Official 2013 Predictions Thread

[ParisB]

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In all honesty, I could see every AL East team this year finishing over .500. It's gonna be a great race. Still haven't decided on who'll take that division this year yet.

I could also see all of them (except maybe TB) finish below .500.

[Baseballking888]

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I could also see all of them (except maybe TB) finish below .500.

Really? Even Toronto?

[ParisB]

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Really? Even Toronto?

They won 73 games last season, let's not get carried away because they got a couple old and/or injury prone players from a last place team. The turf takes a toll, and a couple of those players are going to lose time.

Happ and Romero aren't good. Buehrle is mediocre and on the downside of his career. Johnson is good but I don't remember the last time he was healthy for a full season. Reyes seems to pull a hamstring every month. Dickey is 39 and will be reintroduced to the AL, a league that didn't treat him so well last time around.

Lots of question marks with Toronto. If everything breaks right they can easily win 92 games and the AL East, but seeing them stumble with injuries or declining players to another 75 win season isn't that far fetched.

The AL East in general seems to be this way. Really hard to predict. Like I said, I can see all of them being over .500 and 3 of them being in playoff hunt, but I can also see all of them faltering.

[55]

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Johnson is good but I don't remember the last time he was healthy for a full season.

2012...

[Perfect Zero]

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Now that Spring Training has come and past, my official predictions for this year:

National League East: Nationals - Braves - Phillies - Mets - Marlins
National League Central: Cardinals - Reds - Pirates - Brewers - Cubs
National League West: Giants - Dodgers - Diamondbacks - Rockies - Padres

American League East: Rays - Blue Jays - Red Sox - Orioles - Yankees
American League Central: Tigers - Indians - White Sox - Royals - Twins
American League West: Rangers - Athletics - Angels - Mariners - Astros

National League Wild Card:
Dodgers def. Braves

National League Divisional Series:
Nationals def. Dodgers in 4
Cardinals def. Giants in 5

National League Championship Series:
Nationals def. Cardinals in 6

American League Wild Card:
Angels def. Athletics

American League Divisional Series:
Tigers def. Angels in 5
Rangers def. Rays in 4

American League Championship Series:
Tigers def. Rangers in 5

World Series of Professional Baseball:
Tigers def. Nationals in 7

[Travis40]

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Here's my official post after ST.


NL East:
Nationals
Braves
Phillies
Mets
Marlins

NL Central:
Reds
Cardinals
Pirates
Brewers
Cubs

NL West:
Giants
Dodgers
Padres
Diamondbacks
Rockies

NL Wild Card:
Braves
Dodgers


AL East:
Rays
Blue Jays
Orioles
Yankees
Red Sox

AL Central:
Tigers
Indians
White Sox
Twins
Royals

AL West:
Rangers
A's
Angels
Mariners
Astros

AL Wild Card:
A's
Blue Jays


AL Wild Card Game:
Blue Jays over A's

NL Wild Card Game:
Braves over Dodgers

NLDS
Nationals over Braves
Giants over Reds

ALDS
Blue Jays over Tigers
Rangers over Rays

NLCS
Giants over Nationals

ALCS
Blue Jays over Rangers

World Series
Giants over Blue Jays


Awards:
AL MVP - Jose Bautista
NL MVP - Giancarlo Stanton

AL Cy Young - Yu Darvish
NL Cy Young - Clayton Kershaw

AL Rookie of the Year - Jurickson Profar
NL Rookie of the Year - Jedd Gyorko

AL Manager of the Year - Joe Maddon
NL Manager of the Year - Bruce Bochy

[BatsareBugs]

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NL East:
Nationals
Braves
Mets
Phillies
Marlins

NL Central:
Cardinals
Reds
Pirates
Brewers
Cubs

NL West:
Giants
Diamondbacks
Dodgers
Rockies

Padres (Relegated to AAA by June)

NL Wild Card:
Braves
Reds

AL East:
Blue Jays
Rays
Yankees
Orioles
Red Sox

AL Central:
Tigers
Indians
White Sox
Twins
Royals

AL West:
Angels
Rangers
A's
Mariners
Astros

AL Wild Card:
Rays
Indians

World Series:
Angels over Cardinals

[Baseballking888]

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Final predictions heading into the start of the season.

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

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

American League West
1. Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim
2. Texas Rangers (Wildcard 1)
3. Oakland Athletics
4. Seattle Mariners
5. Houston Astros

National League East
1. Washington Nationals
2. Atlanta Braves (Wildcard 1)
3. Philadelphia Phillies
4. New York Mets
5. Miami Marlins

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

National League West
1. Los Angeles Dodgers
2. San Francisco Giants (Wildcard 2)
3. San Diego Padres
4. Arizona Diamondbacks
5. Colorado Rockies

Awards
NL MVP: Joey Votto
NL Cy Young: Clayton Kershaw
NL Rookie of the Year: Julio Tehran
NL Comeback Player of the Year: Carl Crawford
NL Manager of the Year: Davey Johnson

AL MVP: Mike Trout
AL Cy Young: Justin Verlander
AL Rookie of the Year: Jurickson Profar
AL Comeback Player of the Year: Lance Berkman
AL Manager of the Year: Joe Maddon

Playoffs

Wildcard
-Braves over Giants
-Blue Jays over Rangers

Division Series
-Nationals over Braves in 4
-Dodgers over Reds in 5
-Tigers over Blue Jays in 4
-Angels over Rays in 4

Championship Series
-Nationals over Dodgers in 7 (MVP: Ryan Zimmerman)
-Angels over Tigers in 6 (MVP: Albert Pujols)

World Series
-Nationals over Angels in 6 (MVP: Stephen Strasburg)

[Redacted01]

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They won 73 games last season, let's not get carried away because they got a couple old and/or injury prone players from a last place team. The turf takes a toll, and a couple of those players are going to lose time.

Happ and Romero aren't good. Buehrle is mediocre and on the downside of his career. Johnson is good but I don't remember the last time he was healthy for a full season. Reyes seems to pull a hamstring every month. Dickey is 39 and will be reintroduced to the AL, a league that didn't treat him so well last time around.

Lots of question marks with Toronto. If everything breaks right they can easily win 92 games and the AL East, but seeing them stumble with injuries or declining players to another 75 win season isn't that far fetched.

The AL East in general seems to be this way. Really hard to predict. Like I said, I can see all of them being over .500 and 3 of them being in playoff hunt, but I can also see all of them faltering.

They won 73 games last year despite injuries, which I don't think you took into account. With last year's team, they probably would have been close to 80 even if Bautista alone had managed to play the last 3 months. I wouldn't call all the players they got injury prone. Reyes and Johnson maybe (though Johnson I've heard may say looks different going into this season, change of approach). I've never known Buehrle, Cabrera, or any of the others to be known as injury-prone. Buehrle may be on the downside, but he is still a solid pitcher and is not expected to pitch like a #1 (or even a #2, that is Morrow's slot). Hell, Johnson is a #4. I don't expect Dickey to repeat last year, but I don't expect him to be the same guy he was years ago in Texas. By the way, he was not the same pitcher then that he is now.

Now, could they finish below .500? Sure! But your post seems to be based mostly on assumptions, like the fact they were only a 73-win team last year (which is hidden behind injuries), everyone they picked up will get hurt or underperform, and in addition, you have to assume that the O's don't play like one of the luckiest teams in history again, the Red Sox are significantly better (certainly not 20-30 wins better, that I really doubt), and that the Yankees play like it is 1998. They could have the same team as last year and with a declining New York, a less lucky Baltimore, and a healthy Bautista, they probably get to 80 wins. Just have to wait and see.

[55]

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Playoffs

Wildcard
-Braves over Giants
-Blue Jays over Rangers

Division Series
-Nationals over Braves in 4
-Dodgers over Reds in 5
-Tigers over Blue Jays in 4
-Angels over Rays in 4

Championship Series
-Nationals over Dodgers in 7 (MVP: Ryan Zimmerman)
-Angels over Tigers in 6 (MVP: Albert Pujols)

World Series
-Nationals over Tigers in 6 (MVP: Stephen Strasburg)

Wow, the Tigers are going to become the first team to ever lose TWO playoff series in the same season!

[Baseballking888]

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Wow, the Tigers are going to become the first team to ever lose TWO playoff series in the same season!

Haha. I'm gonna fix that right now.

[Cavicchi]

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NL East
Braves
Nationals
Phillies
Mets
Marlins

NL Central
Reds
Brewers
Cardinals
Pirates
Cubs

NL West
Dodgers
Giants
Diamondbacks
Rockies
Padres

AL East
Blue Jays
Rays
Red Sox
Yankees
Orioles

AL Central
Tigers
Royals
Indians
White Sox
Twins

AL West
Angels
Athletics
Rangers
Mariners
Astros

NL Wild Cards: Nationals & Giants

AL Wild Cards: Rays & Athletics

NL Cy Young: Clayton Kershaw

AL Cy Young: Justin Verlander

NL MVP: Matt Kemp

AL MVP: Albert Pujols

World Series: Angels over Dodgers

NL ROY: Yasiel Puig

AL ROY: Jackie Bradley Jr.

[adice15]

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American League East
1. Blue Jays
2. Red Sox (Wildcard 1)
3. Orioles (Wildcard 2)
4. Rays
5. Yankees

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

American League West
1. Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim
2. Athletics
3. Rangers
4. Astros
5. Mariners

National League East
1. Nationals
2. Braves (Wildcard 2)
3. Phillies
4. Mets
5. Marlins

National League Central
1. Reds
2. Pirates (Wildcard 1)
3. Cardinals
4. Brewers
5. Chicago Cubs

National League West
1. Dodgers
2. Giants
3. Rockies
4. Diamondbacks
5. Padres

Awards
NL MVP: Bryce Harper
NL Cy Young: Stephen Strasburg
NL Rookie of the Year: Oscar Taveras
NL Comeback Player of the Year: Carl Crawford
NL Manager of the Year: Davey Johnson

AL MVP: Mike Trout
AL Cy Young: Yu Darvish
AL Rookie of the Year: Jackie Bradley Jr.
AL Comeback Player of the Year: Lance Berkman
AL Manager of the Year: John Farrell

Playoffs

Wildcard
-Braves over Pirates
-Red Sox over Orioles

Division Series
-Nationals over Braves in 3
-Dodgers over Reds in 5
-Red Sox over Blue Jays in 5
-Angels over Tigers in 3

Championship Series
-Nationals over Dodgers in 5
-Angels over Red Sox in 4

World Series
-Angels over Nationals in 6

[CameRoN0407]

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AL East:
Rays
Red Sox (WC1)
Blue Jays (WC2)
Orioles
Yankees

AL Central:
Tigers
White Sox
Royals
Indians
Twins

AL West:
Angels
Athletics
Rangers
Mariners
Astros

NL East:
Nationals
Braves (WC1)
Phillies
Mets
Marlins

NL Central:
Reds
Cardinals
Pirates
Brewers
Cubs

NL West:
Giants
Dodgers (WC2)
D-Backs
Rockies
Padres

Wildcard:
Red Sox 1
Blue Jays 0

Braves 1
Dodgers 0

Division:
Red Sox 3
Angels 2

Tigers 3
Rays 1

Braves 4
Giants 3

Nationals 4
Reds 0

Championship:
Red Sox 2
Tigers 4

Braves 2
Nationals 4

World Series:
Nationals 4
Tigers 3

[goh]

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NL is decided,see how I did...

Early predictions:

NL
East: Braves - Yup
Central: Reds - Nope
West: Giants - Nope
Wild card: Nationals vs. Pirates - Half

Full predictions:

NL
East:
Braves
Nationals
Phillies
Marlins
Mets

Marlins are last Phillies could still ger 3rd but I got the playoff teams from this division right.

Central:
Reds
Pirates
Brewers
Cardinals
Cubs

Cubs at the bottom and Reds and Pirates are in the playoffs but Cardinals are in 1st. Nice to see the Pirates weren't a total let down when I picked them this year.

West:
Giants
Dodgers
Diamondbacks
Rockies
Padres

Speaking of total let down hello Giants. I thought I had the Dodgers in last for some reason but had them in 2nd. Last 3 still sorting it out but Dodgers 1st and Diamondbacks 2nd.