One of the most interesting races in baseball should be the AL Central Division. The Midwestern division isn't the sexiest in baseball, but it's highly underrated.
ESPN will give more coverage to one Red Sox/Yankees series than they will to the combined seasons of the five teams in the division, but the fans of those teams know it's shaping up to be a great race in 2011.
A strong argument could be made for the Detroit Tigers, Chicago White Sox or Minnesota Twins winning the division. If everything goes right for the Cleveland Indians, they could stick around for awhile and even though the Kansas City Royals aren't close, they're a team that will improve rapidly in the near future.
Here's my primer for fans of the AL Central for the 2011 season. It has thoughts on the best lineup, rotation, bullpen, coaching, defense, each team's key player and a predicted win total for the teams.
There is no clear-cut favorite to win the division, and it will be interesting to see how it plays out.
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