Yet More Predictions

Baseball Prospectus sees things one way:

                 AL EAST   WILD CARD
Will Carroll     Red Sox   Yankees
James Click      Red Sox   Yankees
Clay Davenport   Yankees   Red Sox
Jay Jaffe        Red Sox   Yankees
Rany Jazayerli   Red Sox   Yankees
Chris Kahrl      Red Sox   Yankees
Jonah Keri       Red Sox   Yankees
Dave Kirsch      Red Sox   Yankees
Dayn Perry       Red Sox   Yankees
Joe Sheehan      Red Sox   Athletics
Nate Silver      Red Sox   Yankees
Keith Woolner    Red Sox   Yankees

while ESPN's "experts" see them another:

               AL EAST   AL WC      World Series
Jayson Stark   Red Sox   Yankees    Twins over Giants
Peter Gammons  Yankees   Red Sox    Twins over Cubs
Buster Olney   Yankees   Red Sox    Twins over Marlins
Tim Kurkjian   Yankees   Red Sox    Yankees over Atlanta
Jerry Crasnick Yankees   Red Sox    Twins over Cardinals
Rob Neyer      Red Sox   Yankees    Red Sox over Phillies
Jim Caple      Red Sox   Cleveland  Cardinals over Twins
Steve Phillips Yankees   Red Sox    Atlanta over Yankees
Pedro Gomez    Yankees   Red Sox    Angels over Marlins
Eric Neel      Yankees   Red Sox    Marlins over Red Sox
Phil Rogers    Yankees   Red Sox    Atlanta over Angels
Bob Klapisch   Yankees   Red Sox    Yankees over Atlanta
Alan Schwarz   Red Sox   Yankees    Red Sox over Atlanta
Sean McAdam    Yankees   Red Sox    Red Sox over Atlanta
Scott Ridge    Yankees   Red SOx    Angels over Marlins
Matt Szefc     Yankees   Red Sox    Yankees over Marlins
Eric Karabell  Red Sox   Yankees    Atlanta over Twins
Scott Engel    Yankees   Red Sox    Marlins over Twins
Mark Simon     Yankees   Red Sox    Yankees over Giants

Peter Gammons taps Ortiz for AL MVP, Nomar for NL MVP and Pedro for the NL Cy. He writes that Trot Nixon will hit 35 homers and Jon Papelbon may help the Sox in September.

In at least 66 plate appearances this spring (59 AB + 7 BB), Albert Pujols did not strike out. He hit .458/.500/.881. ... Nomar was 2nd in NL slugging at .864; Toronto's Gabe Gross slugged .920 in the AL.