... add starting pitching depth and a few key bats before the Al will start take Burlington as a serious threat.   Durham Bulls ... Major League hitter that the top teams in the Al have. Pitching has also been a boon in Durham; Overworked starters ... rise. They are laced with talent and could go unrivaled in the weak Al East. They have both pitching and the hitting with very few flawed hitters ...

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... League tackled, we now turn our attention to the AL. The AL East is home to one of the two 7-time ... surrounding him in the lineup. New York (last season- 13th in AL) doesn't have the depth of the aforementioned teams. Their only consistent ... Franco does indeed falter. Scranton (last season- 15th in AL) probably won't be as bad as they were last season, but they have some serious question marks ...

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... I won't be covering every Rule 5-eligible player, or anywhere close. With that out of the way, first up is the AL East.  Which means the Yankees, who by far seem to have the most promising Rule 5 selection in their ... 2.64 ERA while striking out over 8 batters per nine innings and walking less than three, a typically strong season for the quad-A reliever. # Next up: The AL Central.

... Browse more photos » Last week's 2010 AL East projections post covered catcher, first base, and ... warrant him a WAR of 1.3. Not great in comparison to the other AL East shortstops, but not bad considering the offensive numbers he put up. ... heck of a lot better than .847. The designated hitter in the rest of the AL East isn't really so scary, in my opinion. Ortiz is on the ...