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AL West: Angels

AL Central: Tigers

AL East: Red Sox

AL wild card: Indians

NL West: Diamondbacks

NL Central: Brewers

NL East: Mets

NL wild card: Dodgers

World Series: Tigers over Diamondbacks in 7

Team on the rise: Dodgers

Superstar on the rise: Reds 2B Brandon Phillips

Biggest on-field story of the year: Yankees fall below .500, miss playoffs

Roger Clemens indicted, retired or active: Retired. Having failed to save his name publicly, Clemens fades into the background and avoids an indictment.

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AL West: Angels

AL Central: Tigers

AL East: Yankees

AL wild card: Mariners

NL West: Diamondbacks

NL Central: Cubs

NL East: Mets

NL wild card: Phillies

World Series: Mets over Tigers in 6

Team on the rise: Tampa Bay

Superstar on the rise: Orioles CF Adam Jones

Biggest on-field story of the year: Johan Santana wins 25 games for Mets.

Roger Clemens indicted, retired or active: Roger is indicted, offers to give up wife in plea bargain.

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AL West: Angels

AL Central: Indians

AL East: Red Sox

AL wild card: Yankees

NL West: Padres

NL Central: Cubs

NL East: Mets

NL wild card: Rockies

World Series: Angels over Mets in 6

Team on the rise: Tampa Bay

Superstar on the rise: Tigers CF Curtis Granderson

Biggest on-field story of the year: Barry Bonds can't get a job

Roger Clemens indicted, retired or active: Retired. The HGH rumors are bad enough, but he wasn't even that good last year.

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AL West: Mariners

AL Central: Tigers

AL East: Red Sox

AL wild card: Angels

NL West: Diamondbacks

NL Central: Cubs

NL East: Mets

NL wild card: Braves

World Series: Mariners over Mets in 7

Team on the rise: Tampa Bay

Superstar on the rise: Rangers CF Josh Hamilton

Biggest on-field story of the year: Yankees fail to make playoffs in a full season for first time since 1993. Alex Rodriguez and Joe Girardi nearly come to blows in dugout.

Roger Clemens indicted, retired or active: Retired. Avoids indictment by signing autographs for fawning Justice Department investigators.

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AL West: Angels

AL Central: Tigers

AL East: Yankees

AL wild card: Red Sox

NL West: Diamondbacks

NL Central: Cubs

NL East: Mets

NL wild card: Phillies

World Series: Tigers over Mets in 6

Team on the rise: Mariners

Superstar on the rise: Tigers 3B Miguel Cabrera

Biggest on-field story of the year: Dan Haren wins the NL Cy Young, barely bettering Johan Santana

Roger Clemens indicted, retired or active: Active. He'll want a distraction and can still pitch