My 2008 MLB Predictions

With pitchers and catchers reporting today, and the 2008 MLB season officially underway, I figured today would be a good day to post my predictions for the upcoming season.

American League East
1. New York Yankees
2. Boston Red Sox (WC)
3. Toronto Blue Jays
4. Tampa Bay Rays
5. Baltimore Orioles

American League Central
1. Detroit Tigers
2. Cleveland Indians
3. Chicago White Sox
4. Minnesota Twins
5. Kansas City Royals

American League West
1. Seattle Mariners
2. Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim
3. Texas Rangers
4. Oakland A’s

National League East
1. New York Mets
2. Philadelphia Phillies
3. Atlanta Braves
4. Washington Nationals
5. Florida Marlins

National League Central
1. Milwaukee Brewers
2. Chicago Cubs
3. Houston Astros
4. Cincinnati Reds
5. St. Louis Cardinals
6. Pittsburgh Pirates

National League West
1. Arizona Diamondbacks
2. Los Angeles Dodgers (WC)
3. Colorado Rockies
4. San Diego Padres
5. San Francisco Giants

PLAYOFFS

ALDS: Yankees over Tigers 3-2, Boston over Seattle 3-0
ALCS: Yankees over Boston 4-3

NLDS: Mets over DBacks 3-1, Dodgers over Brewers 3-1
NLCS: Mets over Dodgers 4-2

World Series: Yankees over Mets 4-3

I'm a Yankee fan, so it should be no surprise I'm picking them to go all the way. Plus you gotta finish off the storied career of the old Stadium with one more championship.

AWARDS

AL MVP: Alex Rodriguez - .304, 48 HR, 140 RBI
NL MVP: Prince Fielder - .292, 52 HR, 126 RBI

Expect A-Rod to continue to be A-Rod. There's no reason why he can't win back-to-back MVP's. Another guy to keep your eye on in the AL is Miguel Cabrera. He's a beast, and finally is in a lineup where he is surrounded by good hitters.

Fielder is one of the best young hitters in the game, if he has a year like he did last year, and can carry the Brewers into the postseason as I expect him to do, he better start making some room in his trophy case for some new hardware.

Other guys to watch are Ryan Howard, David Wright, Matt Holiday, and 2007 MVP Jimmy Rollins.

AL Cy Young: Erik Bedard 18-8, 3.30 ERA
NL Cy Young: Johan Santana 20-5, 2.83 ERA

Johan Santana in the NL? Are you kidding me? He should have little trouble putting up numbers like that.

Bedard was 13-6 with a 3.16 ERA, and on his way to at least contending for the 2007 Cy Young until he had to be shut down at the end of August. If he can stay healthy he should be able to reproduce his numbers from '07.


2008 All Star Game @ Yankee Stadium: AL wins 9-7.

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