2017 MLB Predictions Thread

[David]

It's about that time, so why not?

 

I feel like I'm taking a lot of chalk here (and yea, I can't decide if it was the bias of my attempt to not be biased that made me pick Seager over KB for MVP).

 

NL West - Dodgers

NL Central - Cubs

NL East - Nats

NL WC - Giants, Pirates

 

AL West - Astros

AL Central - Indians

AL East - Red Sox

AL WC - Jays, Rays

 

NL MVP - Corey Seager

AL MVP - Mike Trout

 

NL Cy - Clayton Kershaw

AL Cy - Chris Sale

 

NL ROY - Tyler Glasnow

AL ROY - Andrew Benintendi

[bukie]

AL East

1. Red Sox 97-65

2. Yankees 85-77

3. Rays 83-79

4. Blue Jays 81-81

5. Orioles 77-85

 

AL Central

1. Indians 91-71

2. Tigers 81-81

3. Twins 77-85

4. Royals 71-91

5. White Sox 61-101

 

AL West

1. Mariners 90-72

2. Astros 89-73

3. Angels 83-79

4. Rangers 82-80

5. Athletics 72-90

 

NL East

1. Nationals 98-64

2. Mets 82-80

3. Braves 80-82

4. Marlins 75-87

5. Phillies 65-97

 

NL Central

1. Cubs 118-44

2. Pirates 92-70

3. Brewers 77-85

4. Cardinals 76-86

5. Reds 59-103

 

NL West

1. Dodgers 102-60

2. Rockies 86-76

3. Giants 84-78

4. Diamondbacks 74-88

5. Padres 48-114

 

Playoffs:

AL WC Astros over Yankees

ALDS Astros over Red Sox, Indians over Mariners

ALCS Astros over Indians

 

NL WC Rockies over Pirates

NLDS Cubs over Rockies, Nationals over Dodgers

NLCS Cubs over Nationals

 

WS Cubs over Astros

Edited March 28, 2017 by bukie

[David]

holy crap you did win totals

[Aaron_Kennelly]

1. Cubs 118-44

 

http://i.imgur.com/VcHtF6Z.gif

 

4. Cardinals 76-86

 

[David]

if we could pair 2015's pitching with 2016's defense and what will be 2017's offense, we'd win 125

[Cubswin11]

AL East:

1. Red Sox

2. Rays

3. Orioles

4. Jays

5. Yankees

 

AL Central:

1. Indians

2. Tigers

3. Royals

4. White Sox

5. Twins

 

AL West:

1. Astros

2. Mariners

3. Rangers

4. Angels

5. A's

 

NL East:

1. Nats

2. Braves

3. Mets

4. Phillies

5. Marlins

 

NL Central:

1. Cubs

2. Pirates

3. Cardinals

4. Brewers

5. Reds

 

NL West:

1. Dodgers

2. D' Backs

3. Giants

4. Rockies

5. Padres

 

NL MVP: Rizzo

AL MVP: Correa

 

NL CY Young: Arrieta (I believe in contract year Jake F U mode)

AL CY Young: Archer

 

NL ROY: Dansby Swanson

AL ROY: Benintendi

 

NL Comeback Player of the Year: Schwarber

AL Comeback Player of the Year: Garrett Richards

 

AL WC: Mariners over Rays

DS: Indians over Mariners, Astros over Red Sox

CS: Astros over Indians

 

NL WC: D'backs over Pirates

DS: Cubs over D'Backs, Nats over Dodgers

CS: Cubs over Nats

 

WS: Cubs over Astros

 

Bold prediction: There are 4 100 loss teams this year, Padres, Reds, A's and Twins

[Transmogrified Tiger]

NL

 

West: Dodgers

Central: Cubs

East: Nats

WC: Giants, Pirates

 

 

AL

 

West: Mariners

Central: Indians

East: Red Sox

WC: Blue Jays, Rangers

 

Flip a coin to get your playoff results.

[mul21]

Vegas has win total for the Reds around 70 most places. I'm tempted to put a not small amount of money on the under.

[sweetpeteman]

NL:

Nationals	Cubs		Dodgers
Mets 	Pirates (WC)	Giants (WC)
Marlins		Cards		Rockies
Braves		Brewers		DBacks
Phillies	Reds		Padres


AL:

Red Sox		Indians		Astros
Yankees (WC)	Tigers		Mariners (WC)
Blue Jays	White Sox	A's
Rays		Royals		Rangers
Orioles		Twins		Angels

 

 

 

 

Playoffs:

 

Pirates finally win a WC game.

Mariners beat Yankees

 

Cubs beat Pirates

Nationals beat Dodgers

 

Red Sox beat Mariners

Indians beat Astros

 

Cubs over Nats

Red Sox over Nats

 

Cubs over Red Sox

 

NL MVP: Bryant

AL MVP: Another year where it should be Trout, but it goes to Correa

 

NL Cy: Kershaw

AL Cy: my annual prediction of Chris Sale

 

NL ROY: Bell

AL ROY: Benintendi

 

Manager of the Year:

NL: Clint Hurdle

AL: Scott Servais

 

Good Predictions:

Lester and Hendricks are in the discussion for Cy Young votes, but Kershaw is the clear winner

Almora comes in the top 5 for ROY.

Butler does really good in AAA and is the 5th starter in the 2nd half, continuing to show potential

 

Bad Prediction:

Anderson doesn't make it through May

Heyward continues to struggle, but still does better then last year

Baez gets abducted by pissed off Cardinal fans

Arrieta ends up with an ERA around 4, struggling at times to find the plate.

Edited March 30, 2017 by sweetpeteman

[PetermanRealityTour]

AL East- Red Sox

AL Central- Indians

AL West- Mariners

AL WC- Astros, Yankees

 

NL East- Nats

NL Central- Cubs

NL West- Dodgers

NL WC- Mets, Rockies

 

AL ROY- Benintendi

NL ROY- Renfroe

 

AL CY Young- Kluber

NL CY Young- Syndergaard

 

AL MVP- Betts

NL MVP- Bryant

[Ding Dong Johnson]

Cubs. I don't give a horsefeathers about the rest

[Post Count Padder]

AL

East: Sox

Central: Indians

West: Rangers

WC: Orioles, Tigers

 

NL

East: Nats

Central: duh

West: Dodgers

WC: Giants, Pirates

 

Playoffs: Who cares, Cubs win.

 

MVP

AL: Trout

NL: Bryant

 

Cy Young

AL: Kluber

NL: Hendricks

 

ROY

AL: Moncada

NL: Almora (lol why not)

[rocket]

AL West: Astros

AL Central: Indians

AL East: Red Sox

WCs: Mariners, Yankees

 

NL West: Dodgers

NL Central: Cubs

NL East: Nationals

WCs: Mets, Braves (lol why not)

 

Astros over Yankees

Indians over Red Sox

Indians over Astros

 

Cubs over Braves

Nationals over Dodgers

Cubs over Nationals

 

Indians defeat Cubs in 7 to win World Series

 

AL MVP: Gary Sanchez

NL MVP: Freddie Freeman

 

AL Cy Young: Chris Sale

NL Cy Young: Clayton Kershaw

 

Benintendi and Swanson ROYs

[UMFan83]

Going through some of the "expert" predictions for the season. This part was my favorite (spoilered for large image):

 

 

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3 of the 6 experts pick a Cub to win MVP, and they each pick a different one and none are last years MVP who is a Cub as well.

 

Edit: Also, one guy chooses a guy who is the Cubs franchise leader in postseason HRs and has a .412 career World Series batting average to be their NL breakout hitter

[David]

javy lmfao

[JonJayCutler]

Tommy F. Joseph for HR champ. Sure thing.

[Bobson Dugnutt]

lol 5 Cubs hitters represented on there between MVP, hr leader, breakout & comeback. and that doesn't include the WS MVP or the 23 y.o. ss that hit 21 bombs last year.

[Bobson Dugnutt]

or Jason Heyward.

[Banedon]

javy lmfao

 

Yeah, I've been on board the Javy bandwagon from day 1, but slow your roll, son.

[NOLA]

NL West: Dodgers

NL Central: Cubs

NL East: Nats

NL WC: Rockies, Mets

 

AL West: Astros

AL Central: Indians

AL East: Red Sox

AL WC: Mariners, Blue Jays

 

WS: Cubs over Red Sox

Most improved team: Rockies, Twins

Worst Team: Reds, White Sox

NL MVP: Rizzo

AL MVP: Betts

NL CY: Hendricks

AL CY: Kluber

[biittner77]

javy lmfao

 

Yeah, I've been on board the Javy bandwagon from day 1, but slow your roll, son.

 

NL West: Giants

NL Central: Javy Baez

NL East: Nationals

WC: Dodgers and Rockies

 

NL MVP: Javy Baez

NL Cy Young: Javy Baez

NL Manager of the year: Javy Baez

 

AL: Don't care

[CubinNY]

javy lmfao

 

Yeah, I've been on board the Javy bandwagon from day 1, but slow your roll, son.

 

NL West: Giants

NL Central: Javy Baez

NL East: Nationals

WC: Dodgers and Rockies

 

NL MVP: Javy Baez

NL Cy Young: Javy Baez

NL Manager of the year: Javy Baez

 

AL: Don't care

NL West: Rockies

NL Central: The team full of male models

NL East: Nats

WC: Giants and Dodgers

 

AL West: Astros

AL Central: Indians

AL East: Boston

AL WC: Blue Jays and Mariners