Tom Verducci Of Sports Illustrated With His Predictions For This MLB Season

Tom Verducci is a writer for Sports Illustrated who covers the MLB.

Tom joined Ed and Steve to talk about what to expect from the Orioles this season.

Tom starts off by talking about his prediction for the Orioles this season saying "I think everyone is in it in the AL East, anybody can win it anybody can finish in last place it's the toughest division to predict...what will their starting pitching look like, that will tell if they make the playoffs or not." As for more in depth on whether or not he thinks the Orioles will make the playoffs Tom said "It's tough to predict the Orioles to win the division with how their starting rotation looks like right now."

Tom talked about some of the other teams in the AL East like the Tampa Bay Rays saying "I like the Rays, I don't know how they won 80 games last year...if they can be mediocre offensively I think they'll make the playoffs." Tom does have concerns about Tampa however saying "I do like this team and I think they'll be ok offensively but I do have my doubts."

Tom also gave predictions for other divisions and talked about the Hyun Soo Kim situation on the Orioles roster.

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