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[SBTarheel]

AL East:

Baltimore

Boston

Toronto

New York

Tampa Bay

 

AL Central:

Chicago White Sox

Detroit ***

Cleveland

Kansas City

Minnesota

 

AL West:

Seattle

LA Angels ***

Oakland

Houston

Texas

 

ALDS: 

Baltimore over Chicago

Seattle ov Detroit

 

ALCS:

Seattle over Baltimore

 

AL MVP: Robinson Cano

AL Cy Young: Chris Sale

AL Rookie: Mookie Betts

AL Manager: Lloyd McLendon

 

NL East:

Washington

Miami ***

New York Mets

Atlanta

Philadelphia

 

NL Central:

Pittsburgh

St Louis

Chicago

Milwaukee

Cincinnati

 

NL West:

LA Dodgers

San Diego ***

San Francisco

Colorado

Arizona

 

NLDS: 

Washington over San Diego

Pittsburgh over LA Dodgers

 

NLCS:

Washington over Pittsburgh

 

NL MVP: Giancarlo Stanton

NL Cy Young: Stephen Strasburg

NL Rookie: Kris Bryant

NL Manager: Mike Redmond

 

World Series:

Seattle over Washington 

 

[Pedro Cerrano]

My God if we lose another ALCS....

[Mike in STL]

A lot of people real high on Seattle. I think they are still a year out with their young pitching. Same with the Cubs. A year or two away.

[SBTarheel]

A lot of people real high on Seattle. I think they are still a year out with their young pitching. Same with the Cubs. A year or two away.

Everyone is picking Washington to win it all, and i certainly get it..I just wanted to be a little different from everyone else..

 

I want to see other people's picks, let's go!!

[bnickle]

Prediction: The Nats aren't winning a playoff series with Matt Williams as coach.

[SBTarheel]

Prediction: The Nats aren't winning a playoff series with Matt Williams as coach.

Give me more than that.. Make some picks. 

 

Oh, they're called "Managers" in Baseball, bro. 

[bnickle]

Give me more than that.. Make some picks.

Oh, they're called "Managers" in Baseball, bro.

Ha. Better.

[DJ MC]

American League

 

AL East

Boston 94-68

Baltimore 89-73

Toronto 85-77

Tampa Bay 76-86

New York 74-88

 

AL Central

Detroit 88-74

Cleveland 86-76

Kansas City 78-84

Chicago 68-94

Minnesota 63-99

 

AL West

Los Angeles 94-68

Seattle 90-72

Oakland 86-76

Houston 76-86

Texas 70-92

 

National League

 

NL East

Washington 102-60

Miami 82-80

New York 78-84

Atlanta 72-90

Philadelphia 66-96

 

NL Central

Chicago 92-70

Pittsburgh 90-72

St. Louis 84-78

Cincinnati 80-82

Milwaukee 78-84

 

NL West

Los Angeles 90-72

San Diego 89-73

San Francisco 80-82

Colorado 70-92

Arizona 60-102

 

Playoffs

 

AL Playoffs

Play-In: Baltimore over Seattle

Division: Baltimore over Los Angeles (3-2)

              Detroit over Boston (3-1)

League: Baltimore over Detroit (4-3)

 

NL Playoffs

Play-In: San Diego over Pittsburgh

Division: Washington over San Diego (3-1)

              Los Angeles over Chicago (3-2)

League: Los Angeles over Washington (4-1)

 

World Series

Los Angeles over Baltimore (4-2)

 

Awards

 

AL

MVP: Mike Trout, Los Angeles

CYA: Felix Hernandez, Seattle

MOY: Buck Showalter, Baltimore

 

NL

MVP: Anthony Rendon, Washington

CYA: Jake Arrieta, Chicago

MOY: Don Mattingly, Los Angeles

[bnickle]

If you guys are taking Baltimore to the playoffs, you might as well predict them to win it. It really is the biggest crapshoot of all the professional leagues playoffs.

[SBTarheel]

American League

 

AL East

Boston 94-68

Baltimore 89-73

Toronto 85-77

Tampa Bay 76-86

New York 74-88

 

AL Central

Detroit 88-74

Cleveland 86-76

Kansas City 78-84

Chicago 68-94

Minnesota 63-99

 

AL West

Los Angeles 94-68

Seattle 90-72

Oakland 86-76

Houston 76-86

Texas 70-92

 

National League

 

NL East

Washington 102-60

Miami 82-80

New York 78-84

Atlanta 72-90

Philadelphia 66-96

 

NL Central

Chicago 92-70

Pittsburgh 90-72

St. Louis 84-78

Cincinnati 80-82

Milwaukee 78-84

 

NL West

Los Angeles 90-72

San Diego 89-73

San Francisco 80-82

Colorado 70-92

Arizona 60-102

 

Playoffs

 

AL Playoffs

Play-In: Baltimore over Seattle

Division: Baltimore over Los Angeles (3-2)

              Detroit over Boston (3-1)

League: Baltimore over Detroit (4-3)

 

NL Playoffs

Play-In: San Diego over Pittsburgh

Division: Washington over San Diego (3-1)

              Los Angeles over Chicago (3-2)

League: Los Angeles over Washington (4-1)

 

World Series

Los Angeles over Baltimore (4-2)

 

Awards

 

AL

MVP: Mike Trout, Los Angeles

CYA: Felix Hernandez, Seattle

MOY: Buck Showalter, Baltimore

 

NL

MVP: Anthony Rendon, Washington

CYA: Jake Arrieta, Chicago

MOY: Don Mattingly, Los Angeles

Good stuff! Love Rendon and Arrieta..

 

Though we disagree quite a bit on the White Sox! 

[bnickle]

Wait. He took Showalter to win the MOY again and Arrieta as the NL CY. Come on.

[bnickle]

And with Rendon's knee issues that's a suspect choice as well

[Pedro Cerrano]

If Arrieta wins the NL Cy Young Award I quit baseball.

[SBTarheel]

If Arrieta wins the NL Cy Young Award I quit baseball.

He just might. 

 

And you won't. 

[bnickle]

He just might.

And you won't.

Hes more likely to end the year on waivers than win the CY. I get that he had an impressive finish to his '14 but way way way too much stock put in that.

[Pedro Cerrano]

<p>Eh, screw it:<br />
<br />
AL East: Baltimore<br />
AL Central: Cleveland<br />
AL West: Seattle<br />
AL WC Game: Detroit at Los Angeles<br />
AL ROY: Rusney Castillo<br />
<br />
AL MVP: Jose Abreu<br />
AL Cy Young: Felix Hernandez<br />
AL MOY: Lloyd McClendon<br />
<br />
Cleveland over Baltimore<br />
Seattle over Detroit<br />
Seattle over Cleveland<br />
<br />
NL East: Washington<br />
NL Central: Pittsburgh<br />
NL West: Los Angeles<br />
NL WC: Chicago at St. Louis<br />
<br />
NL ROY: Kris Bryant<br />
NL MVP: Giancarlo Stanton<br />
NL Cy Young: Clayton Kershaw<br />
NL MOY: Joe Maddon<br />
<br />
Washington over Chicago<br />
Los Angeles over Pittsburgh<br />
Los Angeles over Washington<br />
<br />
Los Angeles over Seattle in 6.</p>

[Pedro Cerrano]

I also think the Dodgers trade for Cole Hamels on July 24.

[SBTarheel]

Hes more likely to end the year on waivers than win the CY. I get that he had an impressive finish to his '14 but way way way too much stock put in that.

Serious question, do you watch much Baseball other than the Orioles? 

[bnickle]

Lol. Oh Seth. You are getting better.


Arrieta made 25 starts and threw 150 innings. Basically, 6 innings per start. 24 outs that's fine. Considering how few hits he gave up and how well he generally pitched he should have thrown more innings. Hes not going to give up only 6.5 hits per and he's unlikely to walk only 2.4 per. Now, if you want to do something stupid and bet on him being that good again over a full year and be a CY candidate go right ahead. I'll be here to laugh at you when he doesn't even finish Top 10 in the Cy voting.

[bnickle]

Not only that, but one of his biggest issues in Baltimore was handling pressure. There was none of it last year playing on that Cubs team. Things change this year. Not only are people expecting a lot from him, but it's possible they'll be expectations on this Cubs team.