2008 American League Central

Two of baseballs best teams call the American League Central home and they will battle it out in 2008 for the division crown.

The Central could also find it self with the 2008 American League Wildcard entry to.

Fifth Place:
The Chicago White Sox have fallen so quickly since their 2005 World Championship and 2008 will mark the bottom as they will finish last in the AL Central.

Fourth Place:
Johan Santana has moved on and the Minnesota Twins will begin to rebuild for future runs at the AL Central crown. They have a good core of young players however an uncertain pitching staff will hold them back. They will need a big year from Liriano if they hope to even be competitive for the mid part of the division.

Third Place:
The Kansas City Royals will take a step forward this season as they continute to build a decent young team. Gil Meche will need a strong season to help the Royals claim third place.

Second Place:
Many have tagged the Detroit Tigers as American League favorites, but they won't quite beat out the Indians for the Central crown.

Division Champion:
The Cleveland Indians will repeat as AL Central Champions and attempt to advance past the AL Championship where they had a 3-1 lead in 2007.

Grady Sizemore and Travis Hafner will need to have MVP caliber seasons and C.C. Sabathia and Fausto Carmona will need to replicate their 2007 seasons for the tribe to hold off the Tigers.