It’s Here! Opening Day begins today. (The Rangers losing to a minor league team on ESPN last night doesn’t count). Here are your 2013 MLB Predictions.
AL EAST
- Boston Red Sox
- Toronto Blue Jays
- Tampa Bay Rays
- Baltimore Orioles
- New York Yankees
AL Central
- Detroit Tigers
- Kansas City Royals*
- Cleveland Indians
- Chicago White Sox
- Minnesota Twins
AL West
- LA Angels
- Texas Rangers
- Seattle Mariners
- Oakland A’s
- Houston Astros
NL East
- Washington Nationals
- Atlanta Braves
- Philadelphia Phillies
- New York Mets
- Miami Marlins
NL Central
- Cincinnati Reds
- Pittsburgh Pirates
- St. Louis Cardinals
- Milwaukee Brewers
- Chicago Cubs
NL West
- LA Dodgers
- San Francisco Giants
- Arizona Diamondbacks
- Colorado Rockies
- San Diego Padres
AL Wildcard: Kansas City Royals vs Toronto Blue Jays
NL Wildcard: Atlanta Braves vs San Francisco Giants
ALCS: Angels defeat Tigers
NLCS: Braves defeat Dodgers
World Series: Angels defeat Braves
AL MVP: Dustin Pedroia
NL MVP: Justin Upton
AL Cy Young: Jered Weaver
NL Cy Young: Stephen Strasburg
AL ROY: Jackie Bradley
NL ROY: Shelby Miller
Teams that will do better than expected: KC, Seattle, Arizona
Teams that will do worse than expected: Baltimore, Cleveland, LA Dodgers
*I might just have Royals-fan blind optimism. But I really like the depth of this team. If the starting pitching can hold up they really could make a deep run.