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2018 MLB Predictions

18 Sunday Mar 2018

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Unfortunately I couldn’t find the time to do a full blown preview for the MLB season as I had hoped to. I do have some very quick predictions for the final regular season standings and playoffs.

It feels like there are seven teams that have separated themselves from the rest of the league – Houston, Cleveland, New York Yankees, Boston, Los Angeles Dodgers, Chicago Cubs and Washington. They all have a great opportunity to make the playoffs. For the three remaining playoff spots, one in the American League, and both Wild Cards in the National League I considered a number of teams. In the American League it was really between the Angels and Twins for the final spot. In the National League I gave the most consideration to the Cardinals, Brewers, Diamondbacks and Mets. With those seven teams at the top looking entrenched it was admittedly tough getting creative with the predictions as a whole.

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2015 MLB Preview and Predictions

12 Thursday Feb 2015

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Hey there. Below is a quickish preview and predictions piece for the 2015 MLB season. Instead of doing the breakdown by divisions I decided to split it by league. The rankings of teams are based on overall quality for the 2015 season and how I see each team finishing in the standings if broken out by league.

I also included postseason confidence which is a 1-5 scale with five being a near lock to make the playoffs and one being a team that has virtually no chance of making the playoffs.

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2013 MLB Preseason Power Rankings

31 Sunday Mar 2013

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  1. Washington Nationals
  2. Detroit Tigers
  3. Cincinnati Reds
  4. Atlanta Braves
  5. San Francisco Giants
  6. Texas Rangers
  7. Tampa Bay Rays
  8. Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim
  9. St. Louis Cardinals
  10. Los Angeles Dodgers
  11. Toronto Blue Jays
  12. Arizona Diamondbacks
  13. Oakland Athletics
  14. Baltimore Orioles
  15. Milwaukee Brewers
  16. Philadelphia Phillies
  17. Boston Red Sox
  18. New York Yankees
  19. San Diego Padres
  20. Chicago White Sox
  21. Seattle Mariners
  22. Cleveland Indians
  23. Kansas City Royals
  24. New York Mets
  25. Pittsburgh Pirates
  26. Chicago Cubs
  27. Colorado Rockies
  28. Florida Marlins
  29. Minnesota Twins
  30. Houston Astros

2013 MLB Predictions

31 Sunday Mar 2013

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2013 MLB Final Standings Predictions

AL East

1. Toronto Blue Jays

2. *Tampa Bay Rays

3. Boston Red Sox

4. New York Yankees

5. Baltimore Orioles

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MLB Power Rankings – Week 4

23 Monday Apr 2012

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After a week absence the MLB Power Rankings are back (apologies for last week). It’s still early in the season and there is still a lot of fluctuation in the rankings. Because there were no rankings last week there is even more movement. Seven teams moved double digits since the Week 2 rankings. A team that didn’t move that much is the Texas Rangers, moving up only two spots but overtaking the top spot in the rankings. Texas is playing great and has clearly been MLB’s top team thus far. They took three of four on the road against an impressive Detroit team this weekend. Record means a lot more in this week’s rankings than previous ones. Look for that trend to continue as we get deeper in the season. Now, for the rankings… Continue reading →

Halo Hangout – Looking at the Slow Start

20 Friday Apr 2012

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I wrote about the Angels’ slow start over at Halo Hangout.

The link: “Looking at the Slow Start”

The Angels are tied for their worst start in franchise history through 13 games and haven’t played all that tough of a schedule facing Kansas City, Minnesota, New York (AL), and Oakland. The team has yet to put together a string of complete efforts as starting pitching and a new batting order almost every game have led to inconsistency. Still, the season is still young and it’s not time to panic.

MLB Power Rankings – Week 2

09 Monday Apr 2012

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Considering how young the season is there is a lot of room for ranking fluctuation. After the first weekend of the season we have a new team atop the rankings in the Tampa Bay Rays. The Rays swept the New York Yankees at home coming back against Mariano Rivera in the first game, breaking out the sticks in the second, and clinching the sweep behind a brilliant start from Jeremy Hellickson. A team that dominated competition in their first series was the Detroit Tigers who looked incredibly impressive in sweeping the Boston Red Sox at home. Detroit averaged over 8.5 runs scored per game – over two runs higher than another other team – in the series and had an average margin of victory of +4. Other teams that have started out hot include the St. Louis Cardinals, with a 3-1 record beating the Miami Marlins on Opening Night in Miami and taking two out of three from Milwaukee on the road, along with the Arizona Diamondbacks, New York Mets, and Baltimore Orioles, each of which had a home sweep in their first series. Some teams that looked unimpressive include the Boston Red Sox, Atlanta Braves, Minnesota Twins, San Francisco Giants, and Colorado Rockies. Continue reading →

MLB Power Rankings – Week 1

04 Wednesday Apr 2012

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I’ll be posting weekly Major League Baseball power rankings during the 2012 season. The rankings will reflect the overall quality of the teams. Wins/losses and roster makeup will be the two main determining factors for the rankings. I will give slight consideration to forecasting where the teams will be later in the season. The plan is to have a numbered list ranking the teams 1-30 (as seen below) with a summary of the rankings and the past week included. The power rankings will post each Monday unless something unforeseen occurs. Without further ado, the power rankings for week one (preseason essentially) of the 2012 MLB season. Continue reading →

2012 MLB Predictions

03 Tuesday Apr 2012

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The 2012 Major League Baseball season has already begun with two games in Japan featuring the Seattle Mariners and the Oakland Athletics. The first game in the states is tomorrow and I’ve got a bunch of predictions for the season.

I first list my final standings predictions and how I feel teams will perform relative to the over/under win total set by Bovada. There is a snippet on the makeup of each division too. After that I have predictions on the playoffs (I had a heck of a time picking the National League teams to make the playoffs and which ones would advance), awards, and some general feelings I have on players/teams.

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2012 MLB Preview: St. Louis Cardinals

30 Friday Mar 2012

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One would think after winning the World Series an organization would come into the next season happy, confident, and with some momentum. I’m sure the St. Louis Cardinals organization still has some of that feeling after winning the franchise’s 11th World Series, second most all-time (*), but the offseason didn’t go as the organization or fans hoped. The team lost the “face of the franchise,” Albert Pujols, as he left for the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim and a ludicrous $240 million contract (**). The loss of Pujols left a mammoth sized hole for the front office to fill. Winning the World Series may feel like a distant memory, however, the Cardinals still have a roster capable of winning a lot of games. Continue reading →