Astros (self-explanatory: playing with a booming offense but a shitty, shitty staff)
Orioles (trade with Astros gave them some prospects to fill up: challenging)
Padres (solid rotation, solid batting lineup)
Blue Jays (starting up fresh: can the whole roster and especially Vernon Wells lift? New faces from Cards forming solid left side)
White Sox (bouncing back from 07)
Rangers (taking over an organisation with plenty of upside: also challenging)
Phillies (big offence led by Utley and Howard, nice pitching rotation and closing games with the shaky Lidge
