The over/under for Pale Hose wins in 2012 is 75.5. The White Sox were 79-83 last year. The White Sox did nothing over the winter to improve the roster. They decimated the bullpen in trades, which is going to hurt them badly….mark my words. The Pale Hose are also going to be depending on Alex Rios, Adam Dunn and Gordon Beckham to all bounce back in 2012 with the bats. I just don’t see the White Sox being near as good as they were last year, so I would bet the under.

I’m quite amazed that the line is so low on the White Sox seeing how they have easily the best pitching staff in the Central and quite possibly the whole American League. The whole season hinges on how well the White Sox hit in 2010. They know what they are going to get from A.J. Pierzynski, Alexei Ramirez and Paul Konerko. What they don’t know is what they are going to get from Mark Teahan and Andruw Jones. If both of those guys hit the White Sox will be in decent shape. They will also have Gordon Beckham and Alex Rios for a full season which should boost the offense. The biggest key though is Carlos Quentin’s health. I like the White Sox to win the A.L. Central Division with around 90 wins. Take the over!