Now for the other half.
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INDIANAPOLIS RACERS- Victory Field, Indianapolis, IN
SPRING TRAINING PREDICTIONS: 80-82, 4th in Great Lakes
Whether or not this team, owned by Jon Johnson, will race to the pennant or not is a story for later.
The Racers have a lot of talent, like 2B Joe Van Atta (ranked 14th), C Keijo Anttila (ranked 5th), and LF Robert Barnes (ranked 7th).
The pitching staff is beyond impressive, lead by ace Motke Savir (ranked 17th) and reliever Samuli Vilen (ranked 2nd at reliever and 17th at closer).
The top prospect on the team is Chris Haarer, ranked 3rd. He's on the Rookie League roster.
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MILWAUKEE HOPS- Miller Park, Milwaukee, WI
SPRING TRAINING PREDICTIONS: 75-87, 6th in Great Lakes
The other Wisconsin team is owned by Orlando Gomez, who only wants 2 things: money and success.
They are going to need some desperate upgrades. Their top 3 players are RF Dan Smith (ranked 5th), CF Elmer Rangel (ranked 4th), and 1B Kiril Voronyuk (not ranked because he isn't the starter).
The pitching team will need some work, as it is lead by starter Antonin Skokan (ranked 33rd), reliever Nimrod Kristol (ranked 30th) and closer Ramon Lopez (ranked 20th).
The top prospect is P David Schilling, who is 20th. He currently is on the Rookie League affiliate's roster.
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ROCKFORD HOT RODS- Mercyhealth Ballpark- Rockford, IL
SPRING TRAINING PREDICTIONS: 88-74, 1st in Great Lakes
Tim Adams owns this team, which is based in one of, if not, the smallest city in the league.
Their best players are 1B Azedine Kiplagat (ranked 5th), RF Kamaki Kaikala (ranked 8th), and C Carl Ward (ranked 10th). Shout out to SS Dave Wilkerson, who ranks 4th among all shortstops.
The pitching team, like the Hops, also needs some work. Tai sun Tian, ranked 27th, leads the starters. Antonio Villa (ranked 22nd) leads the relievers, and Ramon Morales (ranked 21st) is the closer.
The top prospect is Anubhava Elayavalli, ranked 50th. He sits in AAA Newark.
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In the next 2 posts, it'll be about the Southeast Division. After that, we head west.