2015 Preview: San Diego Padres

Sometimes it’s difficult to gauge “the most improved team” from one season to the next, especially when it comes to offseason trades and free agent signings, but in 2015, it has to be, without question, the San Diego Padres.

First year GM AJ Preller went banana sandwich this winter basically giving the Padres a complete facelift.

Bringing in stars Justin Upton, Matt Kemp, Wil Myers, and James Shields, the Padres certainly should do more than just contend in the west this year.

The Padres certainly bring a lot of interesting personalities and dynamics to the table in 2015, and while I have my questions about whether all the money spent and trades made will pay off, I think there’s some guys that fans may not be talking about they’ll want to keep their eyes on this year.

2015 Preview: Chicago White Sox

Since Avisail Garcia came back healthy late last year and the Carlos Rodon fell to the Sox at #3 in the MLB draft, I’ve been excited to get this preview published!

2015 Preview: San Francisco Giants

It’s an odd number year so the Giants aren’t going to win the World Series, right?

I’m not going to say anything original about the Giants run last year that isn’t original, so we’ll leave last year to last year and look ahead to this year.

2015 Preview: Texas Rangers

Injuries, injuries, and more injuries did in the 2014 version of the Taxas Rangers, and so far in training camp, the injury bug doesn’t seem to be moving on.

Obviously the loss of Yu Darvish to Tommy John Surgery is going to hurt the Rangers rotation in 2015 and will likely set them back a great deal, I’m not sold this team won’t compete without him.

There isn’t a flashy bunch of names in this Rangers rotation, but there’s a few I think will step up and help provide some relief this year.

2015 Preview: Milwaukee Brewers

Last year, I knew the Brewers were going to be better than people thought, did I think they would put themselves into a position going into the last month where they could clinch a berth into the postseason? I did not.

Unfortunately, the Brewers folded late and could not finish what could have been one of the biggest surprises we’d seen in baseball in some time.

However, in 2015, I look for Milwaukee to be just as good as last year, and I have three guys that are going to bounce back, and one that is going to emerge as a major player for Milwaukee in 2015.

2015 Preview: Toronto Blue Jays

I’ve come to the conclusion, the Toronto Blue Jays are the American League’s version of the Cincinnati Reds.

The last five years, the Reds teased me into thinking they were a real threat to take the NL pennant, and yet never did. The last few years, the Blue Jays have fooled me into thinking they were different.

If the Blue Jays are going to change my mind, I’ve got three guys that need to step up in Toronto.

2015 Preview: Oakland A's

Every year I look at the Oakland Athletics and think “eh, they’re just going to be a middle of the pack group, they can’t compete in a top heavy American League East”. And for the better part of five years, they’ve been proving me wrong.

This offseason Billy Beane has made some drastic changes to the A’s that were the talk of the winter. Some good some bad.

2015 Preview: Kansas City Royals

The 2014 Kansas City Royals were perhaps the most pleasant surprise of the decade when they exploded into the postseason and roared to a World Series Game 7 with the eventual Champion San Francisco Giants.

Whether you were a Royals fan or not, you had to be rooting for them and their fans. I dunno, maybe it was just me.

2015 Preview: Chicago Cubs

I feel like I've been saying it for about two years now: The Chicago Cubs are coming folks. Sure as God's vengeance, they're coming.

Is the year 2015? I truthfully cannot completely rule it out. This lineup from the start of last year to this year is so much better, it is scary to think about what is coming.

And while what is coming is very exciting, 2015 is on the horizon, so let's get to it.

2015 Preview: New York Yankees

It’s always fun to hate the Yankees, right? I mean, 27 World Championships. They always seem to find that superstar in their farm system. They always seem to be able to afford that superstar from somebody else’s. The fan base is entitled. The fan base only sees that next big player that they can pay.