Diamond Hoggers’ 2013 Season Predictions Post (Mevs)
Tonight is Opening Night of the 2013 MLB season. How hard is that to believe? In honor of the special day which is similar to a second Christmas Eve, we make our picks on all things baseball so we can look back and see how everyone did at season’s end. Here’s our 2012 predictions. Last year was hit and miss, but we feel much more educated for this year. Here’s how I see things in baseball shaking out in 2013:
American League
AL East:
Tampa Bay Rays
Toronto Blue Jays*
New York Yankees
Boston Red Sox
Baltimore Orioles
AL Central:
Detroit Tigers
Chicago White Sox*
Cleveland Indians
Kansas City Royals
Minnesota Twins
AL West:
Anaheim Angels
Texas Rangers
Oakland A’s
Seattle Mariners
Houston Astros
National League
NL East:
Washington Nationals
Atlanta Braves*
Philadelphia Phillies
New York Mets
Florida Marlins
NL Central:
Cincinnati Reds
St. Louis Cardinals*
Pittsburgh Pirates
Milwaukee Brewers
Chicago Cubs
NL West:
Los Angeles Dodgers
San Francisco Giants
San Diego Padres
Arizona DiamondBacks
Colorado Rockies
* Denotes Wildcard teams
Playoffs:
Wildcard Games:
Toronto Blue Jays over Chicago White Sox
Atlanta Braves over St. Louis Cardinals
Wild Card Round:
Detroit Tigers over Tampa Bay Rays
Anaheim Angels over Toronto Blue Jays
Los Angeles Dodgers over Cincinnati Reds
Washington Nationals over Atlanta Braves
ALCS/NLCS:
Anaheim Angels over Detroit Tigers in 7 games
Washington Nationals over Los Angeles Dodgers in 6 games
World Series:
Anaheim Angels over Washington Nationals in 5 games
AL MVP: Evan Longoria, Tampa Bay Rays
NL MVP: Bryce Harper, Washington Nationals
AL CY YOUNG: Max Scherzer, Detroit Tigers
NL CY YOUNG: Clayton Kershaw, Los Angeles Dodgers
AL Comeback Player of the Year: Eric Hosmer, Kansas City Royals
NL Comeback Player of the Year: Ryan Howard, Philadelphia Phillies
AL Manager of the Year: Robin Ventura, Chicago White Sox
NL Manager of the Year: Davey Johnson, Washington Nationals
AL Rookie of the Year: Wil Myers, Tampa Bay Rays
NL Rookie of the Year: Jean Segura, Milwaukee Brewers Julio Teheran, Atlanta Braves
Team that will most resemble Cinderella: Pittsburgh Pirates
AL Manager first fired/hot-seat: Ron Gardenhire, Minnesota Twins
NL Manager first fired/hot-seat: Terry Collins, New York Mets
AL Team Worst Record: Houston Astros
NL Team Worst Record: Florida Marlins
Other Notable Predictions:
LA Dodgers
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