AL East:
*Yankees 94-68
Blue Jays 85-77
Rays 83-79
Red Sox 77-85
Orioles 72-90
AL Central:
*Tigers 103-59
*Indians 96-66
Royals 82-80
White Sox 74-88
Twins 66-96
AL West:
*Angels 100-62
*Rangers 97-65
As 77-85
Mariners 71-91
NL East:
*Phillies 92-70
*Braves 89-73
Nationals 82-80
Marlins 74-88
Mets 71-91
NL Central:
*Brewers 94-68
*Cardinals 87-75
Reds 80-81
Pirates 74-88
Cubs 69-93
Astros 60-102
NL West:
*Diamondbacks 96-66
Dodgers 84-78
Giants 83-79
Rockies 77-85
Padres 59-103
AL East: Provided the Yankees stay healthy, they should walk away the winners in this division. I also feel as though Boston is totally irrelevant due to far too many changes, an injured closer, and a new manager. The Blue Jays should be on the rise if youngsters like Kyle Drabek can make an impact already and the Rays and Orioles will be about the same.
AL Central: The Tigers are the easy champions here but the Indians aren't without their credit. They may have a couple of holes in their lineup but their pitching, all around, its superb enough to get them second place. The Royals are getting better and I think its safe to say that the White Sox are getting worse. As for the Twins, their two best players are too often injured, their third and fourth best players are gone, and their bullpen has been depleted entirely.
AL West: Yes, the Angels have the best rotation and the most solid offense in what may be all of baseball. The Rangers are good but their starting pitching is lacking, barely, to their rival. The As and the Mariners are the As and the Mariners…no real need to explain.
NL East: Even though the Phillies lost their two most important relievers, will be with an injured offense for a while, and technically don't even have a left fielder who is major league ready, they still come out on top. The Braves are only a mid-season trade away from being just as good, provided Tim Hudson stays healthy and the Nationals are due for supremacy at any time now. The Marlins, I don't feel, have improved enough and the Mets haven't improved at all, although it would be quite a site to see the new Mets bullpen be the shining star of the NL East.
NL Central: The way the Phillies still carry the East despite losing considerable advantages is the way the Brewers still carry the central. The Brewers may be without Fielder now but Mat Gamel is a proven professional hitter, as is Aramis Ramirez and lets not overlook the offensively minded catcher, Jonathan Lucroy who should only be better. The Cardinals didn't get better by signing Carlos Beltran, who will be injured far too much, and the Reds, well, I never thought the Reds were good, and they're definitely still not without a closer(And Latos wasn't the answer for a terrible rotation). The Cubs are rebuilding, the Pirates are a few steps away from being significant, and the Astros are the Astros.
NL West: The Diamondbacks are a great team, there is no doubt in my mind they carry the division. The Dodgers should be able to hold their own and then some now that their best hitter and pitcher have broken out, the Giants still have good pitching and no offense whatsoever and the Rockies still have good offense but poor pitching(Even De La Rosa's return couldn't help them as much as it should). And the Padres are a sinking ship that Mr Hoyer was smart to jump out of.
Playoffs:
AL Wildcard round:
Indians vs Rangers
Rangers win.
NL Wildcard round:
Cardinals vs Braves
Cardinals win.
AL:
Rangers vs Tigers
Yankees vs Angels
Angels vs Tigers
Angels win.
NL:
Cardinals vs Diamondbacks
Phillies vs Brewers
Brewers vs Diamondbacks
Diamondbacks win.
World Series:
Diamondbacks vs Angels (American League wins All Star Game getting home field advantage).
Angels win in 5.
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