2017 Predictions

[General]

I would definitely not mind that. Hell, I'll be happy to make the playoffs. My team is a notorious underachiever.

[cjkalt]

Standings

American League-

AL East:
1. New York (A)
2. Tampa Bay*
3. Toronto
4. Baltimore
5. Boston

AL Central:
1. Detroit
2. Kansas City
3. Cleveland
4. Chicago (A)
5. Minnesota

AL West:
1. Oakland
2. Seattle
3. Los Angeles (A)
4. Texas

*wildcard

National League-

NL East:
1. Florida
2. Washington
3. Atlanta
4. New York (N)
5. Philly- Will have to score 10 runs a game to win with that bullpen

NL Central:
1. Chicago (N)
2. Houston
3. Milwaukee
4. Pittsburgh
5. Cincinatti
6. St. Louis

NL West:
1. Arizona
2. San Diego*
3. Colorado
4. Los Angeles (N)
5. San Francisco

*wildcard

OAK > TB
NYY > CLE

CHN > SDN
ARZ > FLA

NYY > OAK

ARZ > CHN

World Series:
ARZ > NYY


I like Hammer's rotation, pen is shaky but that can always be fixed at the deadline

[nick]

we jinxed hammer

[Providence A's]

Standings

American League-

AL East:
1. Boston
2. Toronto
3. Baltimore
4. New York (A)
5. Tampa Bay

AL Central:
1. Minnesota
2. Kansas City*
3. Chicago (A)
4. Cleveland
5. Detroit

AL West:
1. Texas
2. Los Angeles
3. Seattle
4. Oakland

*wild card

National League-

NL East:
1. Philadelphia
2. New York (N)
3. Atlanta
4. Washington
5. Florida

NL Central:
1. St. Louis
2. Cincinnati
3. Pittsburgh
4. Milwaukee
5. Houston
6. Chicago (N)

NL West:
1. San Francisco
2. Colorado*
3. Los Angeles (N)
4. San Diego
5. Arizona

*wildcard

TEX > KC
MIN > BOS

SF > PHI
STL > COL

TEX > MIN

STL > SF

2018 1st overall pick:
TEX > STL

[NYgiantsfan5689]

Wow. Gettin some love from Prov. We'll see if I can make the playoffs. I dont' have that high of expectations for this season but it would sure be nice.

[nick]

someone cant detect MAJOR SARCASM

[Porter]

Prov's predictions are in reverse

[Providence A's]

2018 1st overall pick:
TEX > STL

I thought that was the dead giveaway...you know, instead of "World Series"

seriously, KC was way above their Pyt. record last year IIRC so that prevents me from picking them higher despite winning the wild card. Colorado could be good, but until they prove otherwise, I can't pick them ahead of the 3-headed monster.

[NYgiantsfan5689]

Hah. I clearly didn't read those in depth enough. Like I said, I'm not expecting anything close to the playoffs. I'm just in the wrong division at this point in time.

[Porter]

Predictions

AL East
1. Tampa Bay- They might have enough to hold off New York again this season.
2. Baltimore- OOTP will finally be somewhat kind to the O's.
3. New York (A)- The Yanks average age: 32.68
4. Toronto- Will finish 4th by default, because Foster cant fix the nation yet.
5. Boston- Will Foster be active enough to trade off his stars?

AL Central
1. Cleveland- Let's face it, they wont have another -10 season.
2. Detroit- If they have a start like last season, they will finish 4th. Doubtful
3. Kansas City- I don't have faith in KC's aging vets Dice-K (36) and Garland (37).
4. Chicago (A)- They are improving but they are already getting hit with injuries already
5. Minnesota- Al Borland would be an MVP Candidate on a better team.

AL West
1. Oakland- Average Age of Oakland's Projected Rotation: 34 years old
2. Seattle*- I'm not sold that Seattle will win the WC. But could run its way into a nice season or die off.
3. Los Angeles (A)- Does Doppel plan on having Yu and that rotation go 8 innings per game?
4. Texas- The Longhorns could beat the Rangers

NL East
1. Florida- It's the Marlins division to lose, but they have to resign Cabrera, Zambrano and Wright.
2. Atlanta- The front 3 of Harden (10-9-10), Corden (10-10-10) and Crow (10-9-10) could pose trouble for teams.
3. Washington- Still needs a bullpen, almost as much as....
4. Philly- They have the worst bullpen ever. Even worse than SBSL's Vultures.
5. NY Mets- This could become 4th if CJ sells off the offense.

NL Central
1. Chicago (N)- I doubt they will 3 peat but they will make it tough for the DBacks
2. Milwaukee- They have the better bullpen than Cincy
3. Cincy- They have the best pitching staff in their existence. Still needs a bullpen.
4. Houston- There is a huge dropoff after Cincy.
5. Pittsburgh- Will probably fade again after strong start. They don't have enough depth
6. St Louis- In a league with Texas.

NL Central
1. Arizona- Their bullpen is an issue but everywhere else they are strong
2. San Diego*- Is there anyone else more important to a rotation than Ynoa?
3. Los Angeles (N)- The oldest team in the NL has one more competitive year in them.
4. Colorado- Lotzkar isn't the answer, but they are a year away.
5. San Francisco- The Tim Lineceum sweepstakes begins.

AL Playoffs
Oakland over Cleveland in 4: Oakland has too much offense for Indians to handle
Tampa Bay over Seattle* in 4: Tampa Bay is just a better team than Seattle right now

Tampa Bay over Oakland in 6: This could go either way but I'm counting on Tampa Bay's rotation to carry them over Oakland

NL Playoffs
Arizona over Florida in 5: Florida can cause matchup problems but Zona is too talented
Chicago (N) over San Diego in 5: Ynoa can't pitch in all 5 games. Someone else in SD's rotation has to steal one for Zito.

Chicago (N) over Arizona in 7: I think the bullpen of Arizona will be the reason why they lose out to the Cubs.

World Series
Tampa Bay over Chicago (N) in 7: The law of averages finally catches up with the Cubs vs the Rays.

[HollywoodLeo]

Out of curiosity, would your AL Central prediction be any different if Street didn't get injured?

[Porter]

I would give you a better chance for 3rd but would most likely stay there.

[nick]

I think you'd win the division with a rotation, Leo. But there's too many question marks. If Sullivan fills out midseason and is servicable, he's like picking up a nice pitcher at the trade deadline without having to give anything away.

Nevin Griffin could also be a decent SP if needed at some point, but at the same time being a 26+ rookie he could be dreadful.

Dontrelle was awesome for the first 2 months last year, then awful. Cliff Lee is old but it'd be awesome if he was good. Brad Thompson is a crapshoot, but based on his past few yrs he should do the same...

[Porter]

I thought that was the dead giveaway...you know, instead of "World Series"

seriously, KC was way above their Pyt. record last year IIRC so that prevents me from picking them higher despite winning the wild card. Colorado could be good, but until they prove otherwise, I can't pick them ahead of the 3-headed monster.

KC was a +8. Even more lucky than my +7 last season. KC should be better but will probably win 85-88 games. Detroit was the strongest team after the break and I think they will pass KC unless they start out 15-30 or something to that effect again.

Colorado has a slim chance for 3rd because of the age of the Dodgers. But thats like a 3 percent chance of actually happening.

[nick]

I really just worry about my pitching.... Beckett inparticular. Shields and his injury history. And the other 3 are mostly cool, but 3 pitchers doesn't win shit.

Then you have to start compensating from the bullpen, and my backup MRs in aaa and below aren't that good.