The first team up for grabs is the
Cleveland Indians franchise. This one went 83-79 last year and won the AL East. It had the same owner for its first 36 seasons but 5 different owners in the past 14. It has still managed to win the AL East twice in the past four seasons, thanks to solid young talent such as
Harry Rodriguez and
Luis Liriano and
Jason Olson. It's also got up-and-coming talent from recent high draft picks. I hate to say it, because it's my division rival, but this is a dynamic franchise built to win quickly.