Couple of things that I caught notice of that I didn't agree with at all.
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Goldstein sees Leake and Wood as middle-to-back-of-the rotation guys (Leake a 3-4; Wood a 4-5) , "but you need guys like that to win divisions.”
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To me this is too text book of an answer. Neither possess blazing fastballs or drop off the face curve balls so they can't be ace quality. It seems like he is to enamored with slotting pitchers on what they don't have instead of what they do have.
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Goldstein thinks 84-85 victories could win the NL Central this year.
"The computer is calling for a three-team race: Cincinnati, Milwaukee, St. Louis, not in any order. Milwaukee improved their pitching a lot with Greinke and Marcum, but they've still got holes. And St. Louis lost Wainwright."
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I will be actually shocked if only 84 W's takes the division. I see the Cards without Wainwright as an 85 win team. I think both the Reds and Brewers can win upwards of 90 games this season.