I. Am. Ready.

The snow is burying Washington, D.C. But it doesn't matter. Baseball is back. Very, very, quickly, I'm going to give my predictions for the division winners.

AL East: New York Yankees
AL Central: Chicago White Sox
AL West: Seattle Mariners
Al Wild Card: Tampa Bay Rays

NL East: Phillies (Duh)
NL Central: Chicago Cubs
NL West: San Francisco Giants
NL Wild Card: Florida Marlins

Yes. The Rays are due for a bounceback. The Cubs too. The Giants, you can't beat their top two starters. The Phillies just pound you. The Mariners have a drop off in their rotation from the first two, but you can find a starter and they don't make errors. The Yankees are just stacked. The Marlins are due for one of their characteristic runs (having a dominant starter and arguably the best position player in baseball doesn't hurt either). The White Sox starting staff is one of the three best on the face of the planet. Period. I don't know why people refuse to believe Gavin Floyd is good, or think that Jon Danks is older than he is (HE'S 24, DOPES!!!!).

Boston and Chicago (AL) actually are both similarly built teams: they've traded some power for defense (allegedly in the case of Chicago [I don't really buy into Mark Teahen at all] around killer starting staffs. Chicago has less injury questions, and plays in a far, far, far, far, far, far weaker division. I think Boston will be on the outs looking in at their gray and blue rivals in the Bronx and St. Petersburg. Atlanta: last year was a fluke. St. Louis: Carpenter is going to get hurt. He will. Ryan Franklin sucked at the end of the season. They have nothing other than Pujols & Holiday. The Mets are a disaster. Washington can shoot for .500 this year (it's not totally crazy, either). Milwaukee? Nope. That team is two guys and nothing else. Pittsburg? Kansas City? Oh, please.

The only real tentative one I had to leave out was Colorado. Last year wasn't a fluke. That team is built nicely, and unlike the Giants, they have both pitching and hitting. The Giants have Kung-Fu Panda, but nothing else offensively. I think Lincecum is so dominant as to give them an edge (because you know they'll give him the ball down the stretch and that guy is BALLER!!!!!). We'll see how I do!!!