So, finally, after all this, I’m going to get down to my predictions for the year. Yeah, it’s late, but this has taken way more time than I thought it would. Time to get it done and over with and move on to other more important things to write about.
Just in case anyone thinks I’m cheating off of hot starts, or bad starts, or anything else, my picks here are exactly what I put down for the Wezen-ball predictions, which were due at the beginning of the season.
First, just a recap of my rankings:
Yankees + 8
Red Sox + 8
Blue Jays + 1
Rays - 1
Orioles - 3
Yankees and Red Sox will fight it out and keep it close. The Blue Jays will make a season-long run, and then fade at the end. The Rays will be a .500 team, and the Orioles will be better, but not quite there yet.
White Sox + 8
Tigers + 7
Twins + 6
Indians - 3
Royals - 5
It will be a three-way race, but the White Sox will win out in the end. The Indians and the Royals will suck.
Rangers + 14
Athletics + 6
Angels + 2
Mariners - 12
The Rangers show as the best team in the league, and as the defending champs, they have earned it. The Athletics will be a lot better, the Angles are fading, and the Mariners are the worst team in the majors. But no one needed me to say that.
Phillies + 11
Braves + 1
Mets + 1
Marlins - 2
Nationals - 9
The Phillies show as the beast of the East, by far. The Nationals are bad, and the others are all grouped together. That’s why this doesn’t really mean much, because I don’t believe this.
Reds + 13
Cardinals + 8
Brewers + 4
Cubs - 5
Astros - 7
Pirates - 8
Reds are the best, the Cardinals will be good, the Brewers will stay close and do their usual fade, and the others are fodder for the teams that win.
Rockies + 11
Giants + 8
Dodgers + 4
Padres + 3
Diamondbacks - 2
The Rockies are better than anyone thinks, the Giants are for real, the Dodgers and Padres are middle of the road, and the Diamondbacks have a long way to go.
So what does that mean? Nothing. Just how I see the teams as a whole, but that doesn’t mean that the better teams will win, just that they are supposed to be better.
So for the actual predictions now:
Boston Red Sox 93 69
New York Yankees 90 72
Toronto Blue Jays 87 75
Tampa Bay Rays 82 80
Baltimore Orioles 75 87
Boston’s defense, speed and pitching make the difference.
Chicago White Sox 90 72
Detroit Tigers 88 74
Minnesota Twins 86 75
Cleveland Indians 63 99
Kansas City Royals 57 105
White Sox end up being slightly better than the rest.
Texas Rangers 94 68
Oakland Athletics 88 74
Los Angeles Angels 86 76
Seattle Mariners 55 107
Ranges are still the best team in the league. Yup, better than Boston.
Atlanta Braves 96 66
Philadelphia Phillies 90 72
Florida Marlins 87 75
Washington Nationals 79 83
New York Mets 63 99
Phillies age is too much for the Phillies pitching. I know people will laugh at this. I don’t mind.
Cincinnati Reds 93 69
St Louis Cardinals 92 70
Milwaukee Brewers 89 73
Houston Astros 76 86
Chicago Cubs 70 92
Pittsburgh Pirates 64 98
The Cardinals are going to be better than you think.
Colorado Rockies 89 73
San Diego Padres 86 76
Los Angeles Dodgers 85 77
San Francisco Giants 78 84
Arizona Diamondbacks 59 103
I should have flipped the Giants and Padres, but got it like this for some reason.
The playoffs:
Texas Rangers over New York Yankees
Chicago White Sox over Boston Red Sox
St Louis Cardinals over Atlanta Braves
Cincinnati Reds over Arizona Diamondbacks
The league championships:
Chicago White Sox over Texas Rangers
St Louis Cardinals over Cincinnati Reds
The World Series:
St Louis Cardinals over Chicago White Sox
The awards:
AL MVP: Adrian Gonzalez
NL MVP: Albert
AL Cy Young: Felix Hernandez
NL Cy Young: Matt Cain
AL Rookie: Mike Moustakas
NL Rookie: Juan Miranda
AL Breakout: Nick Markakis – this is the guy who’s going
take it up to the next level this year
AL Breakout: Nick Markakis – this is the guy who’s going
take it up to the next level this year
NL Breakout: Starlin Castro
That’s it. The good, the bad, the ugly and the impossible.
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