Well I managed to get 4/8 playoff teams from last year, but did successfully predict Roy Halladay to be a unanimous Cy Young winner! Below are the 2011 Predictions!
AL East
1. Boston Red Sox 96-66
2. New York Yankees 92-70
3. Toronto Blue Jays 88-74
4. Tampa Bay Rays 83-79
5. Baltimore Orioles 68-94
The Red Sox definitely improved from a season ago with the additions of Carl Crawford and Adrian Gonzalez. Their biggest question mark will be whether the bullpen can stay healthy.
AL Central
1. Minnesota Twins 91-71
2. Detroit Tigers 86-76
3. Chicago White Sox 81-81
4. Kansas City Royals 72-90
5. Cleveland Indians 65-97
The Twins are hoping to not only win the division but actually win a playoff series, something that haven't had much luck doing. The Tigers made some key acquisitions and have a young developing pitching staff. The Royals are going to be THE team, but maybe not until 2013 or so.
AL West
1. Oakland Athletics 91-71
2. Texas Rangers 89-73
3. LA Angels 79-83
4. Seattle Mariners 69-93
The Athletics have their new Big 3 in Cahill, Gonzalez, and Anderson, not to mention Dallas Braden who had a perfect game in 2010. The Rangers will have to overcome the loss of Cliff Lee but may have the bats to do it.
NL East
1. Philadelphia Phillies 96-66
2. Atlanta Braves 93-69
3. Florida Marlins 80-82
4. New York Mets 78-84
5. Washington Nationals 65-97
The Phillies should have no problem winning their fourth straight division title with a vaunted rotation of Halladay, Lee, Oswalt, Hamels, and Blanton. The loss of Chase Utley till probably the All-Star break will hurt the offense, but they may not need many runs. The Braves will again be challenging the Phillies with a young and very talented team.
NL Central
1. Cincinnati Reds 88-74
2. Milwaukee Brewers 87-75
3. St. Louis Cardinals 81-81
4. Chicago Cubs 75-87
5. Pittsburgh Pirates 70-92
6. Houston Astros 62-100
The loss of Adam Wainwright won't do the Cardinals any favors. The Brewers made a lot of additions to contend this season before they likely lose Prince Fielder in the offseason.
NL West
1. San Francisco Giants 94-68
2. San Diego Padres 85-77
3. Colorado Rockies 84-78
4. Los Angeles Dodgers 75-87
5. Arizona Diamondbacks 67-95
The Giants should be able to repeat behind the stellar pitching staff and the growth of Buster Posey and potential of Brandon Belt.
AL Divisional Series
Boston Red Sox 3 Minnesota Twins 1
Oakland Athletics 3 New York Yankees 2
AL Championship Series
Boston Red Sox 4 Oakland Athletics 2
NL Divisional Series
San Francisco Giants 3 Atlanta Braves 2
Philadelphia Phillies 3 Cincinnati Reds 1
NL Championship Series
San Francisco Giants 4 Philadelphia Phillies 3
World Series
San Francisco Giants 4 Boston Red Sox 2
AL Cy Young: C.C. Sabathia
AL MVP: Evan Longoria
AL ROY: Jeremy Hellickson
NL Cy Young: Ubaldo Jimenez
NL MVP: Prince Fielder
NL ROY: Brandon Belt
The Giants repeat!!
All this will be wrong and the Indians will win it all!
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