It’s that time again. Time for me (any everyone else, it seems) to make my predictions about the upcoming baseball season. It’s a futile task with so many variables that anyone attempting something like this with anything else in life is either locked up in a padded room or makes millions of dollars as a CEO. Yet it is damn good fun, so let’s get to it.
Final Standings
National League
East
1st-Mets, 2nd-Phillies, 3rd-Braves, 4th-Marlins, 5th-Nationals
Central
I can’t remain objective about ranking the central. As a realist I can’t put the Cardinals winning the division, but as a fan I can’t predict them any lower. Because of this I will only rank the other teams in the central.
1st-Cubs, 2nd-Brewers, 3rd-Reds, 4th-Astros, 5th-Pirates
West
1st-Dodgers, 2nd-Rockies, 3rd-D’Backs, 4th-Padres, 5th-Giants
American League
East
1st-Red Sox, 2nd-Yankees, 3rd-Blue Jays, 4th-Rays, 5th-Orioles
Central
1st-Indians, 2nd-Tigers, 3rd-Twins, 4th-White Sox, 5th-Royals
West
1st-Angels, 2nd-Mariners, 3rd-Rangers, 4th-A’s
Playoff Results
Mets over Central winner
Phillies over Dodgers
Indians over Yankees
Red Sox over Angels
Mets over Phillies
Indians over Red Sox
Indians over Mets
Player Awards
NL Cy Young-Johan Santana
AL Cy Young-C.C. Sabathia
NL MVP-David Wright
AL MVP-Miguel Cabrera