National League North Preseason Analysis

 Last year this division was our leagues most competitive in our league. Six games separated first place from third. The run differential between theses three teams was 167 runs.

   San Juan franchise    owner mike1184  19 seasons in this league   1,765 wins
 
    Last season San Juan was fourth in the national league in ERA. Yhoxian Sasaki led the staff with 9 complete games in 37 starts. Future ace Jose Cordero had a 3.22 ERA in 22 starts. Young pitchers Yean Carlos Mendoza, Julius Lanning, and Otis Swann will only strengthen this staff.
   If the arms were the bright spot last year, the bats were disappointing. Actually the infield was good but the outfielders were disappointing. 7 players started more than 10 games in right field, only one player had more than 30 starts.
  If free agency can bring in a couple of big bats to add to this outfield San Juan will be fine.


   Cleveland franchise   owner Saffron       14 seasons in this league      1,195 wins

 Last season the Shijirarenai were 29 and 20 in one run games and 9-2 in extra innings; it's going to be hard to duplicate those results.
 Youngsters Hipolito Prado, Hansel Difo,Glen Morris and Bartolo Herrera wild look to put up more runs this year. The pitching staff is led by Jerome Leary and Ricardo Park. The fur of the staff is bright with Russell Palmer, Saul Dolis, Tony Ontiveros and Chief Roosevelt.
 The farm system has 4 stud hitters on their way to Cleveland this season or next; so help is on the way.


 Washington D.C. franchise  owner  sport65      2 seasons in the league   194 wins

  This franchise has won the division 7 of the last 8 seasons. With a run differential of 138 runs, this team looks to make it 8 out of 9.
  Using a four man rotation for most of last season this veteran group for a bullpen that won 27 games and saved 58. If this staff has a weakness it is age. All the starters are 30 and older; with the oldest being 33.
  The bats are consistent if not spectacular. Of the tan players with over 300 at bats only 1 hit above .300;Jett Whiteside. However Tony Funaki, Sam Collins, Vladimir Oliveros, Dave Schwimer, Pierce  Karstens, and Kelly Randolph hit above .280.
 
Durham franchise        owner beecher                first season in the league

 A franchise in the rebuilding mode. Beecher will have the second pick in the draft.
 The left side of the infield is strong with Tony Martin and Chris Malloy.
 The pitching is led by Anthony Daniels, Chad Sellers and Guillermo Ortiz.
 The Tobacconists have over 50 million to spend in free agency to help with the rebuild.