MLB Picks: AL East

Two Point Diversion is starting a six part blog post over the next few days that will name our predictions for this young MLB season.  We'll go division by division, offering some explanation for our predictions ultimately leading to our playoff and World Series picks.

AL East

1. New York Yankees 

2. Boston Red Sox

3. Baltimore Orioles

4. Tampa Bay Rays

5. Toronto Blue Jays

TPD has the Yankees taking the AL East this year.  Unlike Boston, New York has the swagger of a team that can win, and their starting staff continues to make strides later in the rotation.  An absolute front man in Sabathia will lead that team to the top of the East.  Despite their recent funk, Boston has too much talent to stay at the bottom of the division for too long, and a re-emergent Beckett and Dice K are pivotal to their season.  Baltimore is the up and coming team, and its about time.  A staff thats carried by a group of young arms and a lineup that rivals some of the best slow pitch, 12 ft. arch softball teams, TPD thinks the Orioles show promise, but look for them to take a dip in the middle of the season once teams start seeing the young pitchers a couple times around.  Tampa and Toronto both show some promise, but are shells of their former selves after both teams lost key players this past offseason.  We feel legitimately upset for David Price, and feel that Kyle Drabek has the tools to be a consistent starter down the road.  Post a comment if you agree or disagree with any of our decisions, and check our Facebook page and our Twitter for updates!