Baseball’s first weekend is in the books and with Evan Longoria heading to the DL and Clay Buchholz and the Red Sox getting shelled, these predictions are already looking shakier than John Axford’s job security. As the saying goes, baseball is a marathon and not a sprint, so I am standing pat with my projections (at least for another few weeks)…
| AL East | NL East | |||
| Boston Red Sox | 96-66 | Philadelphia Phillies | 97-65 | |
| New York Yankees | 88-74 | Atlanta Braves | 88-74 | |
| Tampa Bay Rays | 84-78 | Florida Marlins | 82-80 | |
| Toronto Blue Jays | 77-85 | New York Mets | 76-86 | |
| Baltimore Orioles | 74-88 | Washington Nationals | 73-89 | |
| AL Central | NL Central | |||
| Minnesota Twins | 86-76 | Cincinnati Reds | 87-75 | |
| Chicago White Sox | 84-78 | Milwaukee Brewers | 86-76 | |
| Cleveland Indians | 82-80 | St. Louis Cardinals | 84-78 | |
| Detroit Tigers | 80-82 | Chicago Cubs | 82-80 | |
| Kansas City Royals | 66-96 | Houston Astros | 69-93 | |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 65-97 | |||
| AL West | NL West | |||
| Texas Rangers | 87-75 | Colorado Rockies | 88-74 | |
| Oakland Athletics | 84-78 | San Francisco Giants | 87-75 | |
| Los Angeles Angels | 81-81 | Los Angeles Dodgers | 83-79 | |
| Seattle Mariners | 68-94 | San Diego Padres | 74-88 | |
| Arizona Diamondbacks | 72-90 | |||
| Division Series | Division Series | |||
| Red Sox over Twins | Phillies over Reds | |||
| Yankees over Rangers | Rockies over Braves | |||
| ALCS | NLCS | |||
| Red Sox over Yankees | Phillies over Rockies | |||
| World Series | ||||
| Phillies over Red Sox | ||||
| AL MVP | Evan Longoria | |||
| NL MVP | Albert Pujols | |||
| AL Cy Young | Clay Buchholz | |||
| NL Cy Young | Roy Halladay | |||
| AL Rookie of the Year | Jeremy Hellickson | |||
| NL Rookie of the Year | Brandon Belt | |||
| AL Home Run Leader | Adam Dunn | |||
| NL Home Run Leader | Albert Pujols | |||
| AL Batting Champ | Robinson Cano | |||
| NL Batting Champ | Albert Pujols | |||
| AL Comeback Player | Justin Morneau | |||
| NL Comeback Player | Pablo Sandoval | |||
| AL Rising Star – Pos | Carlos Santana | |||
| NL Rising Star – Pos | Jason Heyward | |||
| AL Rising Star – P | Clay Buchholz | |||
| NL Rising Star – P | Clayton Kershaw | |||
I think you need to update your AL Central pics and put the Tribe on top. On the other hand maybe not, so you don’t jinx them. Dreams really do come true!
Posted by Kathe | April 12, 2011, 1:34 pmYou’re right! You never want to mess with a hot streak.
Posted by Jason Marlo | April 19, 2011, 4:24 pm