Preseason Preview: Pacific Predators

The Pacific Predators are a storied franchise, who is typically one of the league's best. However, last year they played to less than their potential. Despite having the league MVP Ryan Kracht, they were only able to make the American League Championship, falling to the eventual champion, Metro Magic.

Roster:

Ryan Kracht

Alec Warda

Brennan Russell

Rudy Ramirez

Stephen McGlade

Levi Fleer

The squad is looking more or less the same as regular, with the addition of rookie Levi Fleer. Of course, there is former back to back MVP Ryan Kracht, who hit 4 Home Runs, and hit .377 AVG, while also having just a 1.00 ERA and having 84 strikeouts. Their other pitcher is Stephen McGlade, who may or may not start as a second pitcher next year. The rest of their squad is speedster Alec Warda, and one of the leagues’ most underrated, Brennan Russell, they have a shot to go far, if everything goes well. They also have Rudy Ramirez, who has tons of potential that can still come out, and welcome Levi Fleer, a rookie. It will be interesting to see if Levi Fleer gets minutes, considering how three of the last four rookies that the Predators have signed have been released. (James Swanson, Rudy Ramirez, Mac Hawley, and Jack Longman.)

After an 8 and 7 season, the Predators have not gotten much better, and other teams have. They should win a couple of games but probably just 6 or 7, squeezing into a Wild Card spot.