We've completed previews for four of the six divisions across baseball, and today, we start our fifth: the AL Central. The Tigers won the division last year after being favored heavily before the season, but not without a huge challenge from the Chicago White Sox. In 2013, the Tigers and White Sox looked primed to contend again, with the Royals potentially being a dark horse in the division. Today, we begin our look at the division with the cellar dwellars from a year ago: the Minnesota Twins.
Friday, we finished off the NL Central by previewing the reigning division champion Cincinnati Reds. Here's your recap.
Reds on TOC
End of Season Postmortem
2013 Season Preview
You May Say I'm a Dreamer
2013 Burning Question
This Is My Nightmare
2013 X-Factor
Here's what you mised around the Corner over the weekend. Warning: lots of WBC news.
-Robinson Cano and Jose Reyes of the Dominican Republic are one hell of a double play tandem.
-This missed ca...
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Robinson Cano,
Andrelton Simmons,
Larry Walker
TEAMS: Chicago White Sox, Minnesota Twins, Cincinnati Reds, New York Yankees, Atlanta Braves
TEAMS: Chicago White Sox, Minnesota Twins, Cincinnati Reds, New York Yankees, Atlanta Braves
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