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  • Rezik
    Banned
    • Oct 2015
    • 29

    #1

    2016 World Series Contenders

    Any thoughts?
    Think next year the AL Central is a 2 team race with the Indians and Royals. Think the Indians are 2 bats away from giving the Royals more than they can handle, they need a masher and another consistent bat, but they certinley have the pitching.

    AL West will probably the weakest division again, there's really nothing that great about any team put there.

    AL East should be a good one depending on what Price does, I think that's a situation where if he leaves a lot of things can fall apart. Boston could have a good year though I think they need some pitching help.

    NL Central I think the Pirates start to fade back to the bottom, I think the Cubs build on this year and maybe sign Price themselfs, think if they get one more good pitcher be it FA or Trade they Will win the central. Cards will be good as always.

    NL West well see if the Dodgers just keep spending money to build a world series winner. Giants need a lot of help IMO I think they should start to tear it down and rebuild, sell off for some top prospects, same with the Padres. The Padres super team experiment failed hard.

    NL East the Mets should be the heavy favorite especially if Washington losses Zimmerman and can't replace him with anyone. I bet Cespedes doesn't even hit the FA market, resigns right before.
  • daflyboys
    Banned
    • May 2003
    • 18238

    #2
    Re: 2016 World Series Contenders

    Superfluous speculation at this point. There will be so many moves throughout that no one can anticipate.

    I mean just look at this article. If making predictions was one of your high school/college tests, this would be a massive, we're signing you up for Summer school, fail. It's like the "expert prognosticators" (I can think of a better word that rhymes with that) picked "C" for every multiple choice answer and hoped for the best:

    MLB experts make picks: Who will win it all in 2015?

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    • Rezik
      Banned
      • Oct 2015
      • 29

      #3
      Re: 2016 World Series Contenders

      Originally posted by daflyboys
      Superfluous speculation at this point. There will be so many moves throughout that no one can anticipate.
      Thanks captain obvious. Sounds like your pissed the Phillies aren't doing anything relevant for a while

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      • Majingir
        Moderator
        • Apr 2005
        • 47841

        #4
        Re: 2016 World Series Contenders

        Originally posted by daflyboys
        Superfluous speculation at this point. There will be so many moves throughout that no one can anticipate.

        I mean just look at this article. If making predictions was one of your high school/college tests, this would be a massive, we're signing you up for Summer school, fail. It's like the "expert prognosticators" (I can think of a better word that rhymes with that) picked "C" for every multiple choice answer and hoped for the best:

        MLB experts make picks: Who will win it all in 2015?
        Funny part is how every single AL prediction was wrong. Mariners,Red Sox,Tigers didn't even get 80 wins lol.

        Obviously anything can happen in offseason, so real hard to even try and make predictions now. Royals are really closest team from AL I can think of to have best chance to make playoffs. Jays,who knows what's happening there with them getting rid of their GM(not to mention not raising their budget,despite making dozens of millions of dollars extra this year), Yankees are always a question mark with their age and what potential FA moves they could go out and make. And AL West, who knows what could happen there

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        • redsox4evur
          Hall Of Fame
          • Jul 2013
          • 18169

          #5
          Re: 2016 World Series Contenders

          Whatever team Johnny Gomes is on...
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          • Majingir
            Moderator
            • Apr 2005
            • 47841

            #6
            Re: 2016 World Series Contenders

            Originally posted by redsox4evur
            Whatever team Johnny Gomes is on...
            No,that's 2017.

            2012 Giants win
            2013 Gomes wins
            2014 Giants win
            2015 Gomes wins

            Meaning
            2016 Giants win
            2017 Gomes wins

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            • 55
              Banned
              • Mar 2006
              • 20857

              #7
              Re: 2016 World Series Contenders

              I'll go with...
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              • TripleCrown9
                Keep the Faith
                • May 2010
                • 23732

                #8
                Re: 2016 World Series Contenders

                Technically at this point, every team is a contender. Before this year, Houston endured 4 straight 90-loss seasons (including 3 straight 100-loss seasons) and hadn't been over .500 since 2008. This year they led their division for ~130 games.
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                • LambertandHam
                  All Star
                  • Jul 2010
                  • 8008

                  #9
                  Re: 2016 World Series Contenders

                  Originally posted by Rezik
                  Any thoughts?
                  Think next year the AL Central is a 2 team race with the Indians and Royals. Think the Indians are 2 bats away from giving the Royals more than they can handle, they need a masher and another consistent bat, but they certinley have the pitching.

                  AL West will probably the weakest division again, there's really nothing that great about any team put there.

                  AL East should be a good one depending on what Price does, I think that's a situation where if he leaves a lot of things can fall apart. Boston could have a good year though I think they need some pitching help.

                  NL Central I think the Pirates start to fade back to the bottom, I think the Cubs build on this year and maybe sign Price themselfs, think if they get one more good pitcher be it FA or Trade they Will win the central. Cards will be good as always.

                  NL West well see if the Dodgers just keep spending money to build a world series winner. Giants need a lot of help IMO I think they should start to tear it down and rebuild, sell off for some top prospects, same with the Padres. The Padres super team experiment failed hard.

                  NL East the Mets should be the heavy favorite especially if Washington losses Zimmerman and can't replace him with anyone. I bet Cespedes doesn't even hit the FA market, resigns right before.
                  Pirates need to add pitching and power to stay competitive. Kang won't be back until around the All Star break, Pedro can't field and the pitching staff is average outside of Frankie and Cole.
                  Steam

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                  • SPTO
                    binging
                    • Feb 2003
                    • 68046

                    #10
                    Re: 2016 World Series Contenders

                    Honestly, none of us can make a reasonable prediction a day after the World Series ended. The earliest i'd feel comfortable making any kind of statement would be Jan. 1st. Anyways I see the Royals, Cubs and Cardinals still chugging along.
                    Member of the Official OS Bills Backers Club

                    "Baseball is the most important thing that doesn't matter at all" - Robert B. Parker

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                    • Marino
                      Moderator
                      • Jan 2008
                      • 18113

                      #11
                      Re: 2016 World Series Contenders

                      I will wait and see what the offseason has for us before making a prediction.

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                      • Majingir
                        Moderator
                        • Apr 2005
                        • 47841

                        #12
                        Re: 2016 World Series Contenders

                        Exactly. Look at last year,this time last year, Heyward was still in Atlanta,Miller was still in St.Louis. Donaldson was still in Oakland. Guys like Andrew Bailey,Russell Martin,Hanley Ramirez,Pablo Sandoval among others were all free agents.

                        Anything can happen in the offseason, will take weeks before you even have an idea of how a team might look like in 2016. But that won't stop all these sports sites to be posting 2016 predictions,acting like their opinion is really anything special about a topic like that.

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                        • Master Live 013
                          Hall Of Fame
                          • Oct 2013
                          • 12483

                          #13
                          Re: 2016 World Series Contenders

                          San Francisco Giants.
                          OSHA Inspector for the NBA.

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                          • daflyboys
                            Banned
                            • May 2003
                            • 18238

                            #14
                            Re: 2016 World Series Contenders

                            Originally posted by Rezik
                            Thanks captain obvious. Sounds like your pissed the Phillies aren't doing anything relevant for a while
                            And yet you made a thread for it regardless.

                            And I'M Captain Obvious.

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                            • SPTO
                              binging
                              • Feb 2003
                              • 68046

                              #15
                              Re: 2016 World Series Contenders

                              Apparently there's a gambling site that has the Rangers with the best odds to win it all next season......
                              Member of the Official OS Bills Backers Club

                              "Baseball is the most important thing that doesn't matter at all" - Robert B. Parker

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