We polled 58 scouts including at least one from all 30 Major League Baseball clubs to get a pre-season feel for where they think each team will finish. Each scout put down the record they thought every team would finish with; we averaged them out and came up with the data. Here's what they came up with for the American League teams.

* You will notice that there are two Wild Card Winners Listed.  That's because the Red Sox came up with the better record on the mathematical average but the Rays received more voted for actually making the playoffs.

** This is not a prediction as to where each team will finish, it's a mathematical computation of the results of the poll.

National League Power Rankings HERE

Comments:

• It looks like they are anticipating both Wild Card teams to come out of the AL East
• These cards were all turned in prior to the Joe Nathan arm issue announcement; not sure how that changes things.
• The Kansas City Royals picked to win 83 games! Whoa! They are expecting a repeat year from Zack Greinke, a breakout year from Luke Hochevar and Alex Gordon (his thumb injury was taken into account), and All-Star year from Billy Butler. Well wouldn't that be somethin' special!
• It looks like they think that Nolan Ryan's Texas Rangers have enough pitching to get the job done.

P.S. - If you don't like your teams pre-season ranking don't send us nasty e-mail. We're just the messenger! - Blake Kearny

Blake is a retired baseball scout (34 years) from Los Angeles, California. He currently runs a baseball school for children in Los Angeles.

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