2013 MLB Prediction Thread

[LittleOzzy]

American League

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Wildcard:
Wildcard:

ALCS: vs.

AL Champs:

National League

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Central
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Wildcard:
Wildcard:

NLCS: vs.

NL Champs:

AL MVP:
NL MVP:
AL CY YOUNG:
NL CY YOUNG:
AL ROY:
NL ROY:

WORLD SERIES CHAMPS:

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Last years thread for reference: viewtopic.php?t=1172165&f=123

[torontoaces04]

American League

East
1) Toronto Blue Jays
2) New York Yankees
3) Tampa Bay Rays
4) Baltimore Orioles
5) Boston Red Sox

Central
1) Detroit Tigers
2) Kansas City Royals
3) Cleveland Indians
4) Chicago White Sox
5) Minnesota Twins

West
1) Texas Rangers
2) Los Angeles Angels
3) Oakland Athletics
4) Seattle Mariners
5) Houston Astros

Wildcard: New York Yankees
Wildcard: Los Angeles Angels

ALCS: Detroit Tigers vs. Texas Rangers

AL Champs: Texas Rangers

National League

East
1) Washington Nationals
2) Atlanta Braves
3) New York Mets
4) Philadelphia Phillies
5) Miami Marlins

Central
1) Cincinnati Reds
2) Pittsburgh Pirates
3) St Louis Cardinals
4) Milwaukee Brewers
5) Chicago Cubs

West
1) San Francisco Giants
2) Los Angeles Dodgers
3) Arizona Diamondbacks
4) San Diego Padres
5) Colorado Rockies

Wildcard: Los Angeles Dodgers
Wildcard: Atlanta Braves

NLCS: Washington Nationals vs. Cincinnati Reds

NL Champs: Washington Nationals

AL MVP: Mike Trout
NL MVP: Joey Votto
AL CY YOUNG: Justin Verlander
NL CY YOUNG: Clayton Kershaw
AL ROY: Wil Myers
NL ROY: Gerrit Cole

WORLD SERIES CHAMPS: Montre....Washington Nationals

[SharoneWright]

East
1)Jays
2)Rays
3)O's
4)Sox
5)Devils

Central
1)Tigers
2)Royals
3)Pale Hose
4)Native Americans
5)Twins

West
1)Halos
2)A's
3)Rangers
4)M's
5)Astros

Wildcard:A's
Wildcard:Rangers

ALCS: Jay's vs. Tigers

AL Champs: Jays

National League

East
1)Expos
2)Native Americans
3)Phils
4)Marlins
5)Mets

Central
1)Reds
2)Cards
3)Bucs
4)Brewers
5)Cubs

West
1)Dodgers
2)DBacks
3)Giants
4)Padres
5)Rockies

Wildcard:Natives
Wildcard:DBacks

NLCS: Natives vs. Expos

NL Champs: Expos

AL MVP:Cabrera
NL MVP:Votto
AL CY YOUNG:Shields
NL CY YOUNG:Kershaw
AL ROY:Bundy
NL ROY:Cole

WORLD SERIES CHAMPS:
Expos

[N31L]

American League

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

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

West
1) Angels
2) Rangers
3) Athletics
4) Mariners
5) Astros

Wildcard: Rays
Wildcard: Rangers

ALCS: Blue Jays vs. Rays

AL Champs: Blue Jays

National League

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

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

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

Wildcard: Giants
Wildcard: Braves

NLCS: Reds vs. Nationals

NL Champs: Reds

AL MVP: Albert Pujols
NL MVP: Joey Votto
AL CY YOUNG: Justin Verlander
NL CY YOUNG: Stephen Strasburg
AL ROY: Wil Myers
NL ROY: Travis d'Arnaud

WORLD SERIES CHAMPS:

Blue Jays

[s e n s i]

American League

East
1) blue jays
2) red sox
3) yankees
4) rays
5) orioles

Central
1) tigers
2) white sox
3) indians
4) royals
5) twins

West
1) rangers
2) angels
3) athletics
4) mariners
5) astros

Wildcard: red sox
Wildcard: rangers

ALCS: blue jays vs. tigers

AL Champs: blue jays

National League

East
1) nationals
2) braves
3) phillies
4) mets
5) marlins

Central
1) reds
2) cardinals
3) brewers
4) pirates
5) cubs

West
1) giants
2) dodgers
3) diamondbacks
4) rockies
5) padres

Wildcard: dodgers
Wildcard: cardinals

NLCS: cardinals vs. nationals

NL Champs: nationals

AL MVP: mike trout
NL MVP: buster posey
AL CY YOUNG: chris sale/josh johnson
NL CY YOUNG: clayton kershaw
AL ROY: wil myers
NL ROY: tda

WORLD SERIES CHAMPS: nationals

[Tyrone Slothrop]

American League

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

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

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

Wildcard: Rays
Wildcard: Rangers

ALCS: Jays vs. Angels

AL Champs: Angels

National League

East
1) Natiionals
2) Braves
3) Mets
4) Phillies
5) Marlins

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

West
1) Dodgers
2) Giants
3) D-Backs
4) Padres
5) Rockies

Wildcard: Pirates
Wildcard: Braves

NLCS: Pirates vs. Nationals

NL Champs: Nationals

AL MVP: Mike Trout
NL MVP: Andrew McCutcheon
AL CY YOUNG: Josh Johnson
NL CY YOUNG: Clayton Kershaw
AL ROY: Wil Myers
NL ROY: Gerrit Cole

WORLD SERIES CHAMPS: Angels

[LittleOzzy]

American League

East
1) Toronto Blue Jays
2) Tampa Bay Rays
3) New York Yankees
4) Baltimore Orioles
5) Boston Red Sox

Central
1) Detroit Tigers
2) Kansas City Royals
3) Cleveland Indians
4) Chicago White Sox
5) Minnesota Twins

West
1) Texas Rangers
2) Los Angeles Angels
3) Oakland Athletics
4) Seattle Mariners
5) Houston Astros

Wildcard: Tampa Bay Rays
Wildcard: Los Angeles Angels

ALCS: Detroit Tigers vs. Toronto Blue Jays

AL Champs: Detroit Tigers

National League

East
1) Washington Nationals
2) Atlanta Braves
3) Philadelphia Phillies
4) Miami Marlins
5) New York Mets

Central
1) Cincinnati Reds
2) St Louis Cardinals
3) Pittsburgh Pirates
4) Chicago Cubs
5) Milwaukee Brewers

West
1) San Francisco Giants
2) Los Angeles Dodgers
3) Arizona Diamondbacks
4) San Diego Padres
5) Colorado Rockies

Wildcard: Atlanta Braves
Wildcard: St Louis Cardinals

NLCS: Washington Nationals vs. Cincinnati Reds

NL Champs: Washington Nationals

AL MVP: Prince Fielder
NL MVP: Joey Votto
AL CY YOUNG: Yu Darvish
NL CY YOUNG: Clayton Kershaw
AL ROY: Wil Myers
NL ROY: Oscar Taveras

WORLD SERIES CHAMPS: Washington Nationals

[Schad]

American League

East
1) Toronto Blue Jays
2) Tampa Bay Rays
3) New York Yankees
4) Boston Red Sox
5) Baltimore Orioles

Central
1) Detroit Tigers
2) Cleveland Indians
3) Chicago White Sox
4) Kansas City Royals
5) Minnesota Twins

West
1) Los Angeles Angels
2) Texas Rangers
3) Oakland A's
4) Seattle Mariners
5) Houston Asstroes

Wildcard: Texas Rangers
Wildcard: New York Yankees

ALCS: Toronto Blue Jays vs. Los Angeles Angels

AL Champs: Los Angeles Angels

National League

East
1) Washington Natinals
2) Atlanta Braves
3) Phillydelphia Phillys
4) New York Mets
5) Miami Marlins

Central
1) Cincinnati Reds
2) Pittsburgh Pirates
3) Milwaukee Brewers
4) St. Louis Cardinals
5) Chicago Scrubbies

West
1) Los Angeles Dodgers
2) San Francisco Giants
3) San Diego Padres
4) Arizona Diamondbacks
5) Colorado Rockies

Wildcard: Atlanta Braves
Wildcard: San Francisco Giants

NLCS: Washington Natinals vs. Los Angeles Dodgers

NL Champs: Los Angeles Dodgers

AL MVP: Mike Trout
NL MVP: Andrew McCutchen
AL CY YOUNG: Justin Verlander
NL CY YOUNG: Stephen Strasburg
AL ROY: Wil Myers
NL ROY: Travis d'Arnaud

WORLD SERIES CHAMPS: Los Angeles Angels of the Greater Metropolitan Californianish Area

[DonYon]

American League

East
1) Tampa Bay Rays
2) Toronto Blue Jays
3) Baltimore Orioles
4) New York Yankees
5) Boston Red Sox

Central
1) Detroit Tigers
2) Kansas City Royals
3) Chicago White Sox
4) Cleveland Indians
5) Minnesota Twins

West
1) Oakland Athletics
2) Los Angeles Angels
3) Seattle Mariners
4) Texas Rangers
5) Houston Astros

Wildcard: Toronto Blue Jays
Wildcard: Los Angeles Angels

ALCS: Oakland Athletics vs. Toronto Blue Jays

AL Champs: Toronto Blue Jays

National League

East
1) Washington Nationals
2) Atlanta Braves
3) New York Mets
4) Miami Marlins
5) Philadelphia Phillies

Central
1) Cincinnati Reds
2) St Louis Cardinals
3) Chicago Cubs
4) Pittsburgh Pirates
5) Milwaukee Brewers

West
1) Arizona Diamondbacks
2) San Francisco Giants
3) Los Angeles Dodgers
4) San Diego Padres
5) Colorado Rockies

Wildcard: San Francisco Giants
Wildcard: St Louis Cardinals

NLCS: San Francisco Giants vs. Cincinnati Reds

NL Champs: Cincinnati Reds

AL MVP: Josh Reddick
NL MVP: Joey Votto
AL CY YOUNG: James Shields
NL CY YOUNG: Aroldis Chapman
AL ROY: Bruce Rondon
NL ROY: Adam Eaton

WORLD SERIES CHAMPS: Cincinnati Reds

[LittleOzzy]

Any more predictions?

[satyr9]

American League

East
1) Jays
2) Yanks
3) Rays
4) O's
5) Sox

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

West
1) Rangers
2) Angels
3) A's
4) M's
5) Astros

Wildcard: Angels
Wildcard: Yanks

ALCS: Tigers vs. Jays

AL Champs: Jays

National League

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

Central
1) Reds
2) Cards
3) Pirates
4) Brewers
5) Cubs

West
1) Dodgers
2) Giants
3) Dbags
4) Padres
5) Rockies

Wildcard: Cards
Wildcard: Braves

NLCS: Braves vs. Dodgers

NL Champs: Braves

AL MVP: Pujols
NL MVP: Kemp
AL CY YOUNG: Felix
NL CY YOUNG: Kershaw
AL ROY: I have no
NL ROY: earthly idea

WORLD SERIES CHAMPS: Jays (I have no expectation of this result, but I don't see the point predicting against my own desires.)

[Parataxis]

Alright, time to embarrass my future self.

American League

East
1)Rays
2)Jays
3)Yanks
4)Os
5)BoSox

Central
1)Tigers
2)Royals
3)Indians
4)Twins
5)ChiSox

West
1)Angels
2)Athletics
3)Mariners
4)Rangers
5)Astros

Wildcard:Jays
Wildcard:Royals

ALCS: Tigers vs. Jays

AL Champs: Jays

National League

East
1) Nats
2) Phils
3) Braves
4) Mets
5) Marlins

Central
1) Cards
2) Pirates
3) Reds
4) Cubs
5) Brewers

West
1) Giants
2) Diamonds
3) Dodgers
4) Padres
5) Rockies

Wildcard: Phillies
Wildcard: D-Backs

NLCS: Nats vs. Phils

NL Champs: Nats

AL MVP: Bats
NL MVP: Posey
AL CY YOUNG: Price
NL CY YOUNG: Halladay
AL ROY: Profar
NL ROY: TDA

WORLD SERIES CHAMPS: Nats in Six

[limegameboy]

American League

East
1) Toronto Blue Jays
2) Tampa Bay Rays
3) Baltimore Orioles
4) New York Yankees
5) Boston Red Sox

Central
1) Kansas City Royals
2) Detroit Tigers
3) Cleveland Indians
4) Chicago White Sox
5) Minnesota Twins

West
1) Los Angeles Angels
2) Seattle Mariners
3) Texas Rangers
4) Oakland Athletics
5) Houston Astros

Wildcard: Tampa Bay Rays
Wildcard: Detroit Tigers

ALCS: Toronto Blue Jays vs. Los Angeles Angels

AL Champs: Toronto Blue Jays

National League

East
1) Washington Nationals
2) Atlanta Braves
3) Philadelphia Phillies
4) Miami Marlins
5) New York Mets

Central
1) Cincinnati Reds
2) St. Louis Cardinals
3) Milwaukee Brewers
4) Pittsburgh Pirates
5) Chicago Cubs

West
1) San Francisco Giants
2) Arizona Diamondbacks
3) Los Angeles Dodgers
4) Colorado Rockies
5) San Diego Padres

Wildcard: Atlanta Braves
Wildcard: Arizona Diamondbacks

NLCS: Washington Nationals vs. Atlanta Braves

NL Champs: Washington Nationals

AL MVP: Mike Trout
NL MVP: Joey Votto
AL CY YOUNG: Felix Hernandez
NL CY YOUNG: Stephen Strasburg
AL ROY: Wil Myers
NL ROY: Jedd Gyorko

WORLD SERIES CHAMPS: Washington Nationals

[There There]

American League

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

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

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

Wildcard: Rays
Wildcard: A's

ALCS: Tigers vs. Jays

AL Champs: Tigers

National League

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

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

West
1) Giants
2) D-Backs
3) Dodgers
4) Padres
5) Rockies

Wildcard: Nationals
Wildcard: D-Backs

NLCS: Braves vs. Giants

NL Champs: Braves

AL MVP: Mike Trout
NL MVP: Jason Heyward
AL CY YOUNG: R.A Dickey
NL CY YOUNG: Stephen Strasburg
AL ROY: Mike Olt
NL ROY: Julio Teheran

WORLD SERIES CHAMPS: Braves

[Graham's Cracker]

CBS Sports posted their expert picks. Among the highlights

Of the 6 experts, 4 picked the Jays to win the east while the other two picked the Jays to make the playoffs as the 2nd wildcard.

None predicted the Jays as winning the AL.

Snyder picked Bautista as MVP
Knobler picked Johnson as Cy Young
Miller & Snyder picked Gibby as Manager of the Year
Knobler & Snyder chose Bautista as HR champ
Axisa chose Buehrle as his pick for biggest bust

[Wo1verine]

American League

East
1) TOR
2) TB
3) BOS
4) BAL
5) NYY

Central
1) DET
2) CLE
3) KC
4) CWS
5) MIN

West
1) LAA
2) TEX
3)SEA
4)OAK
5) HOU

Wildcard: TEX
Wildcard: TB

ALCS: DET vs. TOR

AL Champs: TOR

National League

East
1) WAS
2) PHI
3) ATL
4) NYM
5) MIA

Central
1) CIN
2) STL
3) PIT
4) MIL
5) CHC

West
1) LAD
2) SF
3) ARI
4) SD
5) COL

Wildcard: SF
Wildcard: STL

NLCS: CIN vs. LAD

NL Champs: LAD

AL MVP: REYES
NL MVP: VOTTO
AL CY YOUNG: PRICE
NL CY YOUNG: LEE
AL ROY: MYERS
NL ROY: RYU

WORLD SERIES CHAMPS: LAD

[The_Hater]

American League

East
1) Toronto Blue Jays
2) Tampa Bay Rays
3) New York Yankees
4) Boston Red Sox
5) Baltimore Orioles

Central
1) Detroit Tigers
2) Cleveland Indians
3) Kansas City Royals
4) Chicago White Sox
5) Minnesota Twins

West
1) Los Angeles Angels
2) Texas Rangers
3) Oakland Athletics
4) Seattle Mariners
5) Houston Astros

Wildcard: Texas/Tampa Bay

ALCS: Detroit Tigers vs. Tampa Bay

AL Champs: Detroit

National League

East
1) Washington Nationals
2) Atlanta Braves
3) Philadelphia Phillies
4) New York Mets
5) Miami Marlins

Central
1) Cincinnati Reds
2) St Louis Cardinals
3) Milwaukee Brewers
4) Pittsburgh Pirates
5) Chicago Cubs

West
1) Los Angeles Dodgers
2) Arizona Diamondbacks
3) San Francisco Giants
4) Colorado Rockies
5) San Diego Padres


Wildcard: Atlanta/St Louis

NLCS: Washington Nationals vs. Cincinnati Reds

NL Champs: Washington Nationals

AL MVP: Albert Pujols
NL MVP: Joey Votto
AL CY YOUNG: Felix Hernandez
NL CY YOUNG: Stephen Strasburg

WORLD SERIES CHAMPS: Montreal Expos

This season the predictions all look so clear that I'm sure that baseball will end up completely upside down come October.

[Rhettmatic]

JIM BOWDEN ‏@JimBowdenESPNxm 1m
My AL East Predictions: Toronto, Baltimore, Tampa, Boston, NYY; AL Central: Detroit, KC, Chic, Cleve, Minn; AL WEST: LAA,TX,OAK,SEA,Hou

[Wo1verine]

Need more predictions!

Graham's Cracker, Rhettmatic?

[Rhettmatic]

Well, here's Grantland's Jonah Keri:

http://www.grantland.com/story/_/id/912 ... redictions

Rays 89-73
Blue Jays 88-74
Yankees 85-77
Red Sox 82-80
Orioles 81-81

Losing James Shields, B.J. Upton, and Wade Davis would seem to bode ill for a team that fell short of the playoffs last year. The Rays have been through this before. They've bid good-bye to Carl Crawford, Matt Garza, Scott Kazmir, Carlos Pena (the good version and the bad), and many others. They were also a better team in 2012 than they looked, with a run differential that suggested 96 wins. They got derailed by a 21-27 record in one-run games, and were 5-7 in extra innings, despite carrying a monster bullpen, headlined by the team's latest reclamation project; thank the league's worst late-inning offensive numbers for those stats and expect position regression on that front this year. That bullpen might not be quite as dominant this year, and they'll miss Shields's very good, very copious innings. But the Rays have topped expectations for the past half-decade, running the bases better than anyone and catching the ball better than anyone. They platoon like mad, shift more than anyone, and make the most out of every player on the roster. The Durham Bulls will soon plunk Wil Myers, Chris Archer, Jake Odorizzi, and other talents onto the major league roster, upgrading an already solid and versatile team.

Tampa Bay will need every bit of those little advantages in a division that figures to be more tightly packed than any other. The Jays have the best collection of Opening Day talent but also considerable injury and performance risk, with Jose Bautista coming off prolonged DL time last year, Josh Johnson and Jose Reyes a year removed from significant injuries, Mark Buehrle a question mark coming to the AL East at age 34, Melky Cabrera an unknown (though also a cheap pickup), Brandon Morrow searching for just his second 30-start season, and the bullpen a great mystery. Both the Yankees and Red Sox are better than the doom-and-gloomers claim, with the Yanks riding their pitching and the Sox benefiting from a batch of midlevel signings over the offseason, likely positive regression from Jacoby Ellsbury, Jon Lester, and Clay Buchholz, and maybe a little Jackie Bradley Jr. magic. The Orioles' young nucleus has room for improvement, but their off-the-charts 2012 performances in one-run and extra-innings games do not. In a division where any team truly could finish first, or last, we'll give the slimmest of edges to the Rays … but with everyone else a decent bet to contend deep into the season, too.