A positional breakdown of the AL Central

We take a look at every position on the diamond for each AL Central team to decide which is the best heading into the 2017 season.

Two years ago, the Kansas City Royals won the World Series. The Detroit Tigers won four consecutive division titles from 2011-2014. The Chicago White Sox, although they did trade Chris Sale in the offseason, do not seem to be in on a complete rebuild. Lastly, the Minnesota Twins on paper do not seem to be as terrible as everyone makes them out to be.

One of the beautiful things about the Cleveland Indians is how well-rounded the roster looks going into the season, but in a division filled with aging superstars and youthful talent, who has the most well-rounded squad?

Here we will rank each position in the AL Central by looking at defense, offense, baserunning, and every other factor that goes into a baseball game.

Looking at division rivals always adds a hint of bias toward the hometown team, but this division is truly filled with some amazing talent. Always an afterthought to the AL East and West because of the Yankees, Red Sox, Angels, and Rangers because of the mostly small markets included, the AL Central has been represented in four of the last five World Series.

So here we look at the best and the worst of the American League Central Division from first base to manager to overall team. Play ball!