2015 MLB World Series & Awards Predictions

MLB Awards

NL MVP – OF Andrew McCutchen Pittsburgh Pirates

AL MVP – OF Mike Trout Los Angeles Angels

NL Cy Young – Clayton Kershaw Los Angeles Dodgers

AL Cy Young – Felix Hernandez Seattle Mariners

NL Rookie of the Year – OF Jorge Soler Chicago Cubs

AL Rookie of the Year – SS Francisco Lindor Cleveland Indians

NL Manager of the Year – Mike Matheny St. Louis Cardinals

AL Manager of the Year – Lloyd McClendon Seattle Mariners

Postseason Projections

NL Division Winners – Nationals, Dodgers, Cardinals

NL Wild Card Winners – Pirates, Giants

AL Division Winners – Angels, Tigers, Red Sox

AL Wild Card Winners – Mariners, White Sox

ALCS – Red Sox over Mariners

NLCS – Nationals over Dodgers

World Series – Nationals over Red Sox

American League Central

* – indicates new to team

1. Detroit Tigers

All the chips are pushed to the table to put a winner together.

2. Chicago White Sox

An impressive offseason will put Chicago into postseason contention.

3. Kansas City Royals

The loss of James Shields will hurt, but they are still contenders with that lineup and bullpen.

4. Cleveland Indians

They have some key pieces in place to surprise some in a possible Wild Card berth.

5. Minnesota Twins

Another year in transition for a franchise looking for some positives. Continue reading →

10 Questions Heading Into Spring Training

Halloween came and went. We stuffed our faces during Thanksgiving and celebrated the season at Christmas. We rang in the New Year and let Valentines go to the wayside. Pretty soon the unofficial holiday of Opening Day will be upon us and there are always a ton of questions as to what the new baseball season will bring us. I only have ten, but they are the ten most important and burning questions going into Spring Training. Continue reading →

Winter Meetings Frenzy

To say that this years Winter Meetings was a frenzy kind of puts it lightly. I haven’t seen so much activity happen in such a short period of time. The annual July 31 trade deadline wishes it saw this much action. Continue reading →

2014 MLB All-Star Teams

Now in its 85th year the Midsummer Classic is appearing at the Minnesota Twins new ballpark Target Field. Now every year there is always a lot of discussion and some it a little dated about how the teams are put together. No system will ever be perfect. Fans don’t always get it right and managers won’t either. The fact that the players are able to vote for participants was a great choice and they know who is deserving. Regardless of who should or shouldn’t be in the game lets just accept that the best players will always be involved one way or another. Here are my all-stars keeping with the rules that every team be represented and a total of 34 players for each league. Continue reading →