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Offseason Questions For The AL East

You've laughed, cried, nodded, and shaken your head in disbelief as you read my offseason reviews for all 30 teams.  Now it's time to pose a question or two for each club, starting with the AL East.

• Was there a way for the Orioles to add sufficient veteran respectability for 2010 for less than the $33MM spent on Kevin Millwood, Mike Gonzalez, Miguel Tejada, Garrett Atkins, and Mark Hendrickson?  Did giving up two years of Chris Ray and the #53 pick in this year's draft fit with the long-term plan?
• Will Boston's defensive improvements really add eight or nine wins?  Will Mike Cameron, Adrian Beltre, and Marco Scutaro contribute enough offensively?
• Can Nick Johnson, Brett Gardner, and Randy Winn adequately replace Johnny Damon and Hideki Matsui?  Will Javier Vazquez match his 3.72 ERA projection?
• Will Mitch Talbot blossom with the Indians, as other ex-Rays Jason Hammel and Edwin Jackson did with their new clubs?  Will the Rays regret failing to upgrade at designated hitter?  Will their bullpen be crippled by a Rafael Soriano injury?
• Did the Blue Jays waste $2.75MM on Kevin Gregg?  Will Kyle Drabek, Travis d'Arnaud, and Brett Wallace justify the Jays giving up a year of Roy Halladay and $6MM?

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