2015 MLB Predictions Thread

[Villain]

Nailed the NL West and totally bombed the AL West.

Pretty sure everyone thought the Astros were still one year away.

 

[navamind]

AL East:
Red Sox
Orioles (WC)
Jays
Yankees
Rays

it's a crap shoot between the non-Rays teams. Any non-Rays team could win the division (except maybe the Yankees, but they'll probably finish above .500).

AL Central:
Tigers
Indians
White Sox
Royals
Twins

AL West:
Mariners
Angels (WC)
A's
Astros
Rangers

could see the A's grabbing a WC.

NL East:
Nationals
Marlins
Mets
Braves
Phillies

NL Central:
Cardinals
Pirates (WC)
Cubs
Brewers
Reds

NL West:
Dodgers
Padres (WC)
Giants
Rockies
Diamondbacks

AL MVP: Josh Donaldson
AL CYA: Felix Hernandez
AL MoY: Buck Showalter
AL RoY: Jesse Hahn

NL MVP: Giancarlo Stanton
NL CYA: Clayton Kershaw
NL MoY: Clint Hurdle
NL RoY: Jorge Soler

WS: Nats over Mariners

AL East:
Red Sox
Orioles (WC)
Jays
Yankees
Rays

it's a crap shoot between the non-Rays teams. Any non-Rays team could win the division (except maybe the Yankees, but they'll probably finish above .500).

AL Central:
Tigers
Indians
White Sox
Royals
Twins

AL West:
Mariners
Angels (WC)
A's (could see them grabbing a WC)
Astros
Rangers

NL East:
Nationals
Marlins
Mets
Braves
Phillies

NL Central:
Cardinals
Pirates (WC)
Cubs
Brewers
Reds

NL West:
Dodgers
Padres (WC)
Giants
Rockies
Diamondbacks

AL MVP: Josh Donaldson
AL CYA: Felix Hernandez
AL MoY: Buck Showalter
AL RoY: Jesse Hahn

Misc predictions:
Bryce Harper breaks out.
Andrelton Simmons emerges as a ~.280 hitter with 20 home runs, complimenting his fantastic defense to make him a top shortstop.
Mets, Giants and Marlins are in playoff contention until the final week.
Brandon McCarthy makes All-Star Game
Nathan Eovaldi breaks out

I suck.

 

[navamind]

Nice...

I was wrong about Bogaerts though. Panda's had some pretty underwhelming power numbers since 2011.

I think some of Bogaerts' doubles will start turning into home runs sooner or later, but I would like to see him cut down on the ground balls.

 

[navamind]

Madden: Pitching depth will lead Mets to NL East crown - NY Daily News

ahahhahahahahaha



no

All it took was almost every player on the Nats outside of Harper/Scherzer being injured and/or underperforming their projections.

Mets are in much better shape than they were a few months ago, especially offensively.

 

[Clayton]

Pretty sure everyone thought the Astros were still one year away.

Yeah. I was pretty high on the Royals, too, until I bought in to all of the analysts talking down their pitching staff and talking up the Indians.

Honestly, baseball predictions are always wrong

 

[Villain]

Honestly, baseball predictions are always wrong

I'm almost perfect on the NL (so far).

 

[Clayton]

I'm almost perfect on the NL (so far).

I think there was a sense going into the season that the NL power teams were set and the AL could have anyone going the distance. Or at least that was my theory.

 

[Villain]

Yeah, the NL was a lot easier to predict. There haven't really been much in the way of surprises. Every team has had injuries but none of the expected division winners have really been handicapped by outrageous season-ending injuries to their main horses.

AL could still change drastically.

 

[Fountain City Blues]

I figured the AL would be parity central, but this has gotten ridiculous this season.

 

[navamind]

Home run for Panda tonight. Great, even that prediction's going to fall apart

 

[bksballer89]

Looking back on this thread it is amazing to see the amount of posters who were down on the Royals and Yanks (most had both teams finishing 3rd or 4th in the division) and who were high on the White Sox, Marlins, Mariners, Red Sox, Indians, & Padres

 

[soxfan1468927]

Looking back on this thread it is amazing to see the amount of posters who were down on the Royals and Yanks (most had both teams finishing 3rd or 4th in the division) and who were high on the White Sox, Marlins, Mariners, Red Sox, Indians, & Padres

Yup I had the Royals and Yankees finishing 4th. Had the White Sox 3rd, Marlins 3rd, Mariners 1st, Red Sox 1st, Indians 1st, and Padres 2nd.

I suck.

 

[navamind]

"No, no, go past this part. In fact, never play it again."

 

[Villain]

Bump!!!!!

 

[Villain]

Manager of the Year: Bud Black