MLB 2008 Season Thread - Page 9

**FakeLaser** · 03-11-2008, 03:38 PM

Not gonna do my crazy ass predictions like I did last year, but here goes:

AL East
1) New York Yankees
2) Boston Red Sox *
3) Tampa Bay Devil Rays
4) Toronto Blue Jays
5) Baltimore Orioles

Call me a homer but I think the Yankees have a good shot this year. A lot of projections agree with me, as well. Sox will take the Wild Card, and it's going to be really close between the Yankees and Sox again. D-Rays in 3rd is my bold prediction, I guess. They have a solid 1-2-3 in the rotation and the makings of a bullpen, and we all know they can hit. Their defense is also much improved with Upton moving to CF, Iwamura to 3rd and Longoria at 3rd. The Jays aren't bad but not much improved at all, and their players are fragile and inconsistent. They have potentially one of the best starting rotations, however, though I don't think they can compete this year. Baltimore might be the worst team in baseball.

AL Central
1) Detroit Tigers
2) Cleveland Indians
3) Minnesota Twins
4) Chicago White Sox
5) Kansas City Royals

Pretty much the same as last year, except Detroit and Cleveland flip flop. Detroit might have the best record in MLB this year with all of their offseason additions, though I'm a little nervous about their bullpen. Cleveland will win 90 but miss the playoffs. After that, the rest of this division is incredibly mediocre to bad.

AL West
1) Los Angeles Angels
2) Seattle Mariners
3) Texas Rangers
4) Oakland Athletics

There's just no touching the Angels in the west. Seattle adds Bedard but they played over their heads last year, so I'm expecting a similar 85-88 win season out of them. The Rangers and A's are both terrible. I pick Oakland to finish last because they're doing a complete rebuild.

NL East
1) New York Mets
2) Philadelphia Phillies *
3) Atlanta Braves
4) Washington Nationals
5) Florida Marlins

Mets won't fade this year, and adding Santana instantly makes them the favorites in the NL East and the NL. The Phillies are right behind them and will win the WC. They have possibly the best IF in baseball. Atlanta will have another solid season as they move on from the Andruw Jones era. The Nats aren't good but they're better than the Marlins who will probably be decent in like 3 or 4 years again.

NL Central
1) Chicago Cubs
2) Milwaukee Brewers
3) Cincinnati Reds
4) Houston Astros
5) St. Louis Cardinals
6) Pittsburgh Pirates

Cubs will win it with or without Brian Roberts. I love the Brewers and wouldn't be shocked if they took it this year... I don't think they'll top the Cubs though. I picked them to win the division last year and looked like a genius at midseason. The Reds have some young guys coming up that will fire them up and their pitching will be better this year. Houston is a team on the decline full of drama. St. Louis hasn't done dick since they won the World Series and will continue to fall. Pittsburgh... yeah.

NL West
1) Los Angeles Dodgers
2) Colorado Rockies
3) Arizona Diamondbacks
4) San Diego Padres
5) San Francisco Giants

Once again, all of these teams (except the Giants) will be competitive, 80+ win teams. I like the Dodgers this year with Torre, Andruw Jones, Kurodka and the young guys to take the division. Rockies pitching staff isn't as good as the Dodgers staff which is what is holding them back. D-Backs are good but don't score enough runs, 90 wins last year was a fluke, though they could win 85. The Padres are solid but unspectacular. The Giants rival Baltimore as the worst team in MLB.

AL MVP: Alex Rodriguez
AL Cy Young: Justin Verlander
AL ROY: Jacoby Ellsbury
AL MOY: Joe Maddon
AL Comeback Player: Manny Ramirez

A-Rod is unstoppable. Tigers will have the best record and Verlander will win 20 and strike out close to or over 200. Ellsbury will solidify himself as the Sox leadoff man and win ROY though he'll have stiff competition. Maddon wins MOY for bringing the D-Rays to respectability. Manny I guess for comeback if he qualifies... couldn't think of anyone else.

NL MVP: David Wright
NL Cy Young: Johan Santana
NL ROY: Joey Votto
NL MOY: Willie Randolph
NL Comeback Player: Andruw Jones

The Mets will sweep the NL by winning it... David Wright will go 30/30 and could go 40/40 and hit .310 for the NL Champs. Johan will annihilate the NL, and Willie will win MOY. Andruw Jones, Met killer, will be the comeback player of the year with a 30 HR, .260 type season and a GG in LA.

ALDS:
NYY def. LAA (finally)
DET def. BOS

NLDS:
NYM def. LAD
PHI def. CHC

ALCS:
DET def. NYY

NLCS:
NYM def. PHI

WS:
DET def. NYM

03-11-2008, 03:38 PM	#1
FakeLaser continental drift Posts: 46,731	MLB 2008 Season Thread Not gonna do my crazy ass predictions like I did last year, but here goes: AL East 1) New York Yankees 2) Boston Red Sox * 3) Tampa Bay Devil Rays 4) Toronto Blue Jays 5) Baltimore Orioles Call me a homer but I think the Yankees have a good shot this year. A lot of projections agree with me, as well. Sox will take the Wild Card, and it's going to be really close between the Yankees and Sox again. D-Rays in 3rd is my bold prediction, I guess. They have a solid 1-2-3 in the rotation and the makings of a bullpen, and we all know they can hit. Their defense is also much improved with Upton moving to CF, Iwamura to 3rd and Longoria at 3rd. The Jays aren't bad but not much improved at all, and their players are fragile and inconsistent. They have potentially one of the best starting rotations, however, though I don't think they can compete this year. Baltimore might be the worst team in baseball. AL Central 1) Detroit Tigers 2) Cleveland Indians 3) Minnesota Twins 4) Chicago White Sox 5) Kansas City Royals Pretty much the same as last year, except Detroit and Cleveland flip flop. Detroit might have the best record in MLB this year with all of their offseason additions, though I'm a little nervous about their bullpen. Cleveland will win 90 but miss the playoffs. After that, the rest of this division is incredibly mediocre to bad. AL West 1) Los Angeles Angels 2) Seattle Mariners 3) Texas Rangers 4) Oakland Athletics There's just no touching the Angels in the west. Seattle adds Bedard but they played over their heads last year, so I'm expecting a similar 85-88 win season out of them. The Rangers and A's are both terrible. I pick Oakland to finish last because they're doing a complete rebuild. NL East 1) New York Mets 2) Philadelphia Phillies * 3) Atlanta Braves 4) Washington Nationals 5) Florida Marlins Mets won't fade this year, and adding Santana instantly makes them the favorites in the NL East and the NL. The Phillies are right behind them and will win the WC. They have possibly the best IF in baseball. Atlanta will have another solid season as they move on from the Andruw Jones era. The Nats aren't good but they're better than the Marlins who will probably be decent in like 3 or 4 years again. NL Central 1) Chicago Cubs 2) Milwaukee Brewers 3) Cincinnati Reds 4) Houston Astros 5) St. Louis Cardinals 6) Pittsburgh Pirates Cubs will win it with or without Brian Roberts. I love the Brewers and wouldn't be shocked if they took it this year... I don't think they'll top the Cubs though. I picked them to win the division last year and looked like a genius at midseason. The Reds have some young guys coming up that will fire them up and their pitching will be better this year. Houston is a team on the decline full of drama. St. Louis hasn't done dick since they won the World Series and will continue to fall. Pittsburgh... yeah. NL West 1) Los Angeles Dodgers 2) Colorado Rockies 3) Arizona Diamondbacks 4) San Diego Padres 5) San Francisco Giants Once again, all of these teams (except the Giants) will be competitive, 80+ win teams. I like the Dodgers this year with Torre, Andruw Jones, Kurodka and the young guys to take the division. Rockies pitching staff isn't as good as the Dodgers staff which is what is holding them back. D-Backs are good but don't score enough runs, 90 wins last year was a fluke, though they could win 85. The Padres are solid but unspectacular. The Giants rival Baltimore as the worst team in MLB. AL MVP: Alex Rodriguez AL Cy Young: Justin Verlander AL ROY: Jacoby Ellsbury AL MOY: Joe Maddon AL Comeback Player: Manny Ramirez A-Rod is unstoppable. Tigers will have the best record and Verlander will win 20 and strike out close to or over 200. Ellsbury will solidify himself as the Sox leadoff man and win ROY though he'll have stiff competition. Maddon wins MOY for bringing the D-Rays to respectability. Manny I guess for comeback if he qualifies... couldn't think of anyone else. NL MVP: David Wright NL Cy Young: Johan Santana NL ROY: Joey Votto NL MOY: Willie Randolph NL Comeback Player: Andruw Jones The Mets will sweep the NL by winning it... David Wright will go 30/30 and could go 40/40 and hit .310 for the NL Champs. Johan will annihilate the NL, and Willie will win MOY. Andruw Jones, Met killer, will be the comeback player of the year with a 30 HR, .260 type season and a GG in LA. ALDS: NYY def. LAA (finally) DET def. BOS NLDS: NYM def. LAD PHI def. CHC ALCS: DET def. NYY NLCS: NYM def. PHI WS: DET def. NYM