I am SELLING this. The Pirates did make the playoffs after a fantastic season and a great run ending a long draught in Pittsburgh. The lineup has not been good this year and is ranked in the bottom half of most hitting categories. Their division is no easy task with teams like the Reds,Cards and now the Brewers. The Bucs need a spark and it should come from prospect Gregory Polanco. He is raking in Triple-A and is deserving of a call up right now.
Jose Abreu will win the AL Rookie of the Year.BUY this one big time. The only competition Abreu will have this year is Royals flamethrower Yordano Ventura and I guess Tanaka even though I don't consider him much of a rookie. Abreu is off to a outstanding start and is tied with Pujols in the league lead in homers with 9. He is also tied for the lead league in RBI with 27. If he keeps up numbers like this it will be a lock that he wins the ROY.
The Brewers are the best team in baseball.
This is a tough one to judge buy I am BUYING the Brew Crew. The Brewers are off to a 17-6 and show no reason why they can't play this well all season long. They really do not have any holes in their lineup top to bottom. They have power, speed and they can get on base. The bullpen has been tremendous led by Francisco Rodriguez who leads the league in saves with 10. Don't forget about the rotation which has been also lights out. They might not have that one Ace, but they have 5 guys who can take the ball and win you a big game.
Aaron Harang will continue to pitch this well.
Harang is 3-1 with a 0.85 ERA this season. SELL. I mean come on it is Aaron Harang. He has been in the league for 13 seasons and has a career ERA of 4.22. Now that sounds more like the Aaron Harang I know. He has had some good years in the past. A good year for him is usually 13-9 with a 3.80 somewhere around there. He still may give the Braves some solid starts and a solid year overall. Just don't expect more outings like his first couple starts.
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