2018 Predictions

[Voight]

AL East:
NYY
BOS
TOR
TB
BAL

AL Central:
CLE
MIN
CWS
KC
DET

AL West:
HOU
LAA (WC)
TEX (WC)
SEA
OAK

NL East:
WAS
NYM (WC)
ATL
PHI
MIA

NL Central:
MIL
CHC
STL
CIN
PIT

NL West:
LAD
SF (WC)
COL
ARZ
SD

AL MVP: Trout
NL MVP: Arenado

AL CY: Luis Severino
NL CY: Kershaw

WS: LA over CLE in 5

 

[HajdukSplit]

AL EAST
Yankees
Red Sox (WC)
Blue Jays
Orioles
Rays

AL CENTRAL
Indians
Twins
Royals
White Sox
Tigers

AL WEST
Astros
Angels (WC)
Mariners
Rangers
Athletics

NL EAST
Nationals
Mets
Braves
Phillies
Marlins

NL CENTRAL
Cubs
Brewers (WC)
Cardinals
Reds
Pirates

NL WEST
Dodgers
Rockies (WC)
Giants
Diamondbacks
Padres

WORLD SERIES: Dodgers over Yankees

 

[ref88]

Are people really picking the Indians over the Twins? Recency bias in full effect.

 

[Duke33]

AL East:
NYY
BOS
TOR
TB
BAL

AL Central:
CLE
MIN
CWS
KC
DET

AL West:
HOU
LAA (WC)
TEX (WC)
SEA
OAK

NL East:
WAS
NYM (WC)
ATL
PHI
MIA

NL Central:
MIL
CHC
STL
CIN
PIT

NL West:
LAD
SF (WC)
COL
ARZ
SD

AL MVP: Trout
NL MVP: Arenado

AL CY: Luis Severino
NL CY: Kershaw

WS: LA over CLE in 5

Wow, the Rangers a wild card? Gutsy call there. Their lineup could be ok, if Beltre stays healthy and Odor gets his batting average back up above .215 or wherever he finished last year.

But the pitching is awful. Hamels ok good but after that they've got a pretty motley bunch. When Doug Fister is your 3rd starter, you've got problems.

Maybe it will come together but in a division with Houston and an improved Angels I think it will be really hard for them to make the postseason.

 

[Tecumseh]

AL East

NYY
BOS (WC)
TOR
BAL
TB

AL Central

MIN
CLE
CWS
KC
DET

AL West

HOU
SEA (WC)
TEX
LAA
OAK

NL East

WAS
ATL
PHI
NYM
MIA

NL Central

MIL
STL (WC)
CHC
PIT
CIN

NL West

LAD
COL (WC)
SFG
ARZ
SDP

 

[Quid Pro Clowe]

Are people really picking the Indians over the Twins? Recency bias in full effect.

Or they're t better.

Their top-4 starters are better than anyone Minny has.

 

[rent free]

Are people really picking the Indians over the Twins? Recency bias in full effect.

the twins got lucky last year. they will most likely regress this season

 

[bluesfan94]

Can't wait to see how wrong I am!

REGULAR SEASON

NL EAST
1. Washington Nationals
2. New York Mets
3. Philadelphia Phillies
4. Atlanta Braves
5. Miami Marlins

NL CENTRAL
1. Chicago Cubs
2. St. Louis Cardinals (WC1)
3. Milwaukee Brewers
4. Cincinnati Reds
5. Pittsburgh Pirates

NL WEST
1. Los Angeles Dodgers
2. Colorado Rockies (WC2)
3. San Francisco Giants
4. Arizona Diamondbacks
5. San Diego Padres

AL EAST
1. New York Yankees
2. Boston Red Sox (WC1)
3. Baltimore Orioles
4. Toronto Blue Jays
5. Tampa Bay Rays

AL CENTRAL
1. Cleveland Indians
2. Minnesota Twins
3. Chicago White Sox
4. Kansas City Royals
5. Detroit Tigers

AL WEST
1. Houston Astros
2. Oakland Athletics (WC2)
3. Seattle Mariners
4. Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim
5. Texas Rangers

NL Awards
MVP: Nolan Arenado
Cy Young: Clayton Kershaw
ROY: Scott Kingery

AL Awards
MVP: Carlos Correa
Cy Young: Carlos Carrasco
ROY: Shohei Ohtani

POSTSEASON

National League
Wildcard: St. Louis Cardinals over Colorado Rockies
NLDS1: St. Louis Cardinals over Washington Nationals
NLDS2: Los Angeles Dodgers over Chicago Cubs
NLCS: St. Louis Cardinals over Los Angeles Dodgers

American League
Wildcard: Boston Red Sox over Oakland Athletics
ALDS1: Houston Astros over Boston Red Sox
ALDS2: Cleveland Indians over New York Yankees
ALCS: Cleveland Indians over Houston Astros

World Series
Cleveland Indians over St. Louis Cardinals

 

[Evincar]

the twins got lucky last year. they will most likely regress this season

Theyre pretty much a lock for at least 2nd in that division but I dont see how anyone can think theyre better than Cleveland. Cleveland has the better hitting and pitching by quite a bit.

 

[ref88]

the twins got lucky last year. they will most likely regress this season

What? Twins are basically the Leafs of baseball

 

[ref88]

Theyre pretty much a lock for at least 2nd in that division but I dont see how anyone can think theyre better than Cleveland. Cleveland has the better hitting and pitching by quite a bit.

Cleveland’s pitching is the best in the AL but the Twins have a better offense.

 

[rent free]

What? Twins are basically the Leafs of baseball

How?

 

[Cheese Wagstaff]

Yankees are the Leafs of baseball.

 

[Duke33]

Yankees are the Leafs of baseball.

Nobody's the Leafs of baseball. The Nationals are the ultimate proof of that. They've had arguably World Series-winning caliber talent for the last six years, had a loaded lineup, stacked pitching, loads of good prospects coming up...and they have zero playoff series wins to show for it.

Just being stacked doesn't guarantee anything, other than being competitive or being able to win a weak division I suppose.

That being said, I don't see Minnesota as one of those loaded teams with the potential yet of the likes of New York, Houston, etc. Not yet anyway.

 

[BSHH]

AL East:
NYY
BOS
TOR
BAL
TB

AL Central:
CLE
MIN
CWS
DET
KC

AL West:
HOU
LAA
SEA
OAK
TEX

NL East:
WAS
NYM
PHI
ATL
MIA

NL Central:
CHC
MIL
STL
CIN
PIT

NL West:
LAD
COL
SF
ARI
SD

Gruß,
BSHH

 

[ref88]

Yankees are the Leafs of baseball.

Not even close. The Yanks are loaded.

 

[Cheese Wagstaff]

Not even close. The Yanks are loaded.

I don't know anything about hockey, I thought "the Leafs of baseball" meant a team stacked with young talent? I figured that was the Yankees, plus they both have insufferable fanbases, so it worked on that level too.

 

[ref88]

I don't know anything about hockey, I thought "the Leafs of baseball" meant a team stacked with young talent? I figured that was the Yankees, plus they both have insufferable fanbases, so it worked on that level too.

Stacked with talent would be more Twins like. The Yankees aren’t young.

 

[Cheese Wagstaff]

Stacked with talent would be more Twins like. The Yankees aren’t young.

Yes they are. Their best players are 28, 26,25, and 24. They're going to add two top 50 prospects to the roster by mid season and only Gardner, Walker, CC, Dellin, and Robertson are over 30.

 

[Voight]

Cleveland’s pitching is the best in the AL but the Twins have a better offense.

In what universe?

 

[ref88]

In what universe?

I mean Cleveland has a better shortstop but pretty much every other position points towards the Twins.

 

[GIN ANTONIC]

I mean Cleveland has a better shortstop but pretty much every other position points towards the Twins.

I mean Jose Ramirez was top 3 in MVP voting last year so I kind of feel like he's maybe pretty good too...

 

[Cheese Wagstaff]

I mean Jose Ramirez was top 3 in MVP voting last year so I kind of feel like he's maybe pretty good too...

Also while he's getting to the age where you have to worry about some drop off, I'd probably take Edwin over any member of the Twins in terms of just offensive output in 2018.

 

[GIN ANTONIC]

Also while he's getting to the age where you have to worry about some drop off, I'd probably take Edwin over any member of the Twins in terms of just offensive output in 2018.

For sure. And I don't think anyone would be that surprised if Alonso puts up a better year than Mauer. He was certainly better last year.

 

[ref88]

I mean Jose Ramirez was top 3 in MVP voting last year so I kind of feel like he's maybe pretty good too...

Good point