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2011 Boston Red Sox Predictions And MLB Season Preview

March 31st, 2011 Posted in MLB
Mar, 31 2011
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The Boston Red Sox perhaps made the biggest enhancement to their team of all the teams that made moves this offseason to improve their ball clubs. The Red Sox also acquired first baseman Adrian Gonzalez after landing coveted free agent Carl Crawford this winter.

In MLB Betting and the Red Sox are one of the top favorites to win the World Series, at +350.

While playing in San Diego the last few years, Gonzalez has quietly been one of the best first basemen in the league. Many analysts are expecting Gonzalez to have a monster year with the move to the hitter friendly Fenway Park.

There are some questions regarding the Red Sox’s pitching staff while the offense is expected to once again be potent in Boston. By leaving fans wondering if they will be able to bounce back and have better years in 2011, Josh Beckett and John Lackey both struggled at times last year. Dice K also now occupies the fifth spot in the rotation as he has not lived up to his monstrous contract yet. The Red Sox should easily win the AL East Division as both the Yankees and Rays are expected to have down years if these three players can have a good 2011 season.

As well with the addition of Bobby Jenks to work the seventh or eighth innings the Red Sox bullpen should be better this year. From a shaky 2010 that still saw him close thirty seven games, Papelbon should bounce back. The Red Sox should be able to win the division rather easily with all of these new pieces and some old players returning to form.

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St. Louis Cardinals MLB Season Preview

March 26th, 2011 Posted in MLB
Mar, 26 2011
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St. Louis CardinalsThe St. Louis Cardinals entered the season with high hopes, but their hopes may meet disappointment this season. The Cardinals were relying heavily on the fact that they’d be able to put two aces on the mound that would rival the top two pitchers of any team in the Majors. However, their hopes were crushed as Adam Wainwright has suffered an injury that should keep him out for the season.

MLB odds have the Cardinals at +2000 to win the World Series.

Even without Wainwright the Cardinals will still have Chris Carpenter. Last season, Carpenter put 16 wins on the board and pitched 235 solid innings for the Cardinals. They will need another season with a ton of innings from the workhorse in 2011.

The Cardinals will also need their young gun, Jaime Garcia, to step up and pitch the way he did last year. Garcia had a 2.70 ERA last year and looked like a guy that the Cardinals would be able to rely on in the future.

The Cardinals will have one of the best 1-2 punches in baseball in their lineup, even if they won’t have it on the mound. The Cardinals have Albert Pujols, who is widely regarded as the best hitter in baseball. They also have Matt Holliday, a hitter that has proven to have the ability to hit for average and power while knocking in runs.

There are some concerns as to whether or not Pujols will be a distraction for the Cardinals this season. He has asked for a contract extension and the Cardinals were not able to put together a deal that satisfied the slugger.

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2011 MLB Season Preview – San Diego Padres

March 18th, 2011 Posted in MLB
Mar, 18 2011
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In 2011, the San Diego Padres are looking to build upon their success as they managed a solid season in 2010. Backed by a pitching staff that outperformed every other pitching staff in Major League Baseball, the Padres managed a 90-72 record.

In MLB Betting, the Padres are at 45-1 odds to win the 2011 World Series.

No matter where they play the Padres are built to be successful. The Padres had an identical record while playing at home and on the road last season while some teams tend to fare much better at their home field.

In duplicating the success that the Padres had last season, they will have a tough task ahead of them. In the NL West, one of the most difficult divisions in baseball, they are now playing. There were 4 teams in the division that managed to win at least 80 games last season.

They need to step things up offensively if they hope to have success again this season, while the Padres managed to win 90 games with a fantastic pitching staff. They batted just .246 on the season last year. In Major League Baseball this was just the 28th best batting average.

Last season all of the offense for the Padres relied on Adrian Gonzalez. He knocked in 101 RBIs last season as he pounded 30 homeruns. Gonzalez will now be helping out the Boston Red Sox as he has jumped ship. The Padres will be a sub .500 teams this season with the stiff competition in the NL West Division otherwise they will need someone to step up and fill in for Gonzalez.

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New York Mets Spring Training: Carlos Beltran Will Move To Right Field

March 1st, 2011 Posted in MLB
Mar, 01 2011
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Carlos Beltran initiated a move that could affect the New York Mets World Series MLB Odds this season as he reported to the Mets spring training camp Monday.

On Monday Beltran reportedly approached Mets’ manager Terry Collins and told him he wanted to talk, after that he said, he wanted to jumpstart the long-debated move from center field to right field.

Beltran said, “I came today thinking in my heart, ‘I still think I can play center field. But, at the same time, this is not about Carlos. This is about team.”

Angel Pagan told he would be starting the season in center field, and that Beltran would be playing right field. Pagan did a decent job filling in for Beltran when Beltran missed the first half of last season after arthroscopic knee surgery.

To cut off the possibility of weeks of media speculation about a potential move, he initiated the moved in order to avoid a last-minute move just as the season begins, what Beltran said.

Beltran further added, “In order for me to play center field, I need more time. I want to be on the same page with everyone here. I want Terry to have his time and to come to the ballpark ready to play the lineup without thinking where he is going to play Pagan, where he’s going to play me. At the same time I’m thinking about Pagan coming to the ballpark and preparing himself and focused to play baseball. I don’t want to create any distractions here.”

Beltran has started three games in right field in his career, all in 2000 for the Kansas City Royals and at 33, he is in the final season of a seven-year, $119 million contract.

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