Al East Predictions Way Too Early

Maddie Mayer/Getty Images

Spring Training is in a little over 2 months from now, which means the regular season is not far behind. You know what that means? I'm going to try and predict how the AL East will shape up. Sure, it's early, but who doesn't love early predictions? I know I do, so here goes.

1.) New York Yankees (98-64):Before the Yankees acquired Aroldis Chapman in a deal with the Reds, I might have had the Red Sox first, but the Yankees now have a scary bullpen, which is going to be huge. However, they do have to contend with Father Time, with one of the oldest rosters in baseball (average age is 27.1), which could be problematic for them

 2.) Boston Red Sox (95-67): I do think the Red Sox are a much-improved team with a number of key acquisitions, including big money signing David Price. I do think they'll be right in the think of the race for the AL East crown with all their additions, but my main concern for them would be the performances of their big signings from last season, particularly Hanley Ramirez. I'm not sure if I feel comfortable with him at first, but I sincerely hope he proves me wrong.

 3.) Baltimore Orioles (85-77):The Orioles haven't made too many big moves to date, and they're still waiting on slugger Chris Davis to make a decision on whether he'll return or not. Of course, putting them in third assumes Davis will return, but if he leaves, the Orioles will be in major trouble if they can't replace him.

4.) Toronto Blue Jays (80-82): 

There's no doubt that the Jays suffered a big loss when we got David Price. They still have a lineup full of sluggers, but without an elite pitcher, they'll drop drastically from last season when they went to the ALCS.

 5.) Tampa Bay Rays (69-93):

Not much you can say about Tampa. I think their run ended when Joe Maddon went to the Cubs. And they'll take over last place in the division from us. That's how I see this division shaping up. Leave a comment if you agree, or disagree. It's still early to say who'll finish where. Twitter- @C_Frederick1016 @ FlyingGM_Blog