BASEBALL '06

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(Illustration by Todd Lindeman – The Washington Post)
Smart Money
Baseball is a changed game, and teams that spend the most are no longer guaranteed World Series titles. The game once again is about fundamentally sound players and the front-office people who invest in them. Eventually, patience is rewarded, giving hope to franchises like the defending champion White Sox.

Thomas Boswell
• It's clear that pitching and defense once again have a place at the top of the sport.

Nationals
• Projected batting order (PDF)
• Projected rotation (PDF)

Orioles
• Projected batting order (PDF)
• Projected rotation (PDF)

Team Capsules
NL
• East (PDF)
• Central (PDF)
• West (PDF)
   AL
• East (PDF)
• Central (PDF)
• West (PDF)


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