MLB Predictions

Just one quick comment: this is the year I've finally managed to get over my Toronto-bias. No longer will I predict based on what I want to happen, but what I actually think will. That's right, I won't be taking the Jays to make the playoffs and I'll predict the Mets will make it. I hope then, as usual, my predictions will be horribly wrong.

AL East
1. Red Sox
2. Blue Jays
3. Yankees
4. Rays
5. Orioles

AL Central
1. Detroit Tigers
2. Cleveland Indians (Wild Card)
3. Minnesota Twins
4. Chicago White Sox
5. KC Royals

West
1. Seattle Mariners
2. LA Angels
3. Oakland A's
4. Texas Rangers

• The AL West, largely due to injuries to Kelvim Escobar and John Lackey, will be by far the worst division in the AL
• The AL Wild Card will come down to the final week, with the Yankees and Jays falling just short of the Indians.

NL East

1. NY Mets

2. Atlanta Braves

3. Philadelphia Phillies

4. Florida Marlins

5. Washington Nationals

NL Central

1. Chicago Cubs

2. Milwaukee Brewers

3. Houston Astros

4. St. Louis Cardinals

5. Cincinnati Reds

6. Pittsburgh Pirates

NL West

1. Arizona Diamondbacks

2. Colorado Rockies (Wild-Card)

3. San Diego Padres

4. LA Dodgers

5. SF Giants

PLAYOFFS:

Round 1:

Red Sox over Indians

Tigers over Mariners

D-Backs over Cubs

Mets over Rockies

Round 2:

Red Sox over Tigers

D-Backs over Mets

World Series:

D-Backs over Red Sox

Stay Tuned for NBA Playoff predictions and possibly some more random MLB thoughts...