2017 MLB preview/magazines

[Stats85]

The 2017 MLB season is around the corner and magazines are out just order Athlon Sports

[Caulfield]

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So far I have bought every one that has hit the newstands even the fantasy ones. And I dont even ply fantasy baseball. Hands down Athlons is the best of the bunch. Yesterday I picked up Baseball Prospectus' 2017 Essential Guide and is also top notch though pricey at $25.

[Majingir]

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Speaking of Baseball Prospectus...Vlad jr didn't make their top 101. Surprising when you see that he's ranked #20 by baseball america and 34 by mlb.com

[Caulfield]

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Speaking of Baseball Prospectus...Vlad jr didn't make their top 101. Surprising when you see that he's ranked #20 by baseball america and 34 by mlb.com

I think their thought is he's overvalued because of his name and that he might eventually move to first from third, further devaluing him in BP eyes. I want to see what BA's Prospect 2017 Handbook says about him. Also, BP has his ETA at 2021 and BA at 2020.
We ought to get a better handle on his potential during 2017, considering he's still a month away from his 18th b'day, and he only has 270+ PA's and 50 games at third in MiLB.

[Stats85]

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My 2017 MLB Projections Standings
^This means Athlon confirm it on their site they just started their predictions
AL East
Boston^
Baltimore^
Toronto
NY Yankees^
Tampa Bay

AL Central
Cleveland
Detroit or Kansas City
Kansas City or Detroit
Chi White Sox or Minnesota
Minnesota or Chi White Sox

AL West
Houston
Seattle or Texas
Texas or Seattle
LA Angels or Oakland
Oakland or LA Angels

AL Wild Cards: Seattle and Texas

NL East
Washington
NY Mets
Miami or Atlanta
Atlanta or Miami
Philadelphia

NL Central
Chi Cubs
St. Louis
Pittsburgh
Milwaukee
Cincinnati

NL West
San Francisco or LA Dodgers
LA Dodgers or San Francisco
Colorado
Arizona
San Diego

NL Wild Cards: 2nd place in NL West St. Louis or NY Mets

My projections with Athlon Sports

[Stats85]

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Update got my copy of Athlon Sports Monday here the official projections AL East: BOS, BAL(wc), TOR, NYY, TB AL Central: CLE, DET, KC, CWS, MIN AL West: HOU, TEX(wc), SEA, LAA, OAK NL East: WSH, NYM, MIA, PHI, ATL NL Central: CHC, STL(wc), PIT, CIN, MIL NL West: LAD, SF(wc), COL, ARI, SD (I did pretty good on my predictions) also Athlon has CHC beating LAD in the NLCS the BOS beating the CLE in the ALCS plus the CHC beating the BOS in the World Series

[rkwittem]

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Don't think you should hedge your bets on LAD or SF. Pick one to win and the other to not.

[Caulfield]

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My 2017 MLB Projections Standings


AL Central
Detroit or Kansas City
Kansas City or Detroit
Chi White Sox or Minnesota
Minnesota or Chi White Sox

AL West
Seattle or Texas
Texas or Seattle
LA Angels or Oakland
Oakland or LA Angels


NL East
Miami or Atlanta
Atlanta or Miami

NL West
San Francisco or LA Dodgers
LA Dodgers or San Francisco

Don't think you should hedge your bets on LAD or SF. Pick one to win and the other to not.

Not just the Giants and Dodgers, either. I think its Stats way of showing just how close those teams are.

[Stats85]

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Don't think you should hedge your bets on LAD or SF. Pick one to win and the other to not.

My prediction was either the Dodgers or Giants would win the NL West and whoever finished 2nd in the NL West would get one of the two Wild Card spots

[Stats85]

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Not just the Giants and Dodgers, either. I think its Stats way of showing just how close those teams are.

Your right I was thinking how close the teams was thanks for bringing it up BTW in Lindy's preview they have the Blue Jays and Rangers for the AL Wild Cards plus the Dodgers and Mets for the NL Wild Cards

[Majingir]

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Jays-Rangers 3? We took care of them already. Jays-Indians 2 should happen. Let's get revenge.

[TripleCrown9]

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Jays-Rangers 3? We took care of them already. Jays-Indians 2 should happen. Let's get revenge.

Lol "we took care of them already". The 2015 Jays beat the 2015 Rangers, and the 2016 Blue Jays beat the 2016 Rangers.

This is 2017. And besides, I want more of this.

[DamnYanks2]

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I just can't allow myself to spend 10 dollars on a magazine now. I'll probably pick up SI's preview or something.

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