MLB Predictions and Breakdowns.

[Joe Metts]

AL East

Orioles
Jays (wc)
Sox (wc)
Yanks
Rays

AL Central

Tigers
Indians
Royals
Sox
Twins

AL West

Angels
Oakland
Texas
Mariners
Astros

NL East

Nats
Braves (wc)
Phillies
Mets
Marlins

NL Central

Reds
Pittsburgh (wc)
St. Louis
Brewers
Cubs

NL West

Dodgers
Giants
Padres
D-Backs
Rockies


AL East: Obviously i pick the O's cause its my team we seriously have under valued talent all across the board. The O's are very capable of winning this division, problem is that every other team can as well. I think we'll win 93 games again and it'll be enough this year. Our bullpen is absolutely lights the fuck out. We have 8 starters that can produce at a major league level albeit no stars and our lineup is severely under appreciated. You'll find out. Also have both wild cards coming from the AL East in Toronto and surprisingly the Sox. Hate to say it but i think the sox are an under valued team as well. They overpaid Nap and Victorino but still have a formidable lineup if healthy and a potentially monster rotation if all works out. Hanrahan and Uhera are underrated signs that solidify their bullpen. Just think they'll do enough. I believe in the Jays as well. Not so much the rotation as i do the bats. They'll win alot because of it if healthy. Really down on the yanks this year. Texiera isn't the same guy imo. Didn't upgrade anywhere and stayed old. Pineda still out. Granderson out for a month. A Rod out. Jeter coming off injury. Cano will be great. What is brett gardener gonna bring. Is Ichiro gonna produce. I do thing Haffner will have a monster year at home though. Not a believer as a whole though. Rays are tough. They could very well win the division lol AL East is crazy. Rodney can't be the same guy he was last year. Is Will Myers gonna be in the majors and produce. Not believing their lineup is gonna produce for some reason. Staff should be great if Moore can produce. Hellickson and Price are aces. Idk tough division.

AL Central: Tigers should have this division wrapped up in early August lol added Tori Hunter. Staff is good. Victor Martinez is back i believe. Lineups stacked. Centrals a wrap. I loved the Indians offseason. From Tito down. Swisher is a great clubhouse guy. Mark Reynolds hot streaks are fun to watch (the rest is miserable lol) Stubbs adds speed to go with Burner but they just don't have the pitching. Simple as that. Something to work on next year. KC should be a formidable team with Big Game James coming over. Butler can rake. What will Hosmer do? Too many questions imo. Gonna be a miserable year for the twins imo and i just don't believe in the white sox. Don't see a winning ball club there and think they drop to 4th.he Twins most likely have a horrific season and sell Morneau and whatever other asset they have at the all star break minus Mauer.

AL West: Another hard division to pick. Got the angels taking it. Just can't imagine them getting off to a bad start again. Lost Tori but added Hamilton. Bullpen is the weakest part of this team. Staff has some question. What's Hanson gonna give you etc etc. Think the lineup will bail these guys out alot. Oakland finishing second. Coming off a magical year, i think they can repeat. Lost Gomes and a couple other people that won't affect them too much. Scrappy team that plays hard. Just miss a wild card spot imo. Texas will be right behind them. Lost Naps and Josh and Dempster. Made an underrated sign in AJ Pierzynski. Lost the heart of the team in Michael Young. I think they'll be good but not good enough. 84 win range. Seattle built towards the future. Signed Morse and Morales. Gave Felix a big deal. Not enough this year but move those fences in and you'll be alright. Houston will be the worst team in baseball.

NL East: Nats are the best team in baseball top to bottom. Rotation is great, bullpen is lights out. Lineup is above average. Bryce Harpers a douche but i see no reason why this team won't win 100 games. Got the Braves 2nd with a wild card spot again. This is a top 5 team imo. The Uptons are a slightly overrated duo to me. Losing Chippers and Prados leadership hurts. But another year for Simmons at short, Freddie Freeman, Heyward. If the Uptons prove me wrong. They will be a problem. Not to mention the bullpen is lights out and rotation is nice. Braves will compete. Phillies 3rd. Think they will win a bunch of games but they just aren't as good as the braves and Nats to me. What are you gonna get from Utley and Howard. Outfields a question mark. Michael Young is older but a great pick up. Just see them hovering around the .500 mark. Need MONSTER years from all 3 aces and Papelbon. Mets and Marlins will suck. Stanton will be traded by the deadline and the Mets have a minor league outfield with only really David Wright, d'Anaurd and that found first baseman to look forward too. Miserable years for these franchises.

NL Central: See the Reds dominating. Upgraded with Sin Shoo Choo. Putting Chapman in the rotation. Votto hopefully can push off and use his power. B Phillips is playing out of his mind. No reason why this team cant win in the upper 90's. My surprise leap of faith is the pirates finishing second and taking the second wild card spot. Clint Hurdle is just too good of a manager. He has to of learned from two collapses in a row. Cutch is one of the best players in baseball. Russell Martin brings leadership. Losing Hanrahan is tough but every year there's a team that can't be explained and im picking the bucs to be that team. STL could make me look stupid but i doubt it. Lost berkman, carpenter probably, lohse. Jon Jay should have a good year. Same with the brewers just not a believer. Too many questions, not enough answers. Cubs will be miserable. Scott Hairston was a good pick up. Castro is good. Alfonso is no joke unless were talking strike outs and defense. Garza back on DL and Edwin and Smzardja just can't get it done. Will improve from garbage juice to horrible.

NL West: Im gonna believe in the dodgers. From the lineup to the starters but not the bullpen which is why this was a hard pick. I don't trust Brandon League on the back end nor do i trust anybody getting them there. I just see this lineup and think how can this be screwed up lol im riding the bandwagon i guess. Giants should be fine. Might win the division or a wild card. Have no reason to pick against this team. Just did. Shrugs. Surpising Padres gonna have a decent year i think. See them as a decent squad this year. D-Backs added and subtracted some pieces. Added Martin Prado in a great move i think parting ways with Justin Upton. Not sure why im down on the D backs. Not sold on the staff especially the bullpen. Could surprise me though. I see Colorado having a miserable season. No pitching and 3 good bats. Idk, just not high this team at all.

That's my free hand off the top preseason predictions, tl dr. That's cool, i didn't write it for yall just thought id share.

[~RustyGunZ~]

it's bostons year

title town making a comeback

[bleak]

St. Louis
Pittsburgh
Reds
Brewers
Cubs

[bleak]

avy check

[Joe Metts]

No carpenter, no lohse. Idk about the lineup either.

Don't see the magic in STL this year. Sorry bro.


Boston, i predicted a 2nd wild card but i instantly regret it and wanna switch them and Tampa. Everything has to go right for Boston pitching wise.

[Inno]

Do think the marlins will win atleast 60 games?

[Joe Metts]

Close lol i think they'll lose 100. Hopefully they trade Giancarlo Stanton to the O's lol

[Mike Wrecka]

your AL East prediction is hilarious. stopped reading there.

guarantee Orioles don't make the playoffs, and Boston is rebuilding. the Jays are this years Marlins. Tampa is Tampa and ya the Yankees , well all they do is win. so ya

[Inno]

nah son you cant say that...the orioles where one of the hottest teams last year..and theve been developing those players
for a bit...i think they will be reall good...getting past dem yanks tho..i dunno..nevermind boston...possible WC
blue jays wont do shit.

also.


thank god i never bought any onf those wack ass Miami marlins hats...shit looks like a gay guy through up all over my hat.
giancarlo will be gone next year if not during the trade deadline of this season...

our owners dont give a fuck about their fan base...fuck man that shit depressed me..

[Mike Wrecka]

lmao @ gay guy threw up all over the hat

[Joe Metts]

@Mike Wrecka you are stupid. However tampa winning the division wouldn't shock me.

When do obvious things ever happen in baseball?

And the yankees lost 7 of there 8 guys in double digit homers. Grandersons out for a month, tex is out for a month, jeters coming off ankle injury, arods out till august, mo is 43 and hasn't pitched in a year, hughes is hurt. Kuroda and Pettite are old. Youk is a shell of himself. Cano is your bright spot. Who knows is gradener is right. Dan Johnson at first? Chris Stewart catching? Juan Riveria? Ichiro is old. Not to mention the bullpen. Soriano is gone. Nobody to get the ball to mo even if he is right. Dont believe in the yanks bruh. Its cool to live in the past but this teams done dude. Old. Doesn't wanna spend anymore cause of the luxury tax. It's over.

Sox prediction is probably a bad one BUT there bullpen will be great. They added Uhera and Hanrahan to the back end with Bailey. All 5 starters are quality. 3 have been aces. Added Dempster, have Lester, Bucholz, Doubront and Lackey lost 30 lbs and will be THE 5TH STARTER. That's a great on paper. Elsbury, Pedroia, Ortiz, Napoli, Middlebrooks, Drew, Victorino, Gomes, Satalamachia. How is that rebuilding man. Who is a prospect in that lineup. Think before you speak. That's a proven veteran ballclub. Could they implode? Sure. But i went out on a limb. I hate the sox and hope they lose 100 but they were injured last year. Healthy this is a diff team homeboy.

So what's that about rebuilding?

And the O's are monsters man. Shutdown bullpen. Ayala, Strop, O'Day, Johnson. Scrappy starters that are quality. No star true but all get the job done. We were the best defensive team from August on last year when Machado was called up and had the best record after that point. Defense is wellllll above average. B-Rob and Reimhold back. A full season of Manny. Jones, Hardy, Wieters and Davis. Markakis. We'll hit the ball and score runs. No reason why we can't win the division. Young ballclub. Great manager. Stop hating cause the O's are finally legitimate.

[Mike Wrecka]

ok the Sox were in rebuilding mode. dumped a ton of salaries and picked up scrubs to fill it. Napoli? Gomes? to replace Adrian Gonzalez. lmao. please.
Dempster will get destroyed in the AL east. he's a national league pitcher. they never fair well. and those starters don't scare me.

Lets pretend that C.C. Sabathia isn't dominant still. wait lets not. because he is. Kuroda and Pettite are great number two and three starters. the injuries hurt for sure. but don't count them out. and Ichiro and Gardner gonna wreak havoc on the basepaths. David Robertson is one of the best 8th inning relievers in baseball.

the O's have a good young core, but theyre pitching is underwhelming. and if you look at what they did last year with all those comebacks, seemed like luck, things will average out this year.

[Inno]

orioles remind me of SF or Pirates...alott of reall good talent with no real stars..

marlins did that in 01 with no names..very possible for the O's to win it, i just think it might take a year or 2

the have been losing for a while now...gotta shake those habits off lol

def. legit tho.

dont sleep on anahiem yo.

[Joe Metts]

We have stars. We just play in Baltimore. If Wieters, Jones, Hardy, Markakis and even Machado were in NY they'd be household names.

[Inno]

this just in...

Cano
granderson

and a-rod might get suspended for the PED scandle....


hahahaha fuck the yankees.

source

http://www.policymic.com/articles/28...ended-for-peds

[PancakeBrah]

First, to any Red Sox fans; go fuck off.


Nice post, Joe. Fun to read.


Reds are the best team in baseball. Nats are a close second. Then there's everybody else.


Also; lol @ Bleak.

[Sharp]

my phils are going to see a fair improvement. want to see Brown and Howard break the tradition of playing well in spring training and playing meh during the season, the bullpen finally get settled and more 1/2 base hits rather than deep flies that look like homeruns and dont accomplish anything

first two are doable