Ntxaib, Tus Saib Xyuas, Dawb Sox Poised Rau Tight AL Central Haiv Neeg

Txog rau lub Peb Hlis tas los, kuv yuav tau saib Hnub Qhib Qhov Tseeb-Tshaj Tawm ntawm 30 MLB cov koom haum ntawm kev faib tawm los ntawm kev faib tawm. Thaum cov qeb duas yog raws li qhov tseeb 2022 batted-pob cov ntaub ntawv, off-season player txav thiab muaj peev xwm cuam tshuam ntawm 2023 rookies yuav raug hais. Lub lim tiam dhau los, peb pib nws tawm nrog lub AL East thiab NL East; hnub no, peb tsiv mus rau AL Central.

1 – Minnesota Twins – “Tru” Talent Record = 90-72; Kev ntsuas ntsuas = 111.3 (5th), Pitching Rating = 100.1 (16th), Kev Ntsuas Ntsuas = 99.6 (15th); IN: LF Joey Gallo, RHP Pablo Lopez, C Christian Vazquez, CF Michael A. Taylor; UT Kyle Farmer, UT Donovan Solano; OUT: 1B Luis Arraez, 3B Gio Urshela, RHP Michael Fulmer

Muaj qhov sib txawv ntawm 12-kev ua si sib txawv ntawm cov ntxaib tiag tiag 78-84 cov ntaub ntawv thiab lawv cov cim "Tru" Talent tau teev saum toj no. Lub club tau tawg los ntawm kev raug mob xyoo tas los, tshwj xeeb tshaj yog nyob rau sab pitching thiab zoo nkaus li zoo dua ntawm daim ntawv lub sijhawm no.

Kev lag luam loj tshaj plaws ntawm lub caij offseason tseem tsis tau teev saum toj no - nws yog qhov pom tseeb poob hauv lub koom haum dawb ntawm SS Carlos Correa, ua ntej rau Giants thiab tom qab ntawd mus rau Mets. Thaum lub carousel thaum kawg tuaj nres, ib qho kev ua tiav ntawm lub cev tsis ua haujlwm tau tsaws nws rov qab rau hauv Twin Cities. Leej twg paub yuav ua li cas rov qab kawg ntawm nws deal yuav tig tawm, tab sis nyob rau hauv luv luv nws yog ib tug loj yeej rau lub ntxaib.

Thaum Byron Buxton noj qab nyob zoo, qhov kev ua txhaum ntawm lub club no zoo txaus, thiab qhov sib ntxiv ntawm ntau yam xws li Farmer thiab Solano ua rau lawv cov phiaj xwm B thiab C me ntsis palatable. Joe Ryan yog ace burgeoning, thiab lub club tam sim no thaum kawg yuav tau saib Ryan-Lopez-Sonny Grey-Tyler Mahle-Kenta Maeda kev sib hloov uas zoo li ib qho ntawm AL qhov tob tshaj plaws.

Cov ntxaib kuj muaj kev pab ntawm txoj kev ua liaj ua teb. 1B Alex Kirilloff tsis yog tus tsim nyog tau txais txiaj ntsig ntxiv lawm, tab sis khaws cov lus cog tseg uas ib zaug ua rau nws yog ib qho ntawm qhov kev ua phem tshaj plaws. Nws yuav zoo li nyob rau hauv Hnub Qhib kab ntawv. SS Royce Lewis tam sim no raug mob hauv caug, tab sis los ntawm lub caij nruab nrab tuaj yeem taug kev los pab lub club loj. Nws qhov nrawm yog ib qho cuab yeej tseem ceeb - vam tias yuav tsis muaj qhov cuam tshuam ntev los ntawm nws qhov kev raug mob. Ntawm Emmanuel Rodriguez yog tus puav dawb huv uas yog qhov zoo nkauj zoo nkauj thawj koom ruam los ntaus rau qhov nruab nrab hauv cov loj, txawm hais tias nws lub hwj chim tseem yuav pom. RHP Simeon Woods Richardson tuaj yeem yog qhov kev hloov pauv thaum kawg ntawm lub caij nyoog. Nws ib txwm tseem hluas heev rau nws qib, txawm hais tias nws tau muaj qee qhov mob hnyav thaum nws thawj zaug mus txog Ob-A lub caij dhau los.

2 – Cleveland Guardians – “Tru” Talent Record = 83-79 – Offensive Rating = 90.4 (26th), Pitching Rating = 99.0 (14th), Defensive Rating = 89.3 (1st); IN: 1B Josh Bell, C Mike Zunino; OUT: UT Owen Miller, C Austin Hedges

Cov Neeg Saib Xyuas zoo li pab pawg ua si thaum xyoo 1970s thaum lub caij nplooj zeeg kawg - xyoo 1973 Mets tau tshwm sim rau hauv siab. Tiv thaiv kev khiav, tso lub pob hauv kev ua si, tab sis tus txiv neej, koj tau tos rau qhov loj ntxiv-hauv paus ntaus uas tsis tau tuaj. Lub club tab tom khiav nws rov qab, tab sis ob qhov ntxiv rau lawv cov kab pib yog qhov tseem ceeb. 1B/DH Tswb thiab C Zunino tuaj yeem ntaus pob tawm ntawm txhua qhov chaw ua si; yav dhau los yuav zoo li yuav nkag mus rau hauv qhov chaw ntxuav hauv lawv qhov kev txiav txim tiv thaiv Jose Ramirez, thaum lub sijhawm tom kawg yuav nqa tag nrho-lossis-tsis muaj dab tsi thump mus rau hauv qab ntawm qhov kev txiav txim. Zunino yog tus tiv thaiv sib piv rau cov Hedges uas tau ncaim mus tab sis qhov kev tawm tsam loj dua txawm tias muaj qhov tseeb tias nws yuav ntaus hauv qab .200.

Lawv pab neeg tiv thaiv thiab nyob ze Emmanuel Clase yog qhov zoo heev, thiab kev sib hloov ntawm peb sab saum toj ntawm Shane Bieber, Triston McKenzie thiab Cal Quantrill yog pob zeb. McKenzie tshwj xeeb yog muaj peev xwm ua rau lwm kauj ruam tseem ceeb rau pem hauv ntej.

Cov Neeg Qhab Asmeskas cov kev cia siab me me uas muaj ntau npaum li niaj zaus tseem nyob hauv qhov kev ua si zoo tshaj plaws, tab sis lawv qhov kev cia siab tshaj plaws yog tam sim no tawm tsam kev raug mob. RHP Daniel Espino qhov kev poob qis kawg yog lub xub pwg nyom. Thaum noj qab haus huv, nws cov khoom tau hluav taws xob. Ntawm George Valera tam sim no tsis muaj kev raug mob dab teg. C Bo Naylor thiab RHP Gavin Williams tej zaum yuav ze tshaj los pab lub club loj. Naylor tus tij laug Josh yog Tus Saib Xyuas - Bo yog tus tsis tshua muaj sab laug-ntaus ntes nrog lub peev xwm puav. Williams yog Cleveland pitching prospect, polished strikethrower uas tsis tuav nws tus kheej.

3 – Chicago White Sox – “Tru' Talent Record = 83-79 – Offensive Rating = 98.9 (16th), Pitching Rating = 95.1 (10th), Defensive Rating = 102.0 (23rd); IN: RHP Mike Clevinger, LF Andrew Benintendi; OUT: 1B Jose Abreu, LF AJ Pollock, RHP Johnny Cueto, UT Josh Harrison, RHP Vince Velasquez

2022 yog ib qho kev poob siab heev ntawm Sab Qab Teb Sab, nrog Tony LaRussa cov neeg coob yeej tsis pom lawv txoj kev taug. Pedro Grifol yog nyob rau hauv tus thawj coj lub rooj zaum tam sim no, thiab tseem tsis tau muaj kev hloov kho loj hauv cov neeg ua haujlwm hauv chaw ua haujlwm. Abreu yog qhov poob loj tshaj plaws, nrog Andrew Vaughn tau tsiv tawm ntawm qhov chaw tawm mus los coj nws qhov chaw. Ntxiv nrog rau kev ntseeg siab ntawm vanilla Benintendi, RF Oscar Colas yog lub ntsej muag tshiab loj tshaj plaws nyob rau hauv txhua hnub lineup. Colas yog dab tsi tab sis vanilla - nws muaj cov cuab yeej nrov uas muaj lub zog loj, tab sis qee qhov hauv nws qhov kev ua si tawm tsam. Nws muaj peev xwm boom-lossis-poob, thiab kuv lub plab yog tias nws yuav xav tau qee lub sijhawm kom ncav cuag nws lub siab.

Lub zog ntawm lub club no yog nws qhov kev sib hloov pib - Dylan Cease yog qhov # 1 raug cai, thiab Lance Lynn thiab Lucas Giolito tau pom lub ntsej muag ci ntsa iab yav dhau los. Mike Clevinger thiab Michael Kopech kuj muaj qhov muaj txiaj ntsig zoo tab sis muaj kev pheej hmoo ntawm qhov kawg ntawm kev sib hloov.

Tsis muaj ntau qhov kev pab cuam me me tam sim ntawd dhau Colas ntawm lub qab ntug. Lawv lub zeem muag zoo tshaj plaws yog SS Colson Montgomery, tab sis nws yog ob peb xyoos dhau los. Nws tau txais cov cuab yeej loj thiab tuaj yeem loj hlob nws txoj haujlwm thaum kawg, tab sis nws yuav muab qhov loj me, kev ua kis las thiab lub zog muaj peev xwm ntawm qhov zoo tshaj plaws 3B kev cia siab yog tias nws ua. Raws li ib txwm muaj, Sox muaj qhov zoo ntawm lub club tam sim no.

4 – Kansas City Royals – “Tru” Talent Record = 67-95 – Offensive Rating = 99.1 (15th), Pitching Rating = 118.0 (30th), Defensive Rating = 99.9 (16th); IN: LHP Ryan Yarbrough, RHP Jordan Lyles, LHP Aroldis Chapman; OUT: SS Adalberto Mondesi

Nyob ntsiag to heev, Royals tau tsim lawv tus kheej lub luag haujlwm tseem ceeb ntawm cov tub ntxhais hluas ncaws pob. Bobby Witt Jr. yog ib tug neeg ua yeeb yam zoo tshaj plaws, thiab thaum MJ Melendez thiab Vinnie Pasquantino tsis nyob ntawm nws theem, nws yuav tsis raug thawb kom hu lawv lub hnub qub-theem kev tawm tsam. Nrog rau C Salvador Perez, qhov ntawd tsis dhau shabby ib sab saum toj plaub hitter sib lawv liag hauv lawv txhua hnub lineup. Nyob rau sab saum toj ntawm qhov ntawd, Michael Massey txav mus rau ntawm 2B, muab Nicky Lopez rau hauv lub luag haujlwm siv hluav taws xob uas nws zoo dua.

Txhua yam uas tau hais tias, tsis muaj lwm yam zoo los hais txog cov Royals no. Tseem muaj qhov sib txawv ntawm qhov chaw tawm, thiab lawv tsis tuaj yeem tsim ib yam dab tsi zoo li lub pitcher pib uas tuaj yeem pov pob dhau los ntawm leej twg.

Thiab nrog lawv cov tub ntxhais hluas, qhov kev cia siab zoo tshaj plaws tam sim no hauv lawv cov kab ke, cov kev sib tw me tau raug xaiv kom huv si.

Cov Royals muaj ib khub me me ntawm pab pawg sab laug sab laug tsim nyog saib xyuas. Frank Mozzicato muaj me ntsis ntawm kev cia siab pedigree, thiab nws fastball / nkhaus pob ua ke yuav muaj ib hnub ua rau nws tsim nyog ntawm ib nrab-tso MLB qhov. Noah Cameron yog ib tug me ntsis ntawm ib tug maub nees. Nws dazzled hauv kev txwv tsis pub siv los ntawm Tommy John phais lub caij dhau los, nrog rau cov txiaj ntsig tau dhau los ntawm nws cov khoom zoo tib yam. Hurlers uas ua tau yuav txav ceev hauv qhov system no.

5. Detroit Tigers – “Tru” Talent Record = 65-97 -Txoj Kev Ntsuas = 87.2 (28th), Pitching Rating = 110.1 (25th), Kev Ntsuas Ntsuas = 96.7 (7th); IN: LHP Matthew Boyd, RHP Michael Lorenzen, UT Matt Vierling, UT Nick Maton; OUT: RHP Joe Jimenez, C Tucker Barnhart, LHP Gregory Soto, LHP Andrew Chafin

Tiger cov kiv cua, Kuv xav tias kuv tuaj yeem hais nrog qee qhov kev ntseeg siab tias koj lub club tau poob qis thiab tau pib tawm ntawm txoj kev ntev rov qab los rau kev hwm. Puas yog lub club yuav zoo dua xyoo no? Ntuj raug txim tsis. Tab sis nyob rau hauv tshiab GM Scott Harris nws zoo nkaus li tias muaj ib qho kev npaj tiag tiag nyob rau hauv qhov chaw. Nws thawj qhov kev txiav txim siab ntawm kev lag luam yog cia cov neeg ua haujlwm tau nyiaj tiag tiag taug kev, los ntawm kev ua haujlwm dawb lossis kev lag luam. Qhov kev pom zoo uas xa los ze dua Gregory Soto rau Philadelphia coj rov qab ob daim ntawv muaj txiaj ntsig zoo hauv Matt Vierling thiab Nick Maton uas muab txheej txheej ntawm qhov tob ntawm ntau txoj haujlwm.

Re-acquired qub Tiger ace Boyd tau saib tshwj xeeb lub caij nplooj ntoos hlav no, thiab zaum saum kev sib hloov nrog cov phooj ywg tshiab nrhiav Lorenzen. Lub club tau sib koom ua ke kom muaj kev sib tw kis las thoob plaws hauv lub tshav pob hauv kev sim siv lawv qhov chaw ua si hauv tsev ua si rau lawv qhov kom zoo dua. CF Riley Greene thiab LF Kerry Carpenter tshwm sim los thov cov hauj lwm puv sij hawm, ib yam li 1B Eric Torkelson, uas tau ntaus pob nyuaj rau lub caij nplooj ntoo hlav no thaum nws tau sim ua kom rov qab tau nws txoj haujlwm ib zaug tsis tuaj yeem plam.

Kev ua liaj ua teb tau raug xaiv zoo nkauj ntawm cov txuj ci siab tshaj plaws, nrog 3B Colt Keith yuav yog tus txiv neej tom ntej. Nyob rau hauv lub mound, muaj ib pab pawg neeg txaus siab rau txoj cai pib prospects xws li Wilmer Flores, Ty Madden, Jackson Jobe thiab Reese Olson ua suab nrov. Jobe muaj cov khoom nyoos zoo tshaj plaws, thiab Olson xav tau kev kho kom zoo tshaj plaws, thaum Flores thiab Madden yuav yog thawj koom ruam zoo tshaj plaws rau thawj zaug mus txog Detroit.