2013 MLB Prediction Thread

[Cubswin11]

I know it's early but figured I'd start one of these threads up and get my, likely, wildly incorrect picks in.

 

AL East:

1. Jays

2. Rays-WC

3. Red Sox

4. Yankees

5. Orioles

 

AL Central:

1. Tigers

2. Indians

3. Royals

4. White Sox

5. Twins

 

AL West:

1. Angels

2. A's- WC2

3. Rangers

4. Mariners

5. Astros

 

NL East:

1. Nationals

2. Braves- WC

3. Phillies

4. Mets

5. Marlins

 

NL Central:

1. Reds

2. Pirates

3. Cardinals

4. Cubs

5. Brewers

 

NL West:

1. Dodgers

2. Giants- WC 2

3. Padres

4. D'Backs

5. Rockies

 

WC Round:

Rays over A's

Braves over Giants

 

ALDS:

Jays over Rays

Angels over Tigers

 

ALCS:

Jays over Angels

 

NLDS:

Nationals over Braves

Dodgers over Reds

 

NLCS:

Nationals over Dodgers

 

WS:

Nationals over Jays

 

AL MVP: Mike Trout

NL MVP: Justin Upton

 

AL CY Young: Josh Johnson

NL CY Young: Stephen Strasburg

 

AL ROY: Wil Myers

NL ROY: Shelby Miller

 

Stanton comes close to hitting 60 HR and ends up with 56

Strasburg K's 250+

Shelby Miller gets into the pixie dust and wins 17 and posts a sub 3 ERA

Trout puts up a similar year to last year

J. Upton goes 40/30

Josh Johnson leads MLB in ERA

Wil Myers comes up right after his clock is pushed back a year and leads the AL in HR's from that date forward

The Astros set the record for most losses in a season

 

Cubs related:

Castro has less than 15 errors all season, leads the NL in batting average, shows more power/patience growth hits 19 HR and takes 50 BB

Rizzo has a .900+ OPS and wins a GG

The Cubs are in 2nd place at the all star break in the Central but finish with 78 wins

Edwin Jackson is our best SP

Marmol regains his old form and has 30+ saves

Soriano hits 30+ HR

Hairston is the everyday RF by May

Feldman posts a sub 4 ERA and wins 13 games

Junior Lake starts 90+ games between 3B/2B/SS/OF

Jackson's swing isn't fixed

Garza has mixed results all season and ends up with a ERA in the 4's and misses 9+ starts

Wellington Castillo finishes in the top 10 in MLB for catchers OPS

Carlos Villanueva wins 12 games between the rotation and bullpen and is our second best relief pitcher behind Marmol

Edited February 25, 2013 by Cubswin11

[rocket]

woo hoo my favorite part of the preseason

 

AL East

Rays

*Yankees

Jays

Red Sox

Orioles

 

AL Central

Tigers

Royals

Indians

White Sox

Twins

 

AL West

Angels

*Rangers

A's

Astros

Mariners

 

NL East

Braves

*Nationals

Phillies

Marlins

Mets

 

NL Central

Reds

*Cardinals

Cubs

Brewers

Pirates

 

NL West

Giants

Dodgers

D'Backs

Padres

Rockies

 

WC

Yankees over Rangers

Nationals over Cardinals

 

AL

Rays over Yankees

Angels over Tigers

Rays over Tigers

 

NL

Reds over Nationals

Braves over Giants

Reds over Giants

 

World Series

Reds over Rays

 

MVPs: Votto and Longoria

 

Cy Youngs: Felix Hernandez and Matt Cain

 

Predictions:

Cubs finish with 81 wins (progress!)

Jorge Soler is one of the top 5 prospects in all of baseball at season's end

Castro hits .307/.358/.480 with 25 homers and improved defense, and is blamed for the Cubs missing the playoffs because of an error in September

Ryan Braun gets suspended 50 games

Joey Votto flirts with a .500 OBP all season long, and the mainstream media picks up on it

Carlos Zambrano wins the Japanese Cy Young

[UMFan83]

Rizzo has a 1.000+ OPS and wins a GG

 

That's pretty bold.

 

Actually if all those came true I'd be disappointed with 78 wins.

[Guest]

Rizzo has a 1.000+ OPS and wins a GG

 

That's pretty bold.

 

Actually if all those came true I'd be disappointed with 78 wins.

 

 

Yea, I was about to say, I don't think anyone has a 1.000+ OPS these days. And when they do, there aren't very many of them.

[Cubswin11]

Rizzo has a 1.000+ OPS and wins a GG

 

That's pretty bold.

 

Actually if all those came true I'd be disappointed with 78 wins.

 

 

Yea, I was about to say, I don't think anyone has a 1.000+ OPS these days. And when they do, there aren't very many of them.

I meant to say .900... But still yes, not many even OPS that anymore.

[Bull]

Rizzo has a 1.000+ OPS and wins a GG

 

That's pretty bold.

 

Actually if all those came true I'd be disappointed with 78 wins.

 

 

Yea, I was about to say, I don't think anyone has a 1.000+ OPS these days. And when they do, there aren't very many of them.

I meant to say .900... But still yes, not many even OPS that anymore.

 

11 people last year over .900. Aramis Ramirez was one of them.

[Sammy Sofa]

Rizzo has a 1.000+ OPS and wins a GG

 

That's pretty bold.

 

Actually if all those came true I'd be disappointed with 78 wins.

 

 

Yea, I was about to say, I don't think anyone has a 1.000+ OPS these days. And when they do, there aren't very many of them.

I meant to say .900... But still yes, not many even OPS that anymore.

 

Forgot to carry the 9?

[Cubswin11]

Rizzo has a 1.000+ OPS and wins a GG

 

That's pretty bold.

 

Actually if all those came true I'd be disappointed with 78 wins.

 

 

Yea, I was about to say, I don't think anyone has a 1.000+ OPS these days. And when they do, there aren't very many of them.

I meant to say .900... But still yes, not many even OPS that anymore.

 

Forgot to carry the 9?

Something like that. $2mm a game, for 10 games is like $210mm

[Little Slide Rooter]

AL East

1. Blue Jays

2. Yankees WC 2 (they'll buy what they need when they need it)

3. Rays

4. Red Sox

5. Yankees

 

AL Central

1. Tigers

2. White Sox

3. Indians

4. Royals

5. Twins

 

AL West

1. Angels

2. Rangers-WC 1

3. A's

4. Mariners

5. Astros

 

NL East

1. Nats

2. Braves WC 1

3. Phillies WC 2

4. Marlins

5. Mets

 

NL Central

1. Reds

2. Cubs

3. Pirates

4. Brewers

5. Cardinals

 

NL West

1. Dodgers

2. Giants

3. D Backs

4. Padres

5. Rockies

 

WC:

Rangers beat Yankees

Braves beat Phillies

 

LDCS

Angels (1) over Yankees (4) in 3

Tigers (3) over Jays (2) in 5

 

Nats (1) beat Reds (3) in 4

Braves (4) beat Dodgers (2) in 5

 

DCS

 

Angels beat Tigers in 5

Braves beat Nats in 7

 

WS

Braves beat Angels in 6

[UMFan83]

I think the AL East has a chance to be one of the most interesting division races in some time. I could see any of the 5 teams winning the division. I could also see any of the 5 finishing last. Everyone is down on the Yankees but they still have a ton of talent, the Red Sox are bouncing back from a terrible year and made some interesting moves, the Rays are the small market engine that could with lots of young talent, the Jays havent made the playoffs in 20 years but made some big moves in the offseason and many are projecting them to compete for a playoff spot, then you have the Orioles who defied all logic in making the playoffs last year and many are expecting a regression this year. No clear cut dominant team, all teams have major questions, but all teams have a shot at the division/wc.

[Cubs Fan Dan]

AL East - Rays, Jays, Yankees, Red Sox, Orioles

AL Central - Tigers, Royals, Indians, White Sox, Twins

AL West - Angels, Rangers, A's, Mariners, Astros

 

NL East - Nationals, Braves, Phillies, Marlins, Mets

NL Central - Reds, Cardinals, Pirates, Cubs, Brewers

NL West - Dodgers, D'Backs, Giants, Padres, Rockies

 

AL Wild Card - Jays, Rangers

NL Wild Card - Braves, Cardinals

 

AL Playoffs

Round 1.

Rays over Tigers

Angels over Jays

 

ALCS

Rays over Angels

 

NL Playoffs

Round 1.

Braves over Dodgers

Reds over Nationals

 

NLCS

Reds over Braves

 

World Series: Rays over Reds

 

Accolades:

 

AL Cy Young - Justin Verlander

NL Cy Young - Stephen Strasburg

AL MVP - Albert Pujols

NL MVP - Jay Bruce

AL ROY - Bruce Rondon

NL ROY - Shelby Miller

 

Cubs:

Starlin Castro breaks out putting up a .303 AVG 22 HR's 77 RBIs with 23 SB's.

Anthony Rizzo - .277/29/96

Vitters lights up AAA leading to taking over 3B in June. Finishes the season at .283/.317/11hr/49rbis sharing time with Valbuena (Stewart DL)

Jackson's does not make team out of ST, joins club in late June. Hit .262/.344/14hr/32rbi/16sb's leading off the remainder off the year.

 

 

Minor League notes:

Cubs enter next year with 3 in the top 20 MLB Prospects - Soler, Almora, Baez

7 Prospects climb into Top 100 - 2013 1st Round Pick, Vogelbach, Candelerio, Pierce Johnson, Soler, Almora, Baez

[Backtobanks]

AL East - Rays, Jays, Yankees, Red Sox, Orioles

AL Central - Tigers, Royals, Indians, White Sox, Twins

AL West - Angels, Rangers, A's, Mariners, Astros

 

NL East - Nationals, Braves, Phillies, Marlins, Mets

NL Central - Reds, Cardinals, Pirates, Cubs, Brewers

NL West - Dodgers, D'Backs, Giants, Padres, Rockies

 

AL Wild Card - Jays, Rangers

NL Wild Card - Braves, Cardinals

 

AL Playoffs

Round 1.

Rays over Tigers

Angels over Jays

 

ALCS

Rays over Angels

 

NL Playoffs

Round 1.

Braves over Dodgers

Reds over Nationals

 

NLCS

Reds over Braves

 

World Series: Rays over Reds

 

Accolades:

 

AL Cy Young - Justin Verlander

NL Cy Young - Stephen Strasburg

AL MVP - Albert Pujols

NL MVP - Jay Bruce

AL ROY - Bruce Rondon

NL ROY - Shelby Miller

 

Cubs:

Starlin Castro breaks out putting up a .303 AVG 22 HR's 77 RBIs with 23 SB's.

Anthony Rizzo - .277/29/96

Vitters lights up AAA leading to taking over 3B in June. Finishes the season at .283/.317/11hr/49rbis sharing time with Valbuena (Stewart DL)

Jackson's does not make team out of ST, joins club in late June. Hit .262/.344/14hr/32rbi/16sb's leading off the remainder off the year.

 

 

Minor League notes:

Cubs enter next year with 3 in the top 20 MLB Prospects - Soler, Almora, Baez

7 Prospects climb into Top 100 - 2013 1st Round Pick, Vogelbach, Candelerio, Pierce Johnson, Soler, Almora, Baez

 

With your predictions about Castro, Rizzo, Vitters, and Jackson, it's hard to see how the Cubs end up in 4th place.

[Guest]

AL East - Rays, Jays, Yankees, Red Sox, Orioles

AL Central - Tigers, Royals, Indians, White Sox, Twins

AL West - Angels, Rangers, A's, Mariners, Astros

 

NL East - Nationals, Braves, Phillies, Marlins, Mets

NL Central - Reds, Cardinals, Pirates, Cubs, Brewers

NL West - Dodgers, D'Backs, Giants, Padres, Rockies

 

AL Wild Card - Jays, Rangers

NL Wild Card - Braves, Cardinals

 

AL Playoffs

Round 1.

Rays over Tigers

Angels over Jays

 

ALCS

Rays over Angels

 

NL Playoffs

Round 1.

Braves over Dodgers

Reds over Nationals

 

NLCS

Reds over Braves

 

World Series: Rays over Reds

 

Accolades:

 

AL Cy Young - Justin Verlander

NL Cy Young - Stephen Strasburg

AL MVP - Albert Pujols

NL MVP - Jay Bruce

AL ROY - Bruce Rondon

NL ROY - Shelby Miller

 

Cubs:

Starlin Castro breaks out putting up a .303 AVG 22 HR's 77 RBIs with 23 SB's.

Anthony Rizzo - .277/29/96

Vitters lights up AAA leading to taking over 3B in June. Finishes the season at .283/.317/11hr/49rbis sharing time with Valbuena (Stewart DL)

Jackson's does not make team out of ST, joins club in late June. Hit .262/.344/14hr/32rbi/16sb's leading off the remainder off the year.

 

 

Minor League notes:

Cubs enter next year with 3 in the top 20 MLB Prospects - Soler, Almora, Baez

7 Prospects climb into Top 100 - 2013 1st Round Pick, Vogelbach, Candelerio, Pierce Johnson, Soler, Almora, Baez

 

With your predictions about Castro, Rizzo, Vitters, and Jackson, it's hard to see how the Cubs end up in 4th place.

 

I thought the same thing...but then he didn't say anything about the pitchers.

 

Or all the runs Vitters gives up playing 3B.

[Derwood]

ITT: everyone poops on Baltimore

[NonProfitCow]

ITT: everyone poops on Baltimore

Pythag of 82-80 last year. Red Sox and Blue Jays improved in the offseason while they did nothing.

[sneakypower]

ITT: everyone poops on Baltimore

well, except truffle

[imb]

cubs death pool: mark grace is killed in prison

[Guest]

cubs death pool: mark grace is killed in prison

 

More likely to kill himself behind the wheel less than a week after getting out of jail.

[Hairyducked Idiot]

World Series Champion: Not the Cubs

[Gilby]

AL West - Rangers

AL Central - Tigers

AL East - Blue Jays

WC - 1) Rays 2) Angels

 

NL West - Dodgers

NL Central - Reds

NL East - Nationals

WC - 1) Giants 2) Braves

 

AL Cy - Verlander

AL MVP - Longoria

 

NL Cy - Strasburg

NL MVP - Votto

 

Nationals over Tigers in the World Series.

 

My Cubs prediction is Valbuena puts up a 2.5-3 win season and goes into 2014 as the starter at 3B until Baez is ready.

[seanimal]

cubs death pool: mark grace is killed in prison

 

that reminds me, what's chip caray up to these days?

[XZero771679666304]

AL East:

1. Blue Jays

2. Rays -Wild Card

3. Yankees

4. Red Sox

5. Orioles

 

AL Central:

1. Tigers

2. Indians

3. White Sox

4. Royals

5. Twins

 

AL West:

1. Angels

2. Rangers - Wild Card 2

3. A's

4. Mariners

5. Astros

 

NL East:

1. Nationals

2. Braves- Wild Card

3. Phillies

4. Mets

5. Marlins

 

NL Central:

1. Reds

2. Cardinals

3. Pirates

4. Cubs

5. Brewers

 

NL West:

1. Dodgers

2. Giants- Wild Card 2

3. D'Backs

4. Padres

5. Rockies

 

Wild Card Round:

Rangers over Rays

Braves over Giants

 

ALDS:

Blue Jays over Rangers

Angels over Tigers

 

ALCS:

Angels over Blue Jays

 

NLDS:

Nationals over Braves

Reds over Dodgers

 

NLCS:

Nationals over Reds

 

WS:

Nationals over Angels

 

AL MVP: Mike Trout

NL MVP: Joey Votto

 

AL CY Young: Justin Verlander

NL CY Young: Clayton Kershaw

 

AL ROY: Wil Myers

NL ROY: Shelby Miller

[Guest]

There will be rumors of the Yankees being be put on the auction block by the end of 2013. They will be sold by the end of 2015. Hal and Hank have no stomach for baseball.

[bukie]

AL West: A's, Angels*, Rangers, Mariners, Astros

AL Central: Tigers, White Sox, Royals, Indians, Twins

AL East: Blue Jays, Rays*, Yankees, Red Sox, Orioles

 

NL West: Giants, Dodgers*, Rockies, Padres, Diamondbacks

NL Central: Cubs, Cardinals, Reds, Brewers, Pirates

NL East: Nats, Braves*, Mets, Phillies, Marlins

 

ALWC: Angels over Rays

NLWC: Dodgers over Braves

 

ALDS: A's over Jays, Angels over Tigers

NLDS: Nats over Dodgers, Cubs over Giants

 

ALCS: A's over Angels

NLCS: Cubs over Nats

 

WS: Cubs over A's

Edited February 28, 2013 by bukie

[mul21]

AL West: A's, Angels*, Rangers, Mariners, Astros

AL Central: Tigers, White Sox, Royals, Indians, Twins

AL East: Blue Jays, Rays, Yankees, Red Sox, Orioles

 

NL West: Giants, Dodgers*, Rockies, Padres, Diamondbacks

NL Central: Cubs, Cardinals, Reds, Brewers, Pirates

NL East: Nats, Braves, Mets, Phillies, Marlins

 

ALDS: A's over Jays, Angels over Tigers

NLDS: Nats over Dodgers, Cubs over Giants

 

ALCS: A's over Angels

NLCS: Cubs over Nats

 

WS: Cubs over A's

 

Are we sure we want a drunk guy running the bracket selection committee?