1. Chicago will be a fat, bloated team owned by owners who have taken on so much debt that they will either cut payroll or hold steady.
2. Pittsburgh will be the piece of crap they've always been.
3. Jocketty is out in St Louis because they're going to be bad for the next 3-5 years. Mark it down. No farm system + no payroll = rebuilding.
4. Houston has no young talent and no Biggio, Bagwell, Clemens or Petitte. See St. Louis.
5. Milwaukee should be good.

That leaves your Cincinnati Reds. Honestly, if there were an offseason to make a run, this is it. Bruce, get your ass up here; make a big trade for pitching, pick up Dunn's option.

Hell, they could pick up Dunn's option for next season and let him walk after. In my eyes, 2008 is the year.