Another year of baseball and with it, predictions to start the season off. Each writer here at 4th and Home is going to post their predictions so we can measure each other up come October. No real surprises here although I think the Dodgers and ChiSox have the pieces to put a nice run together.
AL East Champ: Red Sox
AL Central Champ: Twins
AL West Champ: Rangers
AL Wild Card: Yankees
NL East Champ: Phillies
NL Central Champ: Reds
NL West Champ: Dodgers
NL Wild Card: Braves
AL Champ: Red Sox (Darkhorse – White Sox)
NL Champ: Phillies (Darkhorse – Dodgers)
World Series Champ: Phillies in 6.
AL MVP: Carl Crawford, Boston Red Sox
AL CY: Justin Verlander, Detroit Tigers
AL ROY: Jeremy Hellickson, Tampa Bay Rays
NL MVP: Albert Pujols, St. Louis Cardinals
NL CY: Clayton Kershaw, Los Angeles Dodgers
NL ROY: Mike Minor, Atlanta Braves
Top 5 BOLD Predictions for 2011:
1a. Chase Utley dooms the Phillies and they miss the playoffs…1b. The Mets surprise everyone and win 50 games.
2. Mat Latos and Josh Johnson combine to pitch less than 200 innings.
3. Kyle McClellan wins 15 games for the Cardinals with a mid-3 ERA.
4. Brett Gardner becomes a 2012 second round pick.
5. Erik Bedard and Michael Pineda throw back-to-back no-hitters vs. the Indians in May.
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