2015 MLB Predictions

[Da Schwab]

With the regular season a little over a week away, I figure it's time for everyone's favorite preseason thread.

Go ahead and post your predictions here, and be as detailed as you'd like. I know I go a little overboard whenever I make/see this thread, but that's the fun in it.

Quick protip before my picks: Don't pick the Giants, it's an odd year.

Anywho, here are mine:

AL East

1. Red Sox
2. Orioles
3. Yankees
4. Blue Jays
5. Rays

AL Central

1. Tigers
2. Indians
3. Royals
4. White Sox
5. Twins

AL West

1. Angels
2. Mariners
3. A's
4. Astros
5. Rangers

NL East

1. Nationals
2. Marlins
3. Braves
4. Mets
5. Phillies

NL Central

1. Pirates
2. Cardinals
3. Cubs
4. Brewers
5. Reds

NL West

1. Dodgers
2. Giants
3. Padres
4. Diamondbacks
5. Rockies

AL Wild Card Game: Mariners over Indians
ALDS: Mariners over Tigers, Angels over Sawx
ALCS: Angels over Mariners

NL Wild Card Game: Cardinals over Giants
NLDS: Dodgers over Cardinals, Pirates over Nats
NLCS: Pirates over Dodgers

World Series: Angels over Pirates

AL MVP: Robinson Cano
NL MVP: Clown question, bro.

AL Cy Young: Chris Sale
NL Cy Young: Clayton Kershaw's chipped tooth

AL ROY: Rusney Castillo, Sawx
NL ROY: Noah Syndergaard, Mets

AL MOY: Terry Francona, Indians
NL MOY: Clint Hurdle, Pirates

5 Bold Predictions:

- The entire AL East finishes within five games of each other, division champ wins 90 games or less
- Jose Altuve finishes in the Top 3 in MVP voting, has average ~.360
- A-Rod puts up .280/30/90
- Cubs lead the Central at the All-Star Break, collapse in Cubs-like fashion
- Cole Hamels tears his UCL reaching for a Kleenex

[Higga]

AL East

1. Red Sox
2. Orioles
3. Blue Jays
4. Yankees
5. Rays

AL Central

1. Royals
2. Indians
3. Tigers
4. White Sox
5. Twins

AL West

1. Angels
2. Mariners
3. As
4. Astros
5. Rangers

NL East

1. Nationals
2. Marlins
3. Mets
4. Braves
5. Phillies

NL Central

1. Cardinals
2. Pirates
3. Cubs
4. Brewers
5. Reds

NL West

1. Dodgers
2. Padres
3. Giants
4. Diamondbacks
5. Rockies

AL Wild Card Game: Mariners over Orioles
ALDS: Mariners over Angels, Red Sox over Royals
ALCS: Mariners over Red Sox

NL Wild Card Game: Pirates over Padres
NLDS: Nats over Padres, Dodgers over Cardinals
NLCS: Nats over Dodgers

World Series: Nats over Mariners

AL MVP: Mike Trout
NL MVP: Andrew McCutchen

AL Cy Young: Felix Hernandez
NL Cy Young: Clayton Kershaw

Bold Predictions:

-Marlins lead the division over the Nats for a big chunk of the season and end up as a fringe Wild Card team before fading at season's end
-Cubs finish over .500
-Tigers become major sellers at the deadline in an effort to rebuild

[Quake Griffin]

Not gonna rank the divisions top to bottom.

AL East: Sox
AL Central: Indians
AL West: Mariners

WC: Angels, Royals

NL East: Nats
NL Central: Cardinals
NL West: Blue

WC: Pittsburgh, Cubs

AL ROY: Rusney
NL ROY: Kris Bryant

AL Cy: Sale
NL Cy: Until someone one else comes along, y'all know the drill
with who is the better lefty media frenzy to go with it.

MOY: Lloyd Mack, Joe Maddon

Playoffs:
Dodgers-Nationals get over the hump and finally meet.
Dodgers embarrass them…5 games?

Mariners outlast Boston in 6.

Dodgers-Mariners
Dodgers in 5 or 6…who knows?
Dodgers though.

Bold Prediction:
Had some Bps but i read them and they just seemed like predictions to me…nothing more.
will return.

Edit:
MVP: Puig and Trout.
I reserve the right for Puig to turn into Giancarlo if the Marlins are competitive down the stretch.

[TyCobb]

AL East: Baltimore Orioles
AL Central: Cleveland Indians
AL West: Los Angeles Angels

WC: Seattle Mariners, Detroit Tigers

NL East: Washington Nationals
NL Central: St. Louis Cardinals
NL West: San Diego Padres

WC: Pittsburgh Pirates, Los Angeles Dodgers

AL ROY: Mookie Betts
NL ROY: Kris Bryant

AL Cy Young: Felix Hernandez
NL Cy Young: Max Scherzer

Playoffs:
Nationals over Cardinals

Angels over Orioles

Angels over Nationals
Mike Trout WS MVP

AL MVP: Mike Trout
NL MVP: Andrew McCutchen

Bold Predictions:

Evan Longoria gets traded to the Astros.
Mike Trout joins the 40-40 club.
Jose Abreu will lead baseball in RBI.
The Red Sox will fail to make the playoffs.
Yasiel Puig will get suspended for something at some point during the season by the Dodgers/MLB.
Tanaka reaches 15 losses.
Cueto gets traded to the Red Sox.

[Karmaloop]

Forgot to make my predictions, hopefully it isn't too late for you guys.

AL East
1.) Blue Jays
2.) Orioles
3.) Red Sox
4.) Yankees
5.) Rays

AL Central
1.) Tigers
2.) Royals
3.) Indians
4.) White Sox
5.) Twins

AL West
1.) Mariners
2.) Angels
3.) A's
4.) Astros
5.) Rangers

NL East
1.) Nationals
2.) Marlins
3.) Mets
4.) Braves
5.) Phillies

NL Central
1.) Cardinals
2.) Pirates
3.) Cubs
4.) Reds
5.) Brewers

NL West
1.) Dodgers
2.) Giants
3.) Padres
4.) Rockies
5.) Diamondbacks

Wild Card
Royals over Angels

Pirates over Giants


Divisional
Mariners over Royals
Blue Jays over Tigers

Nationals over Pirates
Cardinals over Dodgers

League
Blue Jays over Mariners

Cardinals over Nationals


World Series
Cardinals over Blue Jays

[Quake Griffin]

NL Central up for grabs now that Wainwright is out.

[MisterRogers]

Nobody picking Giants to repeat? They are unstoppable it seems as of late