficult to call the Cubs a surprise with the off season they had.
Of the remaining teams, I think your most likely surprise is going to be the Rangers. They upgraded the starting pitching, restocked the bats, and I think the Angels and A's are going to be a little down.
2007-03-01 04:02:30 · answer #3 · answered by NVAJacketFan 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Houston will conquer the Central and may take the NL. Picking up Carlos Lee and Mark Loretta was huge and using Bagwell as a mentor will excel the lineup as the piching will improve with the aquisition of Jennings and Williams. The bullpen is solid and consistent. Resiging Clemens won't hurt them in any means.
2007-03-01 04:56:30 · answer #4 · answered by ccadwell 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
The Atlanta Braves. They made a big mistake getting rid of Adam Laroche, but Jeff Francoeur is finally fitting into his Right Field positiona nd if Chipper Jones would stay healthy for an entire season then I'm aexpecting good things to happen. Also, Andruw Jones needs to keep doing whatever he was doing last season for the Braves to have a great year.
2007-03-01 04:11:33 · answer #5 · answered by Jeff B 1 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Just like the Tigers of last season (GO TIGERS), I think that the Marlin's will do pretty well. Good young hitters and pitching staff and the with the Braves not looking to great..Wild Card?
2007-03-01 11:12:48 · answer #6 · answered by D 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Royals with flirt with .500, which will shock everyone. Pitching staff is about 400% better. Alex Gordon is starting at 3rd on Opening Day. He will hit .300 with 25 HR's and 12 SB's and get Rookie of the Year.
2007-03-01 04:36:17 · answer #7 · answered by KC Slim 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
I'm thinking more along the lines of the Arizona DiamondBacks or even the Toronto BlueJays just to anme a couple of potential surprise teams.
2007-03-01 04:53:39 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Toronto will be into it deep into the season - that's my prediction.
Rockies... I used to live in CO, and it was always amazing how the owners just never seemed to care. Most profitable team in baseball, with the worst team in the division, if not MLB. I haven't kept up with them - maybe you're right this year.
2007-03-01 03:47:21 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
I think the Milwaukee Brewers will be a surprise and put together a good season, maybe winning 88-90 games.
2007-03-01 03:54:24 · answer #10 · answered by J-Far 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋