2012 NL West Preview

Let’s be honest. The National League West is the most boring division in baseball. They play their games after much of the country has started going to bed. There’s only two genuine stars in the division by my count (Matt Kemp and Tim Lincecum—your mileage may vary, that’s just my opinion). The most notable storyline last year was the complete disaster that is Frank McCourt. Let’s just skip them.

No, wait. When you stop to take a look at these teams, most of them are actually pretty interesting (sorry, San Diego). The other 4 teams have marquee players that are among the best in baseball, and it’s a shame that guys like Justin Upton and Troy Tulowitzki don’t get the press they deserve (shoot, Kemp is just now getting recognized for being possibly the best player in baseball). Clayton Kershaw won the Cy Young last year and Kemp should have won the MVP.  This is a pretty good division, and best of all, it’s up for grabs this year. So let’s get it started.

I'm back! 2012 AL West Preview

So, as far as you know, dedicated reader, I have written these months in advance and just forgot to post them. Yeah, let’s go with that. Even now, posting these previews is done in a vacuum as much as possible. The first 10 games of the season don’t tell us much about your favorite MLB team other than how they played the first 10 games this season. So better late than never. It’s time to jump back aboard the MLB 2012 preview train, taking our action out West for awhile as we cover the AL and NL West, American-style first. Here we go!

2012 MLB Preview: AL East

Let’s start off with the TITAN~! of baseball, the New York Yankees. And their equally majestic rivals, the Boston Red Sox. And three other teams. </ESPN>

I’ll keep this brief and list each team in reverse order, with a few delusions and realities about each team. Follow me after the jump...