2016 Franchise Reviews: AL (Middle of FA)

[Braves GM (Wood)]

Remember, these are not rankings. Teams appear by Division Order!

Baltimore Orioles (Jeff)

Major League team: B-
Minors and Draft: F
Salary Cap situation: C-
Management: B-

Current state: B-
Future state: C

Team has a solid lineup with while Rotation has some solid pieces but could use a better #1 or #2 Talent up top to lead the rotation.

Should be dark horse for WC competition in AL.

Boston Red Sox (Jimmy)

Major League team: A
Minors and Draft: C+
Salary Cap situation: C+
Management: B+

Current state: A
Future state: A

This team is pretty solid all around, doesnt really have any holes. Overall Future is bright for quite a few years, while this team's Farm is solid, they will need to focus on the draft some in the future to continue to be successful.

New York Yankees (Justin)

Major League team: D+
Minors and Draft: A
Salary Cap situation: A
Management: B+

Current state: C
Future state: B+

Despite this team lacking pieces for a team, it does have some solid cornerstones in Duffy and T Shaw.

Tampa Bay Rays (Forbz)

Major League team: C+
Minors and Draft: F
Salary Cap situation: C+
Management: B-

Current state: C+
Future state: C-

Despite this teams solid Pitching, it has some pretty big holes in there Lineup and Depth.

Toronto Blue Jays (Sanders)

Major League team: D-
Minors and Draft: A
Salary Cap situation: A
Management: B+

Current state: D
Future state: B

This team has few solid building blocks in Osuna, Franco and Herrera.

Chicago White Sox (Mike)

Major League team: B+
Minors and Draft: C-
Salary Cap situation: D
Management: B+

Current state: B+
Future state: B

This team has solid team all around, could use better pieces for SS and 3B, but overall team looks good for a few years.

Cleveland Indians (Zack)

Major League team: C+
Minors and Draft: D-
Salary Cap situation: C-
Management: C+

Current state: C+
Future state: C-

Team has solid players but has issues with lack of depth and few glaring Holes in OF.

Detroit Tigers (Alex)

Major League team: B+
Minors and Draft: B-
Salary Cap situation: C+
Management: B+

Current state: B+
Future state: B+

Team is solid, with a overall solid foundation, only thing that keeps them from World Series is Talent at a few position.

Kansas City Royals (Brandon)

Major League team: B
Minors and Draft: C+
Salary Cap situation: B-
Management: B

Current state: B
Future state: B+

Overall this team is very solid, just lacks depth in the lineup and Rotation.

Minnesota Twins (Clayton)

Major League team: C+
Minors and Draft: C-
Salary Cap situation: B
Management: C+

Current state: C+
Future state: C+

Team has some solid pieces to compete with but is lacking some big overall talent to be competitive for Wild Card Spot.

Los Angeles Angels (Santi)

Major League team: F
Minors and Draft: A
Salary Cap situation: A
Management: B+

Current state: F
Future state: B-

some nice upside pieces in DeShields and Marte.

Oakland Athletics (Russi)

Major League team: C-
Minors and Draft: C+
Salary Cap situation: B
Management: C+

Current state: C
Future state: D+

Team has some Solid Pieces but has some very BIG Holes to fill, to be competitive again.

Seattle Mariners (Jamie)

Major League team: B-
Minors and Draft: D
Salary Cap situation: B+
Management: B

Current state: B-
Future state: C+

This Team has all the pieces to be succesfull, just lacks the depth for safety.

Texas Rangers (Bill)

Major League team: C
Minors and Draft: B-
Salary Cap situation: C-
Management: B-

Current state: C
Future state: B-

Team has solid depth but needs solid talent to round out this team to add balance.

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