[kvitacencia]

As far as the NL Central goes... it's probably going to come down to the Cubs and Reds, and with the way Dusty manages his pitchers, chances are that they're going to have a lot of problems this next year. The Cardinals are still in it as long as they have Pujols, but losing Wainwright is going to kill them.

The Cubs having a chance is dependent upon Zambrano pitching like he did in his last 11 starts last year... 8-0 with a 1.76 ERA. Getting Matt Garza from the Rays is also going to bolster the rotation, as he's a much better pitcher than Ted Lilly, and should benefit a ton moving from the AL East to the NL Central. We also have to have a good year from Pena and Ramirez in the middle of the order, and hope that Soriano is at least as good as he was last year (which wasn't great).

So, as a true die hard Cubs fan... I have to say that the Cubs are going to take the NL Central, but I won't make any predictions beyond that for us.