AL East Predictions

Here are my early predictions for the AL East:
AL East Division
1. Boston Red Sox-The Boston Red Sox, fresh off a World Series win, our already looking to repeat for next year. The Red Sox have kept all their key players including negotiating a 3 year deal with Mike Lowell, World Series MVP. The Red Sox will be better in '08 because of young players getting older and better. For example sensation Jacob Ellsbury is now, according to Red Sox.com, the starting Center Fielder. Last year he batted an average .353 last year in 33 games. He can only get better. Their pitching rotation is stronger this year with it looking like: Beckett, Schilling, Matsuzaka, Wakefield, and Lester. If Wakefield tires out in the middle of the year look for Clay Bucholz to be called up to the starting rotation.
2. New York Yankees- The Yankees are falling apart power house. They have lost their dominance and our laughed at for pushing 230 million dollars every year in the payroll. For starters their bullpen has taken a huge hit because Joba Chamberlein is now going to be a starting pitcher. In the bullpen they now have LaTroy Hawkins and Kyle Farnsworth. In these days of steroids that isn't going to get you very far. Their whole outfield is old and not fast at all. Left to right they have Hideki Matsui (33), Melky Caberera (Slow), and Bobby Abreau (Both Things). You can expect them to just fall out of the playoffs because they still have A-Rod and Derek Jeter.
3. Toronto Blue Jays-The Jays have lost their touch that they never had. They are so close to finally being a contender but they are missing the final piece to the puzzle. They have solid hitting, OK starting pitching, and very good fielding. That's good right? Wrong. Their bullpen looks like a Double AA team's and there starting pitchers fall short after 1 and 2. You should expect roughly decent season out of them. I call their percentage around .545.
4. Tampa Bay Rays- New name but sadly same team. They won't do good without more standouts but they are going to have a better year than people think. I'm predicting a .495 season out of them. Their lineup is extremely underrated. I mean Crawford, Willington, Young, Harris, Gomes, Navaro. Very good. So what are they missing? PITCHING! Scott Kazmir=BUST. The Rays have to move past their flop in Kazmir and go get a key pitcher. Until them they will be just decent.
5. Baltimore Orioles-Last AND least is what they are-let me make this team quick. They have no pitching and relief pitching and they have no defense now that Tejada is gone. There best players are Melvin Mora and Brian Roberts. Not bad but look anywhere else on the team. Expect a MAJOR letdown from this team. I'll say there percentage is around .390 to be nice.