2015 Brewers/MLB Prediction Thread

Post #1 » by **humanrefutation** » Thu Mar 26, 2015 6:00 pm

It's that time. Just like in 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, and 2014, we're here to throw out our predictions for the Brewers and the MLB.

And, as always, the winner will have one night with twirl to do whatever they want to him.

Brewers Predictions
Record:
Place In Divisional Standings:
Playoffs (Y/N):
MVP Hitter:
MVP Pitcher:
Most Pleasant Surprise:
Biggest Disappointment:
Are We Sellers or Buyers at the Deadline:

MLB Predictions
AL Playoff Teams:
NL Playoff Teams:
NLCS:
ALCS:
World Series:
AL MVP:
NL MVP:
AL Cy Young:
NL Cy Young:
AL Rookie of the Year:
NL Rookie of the Year:

Have at it.

Post #2 » by **humanrefutation** » Thu Mar 26, 2015 6:03 pm

Oh, and feel free to share any twitter/podcast/news recommendations and such. Here is the awesome list DB provided last year:

SBNation MLB
Lana Berry (she catches EVERYTHING so you don't have to)
Grant Brisbee For the amazingly funny blog posts
Gabe Kapler New to the writing game, he's been great
Brew Crew Ball
Brewers Player Development Keep up with our kids
Timothy Burke For the GIFs
SBNation GIF
Fangraphs
Baseball's Best Fans Because **** the Cardinals
Mike Vassallo Media relations for the Brewers
Jon Bois Because you will laugh your fool head off
Joe Sheehan
Productive Outs - The biggest baseball fans on the planet, genuinely great dudes
Jeff Passan
Old Hoss Radbourn Duh.
Jayson Stark
Rob Neyer
Jay Jaffe
Ken Rosenthal
Keith Law His weekly chats are great way to keep up on the minors
Adam McCalvy
Brandon McCarthy The only professional athlete you should be following
WithLeather Anytime you see "The Dugout" pop up on your timeline, CLICK IMMEDIATELY
Tom Haudricourt
Deadspin
Cespedes Family BBQ

crkone · Post #3 » by **crkone** » Thu Mar 26, 2015 6:23 pm

Brewers Predictions
Record: 78-84
Place In Divisional Standings: 4
Playoffs (Y/N): N
MVP Hitter: Lucroy
MVP Pitcher: Lohse
Most Pleasant Surprise: Davis
Biggest Disappointment: Scoots
Are We Sellers or Buyers at the Deadline: Neither

MLB Predictions
AL Playoff Teams: Angels, As, Orioles, Royals, Sox, Tigers
NL Playoff Teams: Cards, Dodgers, Nats, Giants, Cubs, Padres?
NLCS: Cards, Dodgers
ALCS: Angels, Tigers
World Series: Dodgers over Angels, yuck
AL MVP: Trout
NL MVP: Stanton
AL Cy Young: Sale
NL Cy Young: Kershaw
AL Rookie of the Year: Aaron Sanchez
NL Rookie of the Year: Bryant

Post #4 » by **humanrefutation** » Thu Mar 26, 2015 6:55 pm

crkone wrote:Brewers Predictions
Record: 78-84
Place In Divisional Standings: 4
Playoffs (Y/N): N
MVP Hitter: Lucroy
MVP Pitcher: Lohse
Most Pleasant Surprise: Davis
Biggest Disappointment: Scoots
Are We Sellers or Buyers at the Deadline: Neither

MLB Predictions
AL Playoff Teams: Angels, As, Orioles, Royals, Sox, Tigers
NL Playoff Teams: Cards, Dodgers, Nats, Giants, Cubs, Padres?
NLCS: Cards, Dodgers
ALCS: Angels, Tigers
World Series: Dodgers over Angels, yuck
AL MVP: Trout
NL MVP: Stanton
AL Cy Young: Sale
NL Cy Young: Kershaw
AL Rookie of the Year: Aaron Sanchez
NL Rookie of the Year: Bryant

Wait, there are only five playoff teams per league, right? Three division winners plus two WCs.

Thunder Muscle · Post #5 » by **Thunder Muscle** » Thu Mar 26, 2015 7:01 pm

Brewers Predictions
Record: 83-79
Place In Divisional Standings: 3rd, banking on Cubs not living up to the hype quite yet and/or Pirates falling back.
Playoffs (Y/N): N, narrowly miss Wild Card.
MVP Hitter: Gomez
MVP Pitcher: Wily P.
Most Pleasant Surprise: K. Davis, hits plus .275 with big power #s
Biggest Disappointment: Jimmy Nelson, inconsistent as 5th starter, sent back to AAA at some point.
Are We Sellers or Buyers at the Deadline: Buyers. We don't know how to sell and think brass will feel pressured to not fade down the stretch.

MLB Predictions
AL Playoff Teams: Baltimore, Detroit, Seattle. WC: Angels, Boston
NL Playoff Teams: Washington, St. Louis, Dodgers. WC: Miami, San Diego
NLCS: Washington over St. Louis
ALCS: Angels over Detroit
World Series: Angels over Washington
AL MVP: Trout
NL MVP: Stanton
AL Cy Young: F. Hernandez
NL Cy Young: Scherzer
AL Rookie of the Year: (not sure)
NL Rookie of the Year: K. Bryant, if brought up by Memorial Day.

Thunder Muscle · Post #6 » by **Thunder Muscle** » Thu Mar 26, 2015 7:06 pm

humanrefutation wrote:
crkone wrote:Brewers Predictions
Record: 78-84
Place In Divisional Standings: 4
Playoffs (Y/N): N
MVP Hitter: Lucroy
MVP Pitcher: Lohse
Most Pleasant Surprise: Davis
Biggest Disappointment: Scoots
Are We Sellers or Buyers at the Deadline: Neither

MLB Predictions
AL Playoff Teams: Angels, As, Orioles, Royals, Sox, Tigers
NL Playoff Teams: Cards, Dodgers, Nats, Giants, Cubs, Padres?
NLCS: Cards, Dodgers
ALCS: Angels, Tigers
World Series: Dodgers over Angels, yuck
AL MVP: Trout
NL MVP: Stanton
AL Cy Young: Sale
NL Cy Young: Kershaw
AL Rookie of the Year: Aaron Sanchez
NL Rookie of the Year: Bryant

Wait, there are only five playoff teams per league, right? Three division winners plus two WCs.

Correct.

crkone · Post #7 » by **crkone** » Thu Mar 26, 2015 7:36 pm

I'm giving myself a mulligan.

trwi7 · Post #8 » by **trwi7** » Thu Mar 26, 2015 9:17 pm

Brewers Predictions
Record: 76-86
Place In Divisional Standings: 4th
Playoffs (Y/N): N
MVP Hitter: Lucroy
MVP Pitcher: Garza
Most Pleasant Surprise: Nelson
Biggest Disappointment: Ramirez
Are We Sellers or Buyers at the Deadline: Sellers

MLB Predictions
AL Playoff Teams: Orioles, Indians, Angels, Mariners (WC1), Tigers (WC2)
NL Playoff Teams: Nationals, Cardinals, Dodgers, Pirates (WC1), Padres (WC2)
NLCS: Nationals vs Dodgers
ALCS: Indians vs Angels
World Series: Nationals vs Indians (Nationals in 6)
AL MVP: Mike Trout
NL MVP: Andrew McCutchen
AL Cy Young: Felix Hernandez
NL Cy Young: Clayton Kershaw
AL Rookie of the Year: Dalton Pompey
NL Rookie of the Year: Kris Bryant

Kerb Hohl · Post #9 » by **Kerb Hohl** » Thu Mar 26, 2015 9:48 pm

Brewers Predictions
Record: 80-82
Place In Divisional Standings: 3rd - the final time they finish in front of the Cubs for the next decade (by 2 games).
Playoffs (Y/N): N
MVP Hitter: Gomez
MVP Pitcher: Garza
Most Pleasant Surprise: Parra is a big contributor as a lefty platoon bat/defender.
Biggest Disappointment: Scooter struggles with his full-time role.
Are We Sellers or Buyers at the Deadline: Sellers

MLB Predictions
AL Playoff Teams: Red Sox, Indians, Angels, Mariners (WC1), Rays (WC2)
NL Playoff Teams: Nationals, Cardinals, Dodgers, Pirates (WC1), Marlins (WC2)
NLCS: Nationals vs Dodgers
ALCS: Mariners vs Red Sox
World Series: Nationals vs Mariners (Nationals in 7)
AL MVP: Mike Trout
NL MVP: Andrew McCutchen
AL Cy Young: Felix Hernandez
NL Cy Young: Clayton Kershaw
AL Rookie of the Year: Mookie Betts (he still counts as a rookie, right?)
NL Rookie of the Year: Kris Bryant (honorable mention - Joc Pederson)

mlloyd10 · Post #10 » by **mlloyd10** » Fri Mar 27, 2015 7:37 pm

Brewers Predictions
Record: 87-75
Place In Divisional Standings: 2nd
Playoffs (Y/N):Yes
MVP Hitter: Gomez
MVP Pitcher: Peralta
Most Pleasant Surprise: Scooter .300 hitter
Biggest Disappointment: Davis not hitting over .250
Are We Sellers or Buyers at the Deadline: Buyers

MLB Predictions
AL Playoff Teams: Red Sox, Indians, Angels, Mariners (WC1), Blue jays (WC2)
NL Playoff Teams: Nationals, Cardinals, Dodgers, Brewers (WC1), Padres (WC2)
NLCS: Nationals over Padres
ALCS: Angels over Red Sox
World Series: Angels over Nationals
AL MVP: Trout
NL MVP: Goldschmidt
AL Cy Young: Sale(unless he misses more time than expected)
NL Cy Young: Kershaw
AL Rookie of the Year: Betts
NL Rookie of the Year: Bryant

Post #11 » by **jr lucosa** » Sat Mar 28, 2015 5:04 am

Brewers Predictions
Record: 74-88
Place In Divisional Standings: 4th
Playoffs (Y/N): N
MVP Hitter: Gomez
MVP Pitcher: Peralta
Most Pleasant Surprise: Parra
Biggest Disappointment: The infield
Are We Sellers or Buyers at the Deadline: Sellers

MLB Predictions
AL Playoff Teams: Red Sox, Tigers, Mariners, Indians, Angels
NL Playoff Teams: Nationals, Cardinals, Dodgers, Cubs, Pirates
NLCS: Nats Cards
ALCS: Sox Mariners
World Series: Mariners over Nats
AL MVP: Brantley
NL MVP: Stanton
AL Cy Young: Felix
NL Cy Young: Scherzer
AL Rookie of the Year: Betts if eligible, I don't think he is though, so teammate Rusney Castillo
NL Rookie of the Year: Jorge Soler

Post #12 » by **humanrefutation** » Mon Mar 30, 2015 9:48 pm

Brewers Predictions
Record: 77-85
Place In Divisional Standings: 4th
Playoffs (Y/N): N
MVP Hitter: Ryan Braun
MVP Pitcher: Garza
Most Pleasant Surprise: Braun returns to MVP form
Biggest Disappointment: Jean Segura, who ends up on the bench.
Are We Sellers or Buyers at the Deadline: Sellers

MLB Predictions
AL Playoff Teams: Red Sox, Tigers, Angels, Orioles (WC1), Mariners (WC2)
NL Playoff Teams: Nationals, Pirates, Dodgers, Cardinals (WC1), Cubs (WC2)
NLCS: Dodgers OVER Nationals
ALCS: Red Sox OVER Angels
World Series: Dodgers OVER Red Sox
AL MVP: Mike Trout
NL MVP: Andrew McCutcheon
AL Cy Young: Chris Sale
NL Cy Young: Jon Lester
AL Rookie of the Year: Mookie Betts
NL Rookie of the Year: Joc Pederson

Post #13 » by **ReasonablySober** » Tue Mar 31, 2015 4:16 pm

Brewers Predictions
Record: 69-93
Place In Divisional Standings: DEAD LAST.
Playoffs (Y/N): lol nope.
MVP Hitter: Gerardo Parra, meaning he'll probably get traded.
MVP Pitcher: FIERS MOTHERF*CKER, meaning he'll probably get traded. guessing a young guy (jungmann?) impresses, though.
Most Pleasant Surprise: Jungmann.
Biggest Disappointment: Lohse falls off a cliff.
Are We Sellers or Buyers at the Deadline: huge sellers.

MLB Predictions
AL Playoff Teams: Yankees, Royals, Astros, Jays (WC1), Angels (WC2)
NL Playoff Teams: Mets, Cardinals, Dodgers, Pirates (WC1), Giants (WC2)
NLCS: Dodgers OVER Cardinals
ALCS: Royals OVER Yankees
World Series: Royals OVER Dodgers
AL MVP: Mike Trout
NL MVP: Bryce Harper
AL Cy Young: Dallas Keuchel
NL Cy Young: Max Scherzer
AL Rookie of the Year: Carlos Corea
NL Rookie of the Year: Kris Bryant

blazza18 · Post #14 » by **blazza18** » Wed Apr 1, 2015 8:35 am

Brewers Predictions
Record: 70-92
Place In Divisional Standings: Last
Playoffs (Y/N): N
MVP Hitter: Braun
MVP Pitcher: Wily
Most Pleasant Surprise: Davis
Biggest Disappointment: Roenicke
Are We Sellers or Buyers at the Deadline: Sellers

MLB Predictions
AL Playoff Teams: Red Sox, White Sox, Mariners, Angels, Indians
NL Playoff Teams: Nats, Dodgers, Cards, Pirates, Marlins
NLCS: Cards over Nats
ALCS: Angels over Mariners
World Series: Cards over Mariners
AL MVP: Trout
NL MVP: Stanton
AL Cy Young: Felix
NL Cy Young: Strasburg
AL Rookie of the Year: Taijuan Walker
NL Rookie of the Year: Kris Bryant

Thunder Muscle · Post #15 » by **Thunder Muscle** » Thu Apr 30, 2015 4:29 pm

Not even May and feel any excitement I had for baseball this year has been zapped... I've already tuned out of games and just look at box score at end of day.

sidney lanier · Post #16 » by **sidney lanier** » Sat May 2, 2015 12:30 pm

I see a bad moon rising.

Thunder Muscle · Post #17 » by **Thunder Muscle** » Wed May 6, 2015 2:25 pm

Last year 88 wins was needed to get a Wild Card spot in the NL. Going off that, the Brewers would need to finish 79-57 to get to that. I don't particularly see this team doing that.

Thunder Muscle · Post #18 » by **Thunder Muscle** » Thu Aug 6, 2015 7:34 pm

Thunder Muscle wrote:Brewers Predictions
Record: 83-79
Place In Divisional Standings: 3rd, banking on Cubs not living up to the hype quite yet and/or Pirates falling back.
Playoffs (Y/N): N, narrowly miss Wild Card.
MVP Hitter: Gomez
MVP Pitcher: Wily P.
Most Pleasant Surprise: K. Davis, hits plus .275 with big power #s
Biggest Disappointment: Jimmy Nelson, inconsistent as 5th starter, sent back to AAA at some point.
Are We Sellers or Buyers at the Deadline: Buyers. We don't know how to sell and think brass will feel pressured to not fade down the stretch.

MLB Predictions
AL Playoff Teams: Baltimore, Detroit, Seattle. WC: Angels, Boston
NL Playoff Teams: Washington, St. Louis, Dodgers. WC: Miami, San Diego
NLCS: Washington over St. Louis
ALCS: Angels over Detroit
World Series: Angels over Washington
AL MVP: Trout
NL MVP: Stanton
AL Cy Young: F. Hernandez
NL Cy Young: Scherzer
AL Rookie of the Year: (not sure)
NL Rookie of the Year: K. Bryant, if brought up by Memorial Day.

Ouch... Lol. Glad I didn't bet in Vegas on anything. I guess Angels over Washington could happen yet.

Post #19 » by **humanrefutation** » Thu Aug 6, 2015 9:23 pm

humanrefutation wrote:Brewers Predictions
Record: 77-85
Place In Divisional Standings: 4th
Playoffs (Y/N): N
MVP Hitter: Ryan Braun
MVP Pitcher: Garza
Most Pleasant Surprise: Braun returns to MVP form
Biggest Disappointment: Jean Segura, who ends up on the bench.
Are We Sellers or Buyers at the Deadline: Sellers

MLB Predictions
AL Playoff Teams: Red Sox, Tigers, Angels, Orioles (WC1), Mariners (WC2)
NL Playoff Teams: Nationals, Pirates, Dodgers, Cardinals (WC1), Cubs (WC2)
NLCS: Dodgers OVER Nationals
ALCS: Red Sox OVER Angels
World Series: Dodgers OVER Red Sox
AL MVP: Mike Trout
NL MVP: Andrew McCutcheon
AL Cy Young: Chris Sale
NL Cy Young: Jon Lester
AL Rookie of the Year: Mookie Betts
NL Rookie of the Year: Joc Pederson

This ain't too bad.

Siefer · Post #20 » by **Siefer** » Fri Aug 7, 2015 2:50 pm

ReasonablySober wrote:Brewers Predictions
Record: 69-93
Place In Divisional Standings: DEAD LAST.
Playoffs (Y/N): lol nope.
MVP Hitter: Gerardo Parra, meaning he'll probably get traded.
MVP Pitcher: FIERS MOTHERF*CKER, meaning he'll probably get traded. guessing a young guy (jungmann?) impresses, though.
Most Pleasant Surprise: Jungmann.
Biggest Disappointment: Lohse falls off a cliff.
Are We Sellers or Buyers at the Deadline: huge sellers.

MLB Predictions
AL Playoff Teams: Yankees, Royals, Astros, Jays (WC1), Angels (WC2)
NL Playoff Teams: Mets, Cardinals, Dodgers, Pirates (WC1), Giants (WC2)
NLCS: Dodgers OVER Cardinals
ALCS: Royals OVER Yankees
World Series: Royals OVER Dodgers
AL MVP: Mike Trout
NL MVP: Bryce Harper
AL Cy Young: Dallas Keuchel
NL Cy Young: Max Scherzer
AL Rookie of the Year: Carlos Corea
NL Rookie of the Year: Kris Bryant