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MLB 2014 Predictions Standings and Playoffs Predictions?

Posted at: 2015-05-07 
NL west

Dodgers

Dbacks( I'm a Dbacks fan :c)

Giants

Padres

Rockies

NL central

Cardinals

Reds

Pirates

Brewers

Cubs

NL west

Braves

Nationals

Mets

Phillies

Marlins

NL Wildcard

Nationals

Reds

AL West

Athletics

Rangers

Mariners

Angels

Astros

AL Central

Tigers

Royals

Indians

Twins

White sox

AL East

Red Sox

Yankees

Rays (will they trade price/for what?)

Orioles

Blue Jays

AL Wildcard

Yankees

Rangers

NL MVP Molina

NL CY Kershaw

AL MVP Cabrera

AL CY Darvish

Playoffs are really hard to predict, but Tigers, Red Sox, Dodgers, Cardinals probably all on top again.

Hope I'm wrong, don't just want a repeat of 2013

NL West

1. Dodgers

2. Giants

3. Diamondbacks

4. Padres

5. Rockies

NL Central

1. Cardinals

2. Reds

3. Pirates

4. Cubs

5. Brewers

NL East

1. Nationals

2. Braves

3. Mets

4. Phillies

5. Marlins

AL West

1. Athletics

2. Rangers

3. Angels

4. Mariners

5. Astros

AL Central

1. Tigers

2. Royals

3. Indians

4. Twins

5, White Sox

AL East

1. Rays

2. Orioles

3. Yankees

4. Red Sox

5. Jays

NL WC Reds and Braves

AL WC Royals and Orioles

AL West: I think the Rangers have taken a step back so far this offseason. While I do think Fielder can put up big numbers, I think they will have some pitching issues, with Nathan leaving. The A's have taken a good step forward, in padding the back end of their bullpen. Angels could always contend if Pujols and Hamilton do anything, but their pitching is too weak overall to really bet on. Mariners are taking a step in the right direction but I don't think it's anywhere close to enough at this point.

AL Central: Easy, the Tigers are still the best. They added a top tier closer, and they filled a major hole at second base with an all star type player in Kinsler. I don't really understand the Fister trade, but for now they're the favorites. Royals are right behind, they've got the talent to contend certainly. Indians will take a step back after losing Kazmir and Jimenez to free agency. Twins and White Sox will likely be irrelevant.

AL East: Not sold on the Red Sox. Losing Salty, Ellsbury, and possibly Drew hurts them, and there's no safe bet on what Lackey, Lester, and Bucholtz will give you, in regards to production and health. Rays are always a quality team. A full season out of Wil Myers could make their offense a lot more potent, and they certainly have plenty of pitching, whether they trade Price or not. Yankees have made a lot of moves this offseason, and to me that makes them legit contenders. I think they need to fix their bullpen, but other than that they're a much more complete team on paper than they were last year. Orioles have a very potent offense for sure, and I think their pitching can improve, although replacing Johnson at closer may be an issue. Jays really don't look like contenders to me. They have a few excellent players but lack overall depth.

NL West:

Dodgers are the obvious favorites. Good offense and excellent pitching. Giants could contend, but as a fan I'm not holding my breath. They need to get a legit left fielder, not a Blanco platoon. Dbacks have a pretty solid middle power wise now with Goldy and Trumbo, if things go well they could contend for a Wild Card. Rockies have some pieces in the middle of the order, but trading Fowler seems bad for their immediate fortunes. I don't see the Padres making any noise in the West, either.

NL Central

Cardinals are probably the best overall team in the league, great pitching and balanced offense. I like the Bourjos trade quite a bit for them. Reds will be good even if Choo doesn't come back, but they'd be better with him. They should consider moving Chapman to the rotation, a good starter is worth a lot more than a great closer. Pirates are a good not great team to me. Pitching could have some issues since the production from Burnett (if he returns) and Liriano are hardly guarantees. The Brewers need the vintage Braun and Gallardo if they want any chance at all. Cubs headed in the right direction, just not there yet.

NL East.

Nationals will rebound from their down season. Adding Fister gives them fantastic pitching depth, and the offense is good enough. Braves will miss the presence of Tim Hudson and Brian McCann. Other than Freeman and Simmons, I'm not really sold on any of their position players. Justin Upton and Heyward are too inconsistent. I think the Mets can be a surprise team, not really a contender but maybe .500. Phillies are just frighteningly mis-managed in terms of keeping old, washed up vets. Howard, Utley, and Rollins are half the players they once were. Lee isn't getting any younger either. Marlins are still the Marlins.

I see the Cardinals vs the Athletics in the World Series, with the Cardinals winning.

Im a Phillies Fan just to let you know im not being bias towards my team

NL West:

1: Dodgers

2: Giants

3: D-Backs

4: Padres

5: Rockies

NL Central

1: Cardinals

2: Pirates

3: Reds

4: Cubs

5: Brewers

NL East

1: Nationals

2: Braves

3: Mets

4: Phillies

5: Marlins

AL West

1: Texes

2: A's

3:Marines

4: Angles

5: Astros

AL Central

1: Tigers

2: Indinas

3: White Sox

4: Royals

5: Twins

AL East

1: Red Soxs

2:Yankess

3: Rays

4: Blue Jays

5: O's

NL Wild Card

1: Braves

2:Gaints

NL CY Young: Wainwrght

NL MVP: Puig

AL Wild Card

1: Yankees

2: A's

AL CY Young: King Felix

AL MVP: Prince Fielder

In my opinion I feel that the Phillies can make it to the playoffs this year they made some good trade and sign a pretty good catcher Will Nieves. Also, seeing how the Boston Red Sox are the defending champs I think they can make it to the postseason as well. I think the the Yankees can make it because well they are the Yankees. I don't think it will happen but I would like to see the Washington Nation in the playoffs. The Pirates are also a team that can make it with the season they had in 2013. another is the Braves

I agree, still way to early to predict. There are still FA to be signed and trades to be made. Team rosters could change in a heartbeat.

AL East

1. Boston Red Sox

2. Tampa Bay Rays(depending if Price is there)

3. New York Yankees

4. Baltimore Orioles(they have not done anything, and lost McClouth, and Jim Johnson, 9 blown saves or not 50 saves is hard to replace)

5. Toronto Blue Jays

AL Central

1. Detroit Tigers(love the moves they made)

2. Kansas City Royals(last off-season's trade finally pays off for them Royals grab a wild card spot)

3. Minnesota Twins

4. Cleveland Indians(i know Francona does not have a team that usually finishes below .500, however, this season he does)

5. Chicago White Sox(on the right track, but still a few years away from contending in this division)

AL West.

1. Texas Rangers(Prince in that park = 45+ home runs no problem, look for Prince to have an MVP type season)

2. Seattle Mariners(I get it they still dont have alot of offense but if they can add Choo, and maybe re-sign Morales to DH for them, they have the pitching to finish 1st in this division

3. Oakland Athletics(I like the addition of Jim Johnson and Drew Pomeranz, but they still need a bat, Billy Beane shows he doesnt spend too much money but if the A's could add a Kemp or a Choo, they would be instant World Series favorites)

4. Los Angeles Angels(Sure they got 2 young left handed pitchers and they added a solid player in Freese, but if your team cant win after acquiring C.J. Wilson, Albert Pujols, and Josh Hamilton. Then i dont know if your team will ever win with those pieces on the same club)

5. Houston Astros( this team could very easily surprise some people it would honestly not surprise me if the 'Stros finish as high as 3rd in this division, because the M's still have some flaws, remember last year after the big Blue Jays trade everybody was ready to hand them the division, but we all know how that ended.)

AL Wild Cards

Kansas City Royals

Tampa Bay Rays

AL MVP

Prince Fielder

AL CY Young

Felix Hernandez(he finally gets the run support to make him a year in year out 20 game winner)

NL East

1. Washington Nationals(love what they have done to their team)

2. Atlanta Braves(same club as last year for the most part, minus McCann, luckily they play in the NL East so therefore they still have a chance at the playoffs, Brave fans i get it Gatis production wise is probably better than McCann right now, but as far as a key figure in that clubhouse Brian McCann is not going to be replaced there)

3. New York Mets(i truly love where the Mets are headed, and if Harvey was healthy i would probably have the Mets at number 2, but with that said i think the Mets are still 1 or 2 years away from making the playoffs)

4. Philadelphia Phillies(They just are not that strong anymore, they will be sellers again at the trade deadline, look for them to trade Byrd, and Papelbon at the deadline and at least look for a partner for a Cliff Lee or Cole Hamels trade)

5. Miami Marllins(They did add some good free agents, and still have Jose Fernandez and Giancarlo Stanton so the Marlins will always be good...every fifth day, look for the Marlins to continue to struggle)

NL Central

1. St Louis Cardinals(love what they added in the David Freese trade in Bourjos and Grichuk, although i am not too fond of the signing at Short for them in Peralta i do think it helps us out at shortstop, while i still think the Cardinals need to sign a veteran middle infielder or corner outfielder (incase Wong does not work out at 2nd and you have to move Carpenter back there and Craig from right field to 3rd base) other than that the Cardinals are perfectly fine)

2. Pittsburgh Pirates(Im a Cardinals fan and i have to honestly admit i was pulling for the Buccos the whole way, except of course when they played the Cardinals, i love this team i love how much the fan base came back for the Playoffs, loved how they had the hockey type chant of Cueto and Wacha going, it really made those games fun to watch. While they have not done anything really in the off-season, they really did not need to, sure the Buck/Byrd trade helped them in the postseason they can afford to loose those guys. I am predicting a Bay/Bucco reunion in the near future)

3. Cincinnati Reds(I hope they finish farther back in this division i hope they trade Phillips because if they do they will finish 4th in this division because the Cubs are still the Cubs, nothing more to say about the Reds except I cant wait to beat down on Cincy this year)

4. Milwaukee Brewers

5.Chicago Cubs

NL West.

1. Arizona Diamondbacks(Trumbo will help them more than people think, if that offense can put up 5 runs a game, which seams very possible, they can live with weaker pitching.

2. Los Angeles Dodgers(nothing new for them that i can think of and nothing less, so expect the same out of the Dodgers)

3. San Francisco Giants(injuries and inconsistent play hurt this team a year ago, if they can return to the form of old this team could easily move up from my prediction of 3rd)

4. Colorado Rockies(I like this team they added pitching and still have pretty much the same offense, minus Dexter Fowler, If their pitchers can keep the ball in the ballpark, which is tough in Colorado, this team too has what it takes to contend)

5. San Diego Padres(honestly dont know what to say about this team)

NL Wild Cards

1. Los Angeles Dodgers

2. Pittsburgh Pirates

NL MVP: Yadier Molina

NL Cy Young: Adam Wainwright

I know as a Cardinal fan you might say im biased with those MVP and Cy Young predictions, and maybe i am, but i truly think both of those players could win those awards

Winners of the Wild Card Play-in games

Royals(AL) Pirates(NL)

ALDS

Boston vs Royals; Royals in 5

Detroit vs Texas; Texas in 5

ALCS

Royals vs Texas; Rangers in 6

NLDS

St Louis vs Pittsburgh; St Louis in 4

Arizona vs Washington; Washington in 4

NLCS

St Louis vs Washington; Cardinals in 7

World Series

Texas Rangers vs St Louis Cardinals; Cardinals in 7 games with the home team winning every game

WS MVP

Adam Wainwright; 2-0 1.36 ERA 11 K's 2 BB's