My 2011 MLB Regular-Season Picks, Playoffs and Post-Season Awards

AL East

1. Boston Red Sox 98-64 They added Carl Crawford and Adrian Gonzalez in the flashy moves. Added Bobby Jenks and Dan Wheeler in the lesser, but still important depth moves. Lackey still concerns me, and Beckett is an every-other-year-pitcher. I don't think they have the starting pitching depth, but their offense will mask many of their problems, like high ERA's for Beckett and Matzusaka. Simply the best of the rest but I'm not 100% impressed.

2. *Toronto Blue Jays 92-70 Why so high on them? After trading stellar No. 4 pitcher,...

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