Once again, it is early, but I've got a pretty good picture of what this season could turn out like.
NL East:
1. Phillies, 93-69
2. Marlins, 86-76
3. Braves, 85-77
4. Mets, 81-81
5. Nationals, 76-86
NL Central:
1. Cardinals, 92-70
2. Cubs, 85-77
3. Reds, 82-80
4. Brewers, 79-83
5. Astros, 77-85
6. Pirates, 69-93
NL West:
1. Dodgers, 90-72
2. Diamondbacks, 87-75*
3. Giants, 85-77
4. Rockies, 80-82
5. Padres, 72-90
*=wild card, these wins/losses are just off the top of my head (just what seems right)
NL MVP: 1. Albert Pujols, STL; 2. Hanley Ramirez; FLA.
NL Cy Young: 1. Roy Halladay, PHI; 2. Adam Wainwright; STL.
NL MOY: 1. A.J. Hinch, ARZ; 2. Fredi Gonzalez, FLA.
(I don't really know any rookies, so I'm going to hold off on that, although just putting Stephen Strausburg would be easy, LOL.)
Now the playoffs:
Division Series:
Yankees def. Twins, 3-1; Mariners def. Red Sox, 3-2.
Phillies def. Diamondbacks, 3-2; Cardinals def. Dodgers, 3-1.
ALCS: Yankees def. Mariners, 4-2.
NLCS: Cardinals def. Phillies, 4-3.
World Series: Yankees def. Cardinals, 4-3.
World Series MVP: Mark Teixeira, NYY.
Am I possibly biased? Yes. Am I wrong? Hopefully not. But seriously, is there any reason to believe the Yanks can't repeat as champs? I don't think so.
Yanks 2010= #28
