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# 5 Beartooth Bitteroots (92-70)
         
. . McCutchen . Rivera
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Bruce

.270-28-81 Harper .
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.203-12-59

. . .322-38-108 .
           
. . Andrus

Wong

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. . .216-3-46

.267-16-44

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Starters  

Beltre

Fielder    
Cueto 17-7, 3.25

.287-12-79

.321-9-35 . .
Leake 12-8, 2.69

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DH .
Kennedy 12-10, 3.99

Salty

Marte  
Syndergaard 12-4, 2.78 ..205-6-19 .312-16-60 .
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The Beartooth Bitteroots have been here before, exactly one year earlier.  The Roots have a nearly identical club from season past and are led by Bryce Harper and his long flowing locks.  Harper went 38 HR and 108 RBI in 2016 and adding Fielder at 1B has helped the offense.  Cueto anchors the staff with his 17 victories in 2016.
# 4 Protect Your Nuts (96-66)
         
. . Elsbury . Rivera
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Markakis

.241-3-31 Kemp .
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.319-5-60

. . .262-24-86 .
           
. . A. Russell

Pedroia

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. . .253-10-56

.291-17-59

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Starters .

Rodriguez

Cabrera . .
Kershaw 21-6, 2.73

.264-38-108

.332-19-62 . .
Harvey 15-3, 2.44

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DH .
Hamels 10-11, 3.00 Weiters Mayberry  
Verlander 6-4, 3.77 .254-9-34 .235-5-40 .
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The Protect Your Nuts franchise sold out in teh off season and it paid off.  Alex Rodrigiuez was drafted ahead of a few teams who wanted to slugger and he responded with 38 bombs of his own.  He played every single game for the Nuts and helped pick up the slack left by Miguel Cabrera who had a down season.  Clayton Kershaw won 21 games and Matt Harvey's 15 wins have the criminals in Gotham City running scared once again.
Prediction:  Protect in 5 games (WRONG!)

A crime spree over Gotham City ensues after Matt Harvey shuts out the 'Roots