Orioles starters: Dpeth, Millwood

• I think the O’s rotation will have good starting depth.  I think they will run out of good starts during the year and that’s why they won’t be good.  Brian Matusz will do a lot of that.  I think the O’s will okay as far as pitching even with this problem.  Matusz and Tillman are the guys who won’t do a lot from time to time but I don’t trust Guthrie either and they won’t cover all the needs.  Millwood will anchor this staff, not good, but he will be the deepest pitcher they will have.  David Hernandez and Jason Berken should be good to turn too and Bergesen should do everything he needs to.
• Millwood should have an okay season nothing good but he should pitch like the ace of a bad team, he will give up a lot of runs though so I wouldn’t keep him in games to long and his numbers could get high and his games could get disastrous and when that happens I wouldn’t start him.  Last year he only did good because he was on a good team, this year he could mess up a lot of things.

Do the Dodgers need Manny to do good?

I think Manny Ramirez will hit and hit for power and be a big part of the Dodgers but when the time comes I don’t think they will need him.  They will miss him and his numbers will make the offense a bit weaker but André Ethier and Matt Kemp should carry this teams outfield and the team should be budded a bit more and they won’t need his production.  From time to time they will though and it would be smart to keep them around.  Manny is the biggest part of the team now but Kemp, Ethier, Loney, and maybe Martin could be as good, by the end of the year.  Manny wouldn’t do anything terrible to this line-up by leaving but for now they need him.  I think they will have some other prospects who could fill in his position decent.

Tigers should bring back Thames

If the Tigers really want to be good they need to bring back Marcus Thames because they need that solid bench player who can hit a bit and has power that will change the year for the Tigers because they are going to need his power and he will come up with it at the right time.  Thames won’t do a few things but it will be worth it.  He should start once and a while and that won’t help his game but it will have to do and it will be a lot better than normal.  Thames is going to have a good year if he comes back it’s a safe bet and he will do enough for this offense to help them stay at the top, of all the things the Tigers need he should do a lot of them and what better player to have in the power-bench role.

Bedard solidifies rotation

Erik Bedard has just made the Mariners the possibly team to beat in the AL West.  Bedard returned to his old form last year and he should get near it again this year if he stays healthy and pitches right.  Bedard, Lee, and Hernandez are killers and having all of them takes this team to the next level.  I think all these players should pan out this year and make it very hard every game and that’s what will make them special.  The Mariners will produce low run totals every game if Bedard can just stay good.  Bedard will do everything in Baltimore and maybe better but I wouldn’t expect that out of him, as long as he is above average watch out.

If Magglio doesn’t hit will it hurt the Tigers?

Yes, because this year they don’t have a more experienced hitter to fall back on but if he does slump it won’t be as bad as last year and Miguel Cabrera could do most of the work for a while but if he doesn’t hit there is no chance that the Tigers will have a winning record.  You can’t take his 300. average or what he does for this team out of the everyday line-up, it won’t work and Clete Thomas won’t do anything that Magglio is capable of.  Maggs is declining but not fast and he can still put up tons of production in the Tigers line-up. If Magglio falls into a slump I would play him through it because anything I can get from him will help the team a lot.  He is a big offensive weapon and his slump was a one year thing.  He will see better days than most in his late career and as far as offense his on;y weakness should be anything to do with running, which isn’t a big deal.

Tigers Notes: Verlander, Damon

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• Johnny Damon will not make the Tigers into winners.  His hitting skills would make them close though because if they do want to get to the top again they will need another veteran with a good bat and pitching and Damon should cover all the hitting need.  I think he could put up as much production as Granderson in some areas but I wouldn’t lock him up more than one year.  He could do a lot in one year though.  Just having him in the line-up will give the igers a few mor wins, I like how he brings a level that the Tigers don’t have to them to that could turn out very well.
• The Tigers locked up Justin Verlander until he’s 32 which is great because now we will have him through all of his prime plus without him the Tigers would be nothing, they might have Scherzer and Porcello but Justin is a developed pitcher who will do everything a team needs for the next few years and he will be responsible for a lot of the Tigers wins and he will pitch as good as you can at times.  His stats should never be low again and keeping him five years will give the Tigers a big shot.

Can Scott Hairston do enough?

Scott Hairston will do a lot for the Padres even though their offense isn’t that good and his power will do most of it.  I think if he just works on it he can get on base a lot more which will make him a lot better.  Even though his whole player isn’t here he will do well for the Padres this year and do well the rest of his career even if he doesn’t get on base.  If Hairston does he could become a border line all-star and he would do well in a lot of situations.  If he starts the year he has a lot he could do, he could even be a bit better as far as hitting.  His hitting isn’t terrible but he needs to do that to become really good and when he puts that package together he will be dangerous all over the field.  He won’t be a consistent player though and I wouldn’t expect a lot out of him.

Yankees without Damon

I think the Yankees will hurt without Johnny Damon, he is one of their best hitters and was a very big part of this team.  Damon could hit and with his new power he could be one of their best players at times.  Randy Winn might hit good at times but he doesn’t have Damon’s skill and won’t be nearly as good.  I think the best thing about Damon was that he did a lot of things to be productive.  He also had games where he just was on fire and you can’t replace that.  The Yankees won’t lose a lot, just maybe a few wins.  Damon would do the best for the Yankees too.  Damon is getting older but he always puts up good numbers and does great things and that shouldn’t stop now.  He would continue right where he left off.  The only thing is that the Yankees need defense in the outfield and with Damon and Swisher it would be a nightmare, but that risk is good to take since they won with them last year.  Damon won’t have a career year but he might have one of his best in his late career and tear up the AL at times.

Who is more valuable: Felix or Justin

• Hernandez is better overall and can do almost anything above average  with his amazing heat.  He has so many great things to his name that will improve too and I think he will be very important to his team for a long time, but not now because they just need him to perform at par and he will.  Hernandez just needs to develop this year and then take the big load.  Hernandez is good though and almost developed but learning a few more things will make a big difference for him
• Verlander has to do well this year and he will, I think mostly because he is great at almost everything too and he will lower his ERA.  He will be agreat ace though and should do better than expected because Verlander just has those tools to do amazing things, I think he has a bigger and slightly better impact.  He has everything down too which will help him a lot this coming year and he should just keep getting better.

How good will Butler be?

I think he will be really good, like almost an MVP good.  His homer should go up and his double total should stay high.  I think he’s going to be so good because he can’t just flat-out hit and really beat a team that way.  He won’t have the defense though which hurts him because he can’t do anything on defense.  Butler’s hitting should develop more and he could become really dangerous this or next year.  He seems like the hitter that will stay at the top of his games for most of the year.  He has high upside as far as driving in runs, getting on base, and slugging.  He should carry this offense completely at times, he can do things like that and he will be very valuable to any offense.  His ceiling is high and he has a great chance to reach the top of it.  Butler will hit, just wait if he doesn’t do it right away.