AL Central: Minnesota

AL West: LA Angels

AL wild card: NY Yankees

NL East: NY Mets

NL Central: Cincinnati

NL West: San Francisco

NL wild card: Philadelphia

World Series: Boston over NY Mets in 7

AL MVP: Grady Sizemore, Cleveland

NL MVP: David Wright, NY Mets

AL Cy Young: Felix Hernandez, Seattle

NL Cy Young: Tim Lincecum, San. Fran.

HRs for Josh Hamilton: 33

Wins for Kevin Millwood: 11

Rangers forecast: A good start keeps the Rangers (marginally) in the race with the Angels in the West until late August. With 83 wins, improvement finally is on display.

KEVIN SHERRINGTON

AL East: Boston

AL Central: Minnesota

AL West: LA Angels

AL wild card: NY Yankees

NL East: NY Mets

NL Central: Chicago Cubs

NL West: LA Dodgers

NL wild card: Philadelphia

World Series: Boston over NY Mets in 7

AL MVP: Justin Morneau, Minnesota

NL MVP: Albert Pujols, St. Louis

AL Cy Young: Daisuke Matsuzaka, Bos.

NL Cy Young: Johan Santana, NY Mets

HRs for Josh Hamilton: 41

Wins for Kevin Millwood: 14

Rangers forecast: Fielding will be better, the Rangers will always hack and young pitching will struggle, but the prospects are worth watching.

JEAN-JACQUES TAYLOR

AL East: Boston

AL Central: Minnesota

AL West: LA Angels

AL wild card: NY Yankees

NL East: Philadelphia

NL Central: Chicago Cubs

NL West: LA Dodgers

NL wild card: NY Mets

World Series: NY Mets over Boston in 7

AL MVP: David Ortiz, Boston

NL MVP: David Wright, NY Mets

AL Cy Young: Roy Halladay, Toronto

NL Cy Young: Johan Santana, NY Mets

HRs for Josh Hamilton: 37

Wins for Kevin Millwood: 15

Rangers forecast: Defense is better, pitching is still average, but the Rangers will hit enough to win 85 games.

TIM MACMAHON

AL East: Boston

AL Central: Cleveland

AL West: LA Angels

AL wild card: Tampa Bay

NL East: Philadelphia

NL Central: Chicago Cubs

NL West: LA Dodgers

NL wild card: Arizona

World Series: Boston over LAD in 6

AL MVP: Grady Sizemore, Cleveland

NL MVP: Manny Ramirez, LA Dodgers

AL Cy Young: John Danks, White Sox

NL Cy Young: Edinson Volquez, Cinc.

HRs for Josh Hamilton: 35

Wins for Kevin Millwood: 12

Rangers forecast: A young, improving team is competitive enough to keep the locals' interest until the Cowboys report for training camp.

RICHARD DURRETT

AL East: Boston

AL Central: Cleveland

AL West: LA Angels

AL wild card: NY Yankees

NL East: NY Mets

NL Central: Chicago Cubs

NL West: LA Dodgers

NL wild card: Philadelphia

World Series: Boston over NY Mets in 6

AL MVP: Grady Sizemore, Cleveland

NL MVP: David Wright, NY Mets

AL Cy Young: Jon Lester, Boston

NL Cy Young: Johan Santana, NY Mets

HRs for Josh Hamilton: 34

Wins for Kevin Millwood: 14

Rangers forecast: Not quite enough pitching (what else is new?) means they won't catch the Angels despite a potent lineup. Second place and an over-.500 record are realistic goals.