Predictions for 2012 season?

[Baseball2]

Hello Baseball Fans,

What is your Predictions for 2012 season?

[RickD]

Yankees to win it all!

Seriously, I need to see how the rest of the Hot Stove season goes before I can accuratley make a prediction.

[winningbaseball]

I'll wait to see how spring training shakes out.

[Mudge]

Hello Baseball Fans,

What is your Predictions for 2012 season?

Better yet. Since you started the thread, what are YOUR predictions? (that's kind of how we work around here)

[Baseball2]

Better yet. Since you started the thread, what are YOUR predictions? (that's kind of how we work around here)

@Mudge - Nice to meet you, My predictions is Yankees...

[yankeebiscuitfan]

I am going to make a bold one. Rays.

Nah. First wait until the first two months are over. It depends on so many things; injury bug to name one.

[Vertigo O]

NL East - Washington Nationals
NL Central - Pittsburgh Pirates
NL West - San Diego Padres
NL Wild Card 1 - Houston Astros
NL Wild Card 2 - New York Mets

AL East - Baltimore Orioles
AL Central - Cleveland Indians
AL West - Seattle Mariners
AL Wild Card 1 - Kansas City Royals
AL Wild Card 2 - Oakland Athletics

Wild Card round:
Royals defeat Athletics
Astros defeat Mets

Divisional Series:
Pirates 3, Padres 0
Nationals 3, Astros 2
Orioles 3, Indians 1
Royals 3, Mariners 1

Championship Series:
Pirates 4, Nationals 2
Orioles 4, Royals 1

World Series:
Orioles 4, Pirates 3

World Series MVP: Matt Wieters

NL MVP: Pedro Alvarez
AL MVP: Chris Davis

NL Cy Young: Erik Bedard
AL Cy Young: Tommy Hunter

[Old Sweater]

I'm not much on projection but I love a little home cooking.

[PitchingWins]

Too early still for making divisional predictions but here are a couple micro predictions:

I predict that Posey and Sandoval will combine for 60 HR and be a the top 10 tandem of hitters in MLB in 2012.

The Giants will also boost their scoring by roughly 100 runs in 2012. They may even reach that 700 Runs Scored level!

[CoreyR]

Man, you had me rolling on the floor with that one Vertigo. I was like "Oh yeah, I'm copying his format" and then realized your predictions, lmao!

[Vertigo O]

Man, you had me rolling on the floor with that one Vertigo. I was like "Oh yeah, I'm copying his format" and then realized your predictions, lmao!

http://timmyox.files.wordpress.com/2011/09/angels-in-the-outfield1.jpg

It could happen.

[Mr. Baseball]

Every year I pick the Brewers, and every year I'm wrong.

[The Edge]

I can't make predictions for the entire league because of the low amount of time I have to put into looking at what everyones teams look like. I can give some predictions however:

NL East:
Philadelphia Phillies 91 wins
Atlanta Braves 88 wins
Florida Marlins 87 wins
Washington Nationals 84 wins
NY Mets 60-62 wins

I think the race will be close. The race will depend heavily on whether Jair Jurrjens and Tommy Hanson will stay healthy for the course of the season. I think I could easily see the Marlins jump the Braves if they are unable to get going. If somehow the Braves could turn a few things to their advantage like Heyward rebounding and Uggla not being so bad so far into the season, I could see them and the Phillies switching spots. I guess the whole season really weights on whether the instability of hitting coaches can help influence those two guys for the better or not.

I don't see the NL East having either one of the Wild Card spots.

I think we could also see a very nice Cy Young race if Josh Johnson and Tommy Hanson stay healthy from the NL East, combined with one of Lincecum or Cain and Clayton Kershaw and Roy Halladay(who was completely robbed of the Cy Young this past year)

I'm really interested to see what happens and who emerges as the best player in the NL with Pujols gone. Granted his last couple of years have been very unPujols-esque.

[Mr. Baseball]

I've never been very good at making predictions (mostly because I never watch baseball outside of the National League). But I can say this, the NL Central will once again be a blood battle, as usual...

[daddies4angels]

Im going to see how rest of offseason pans out. Then i will give you guys my winning formula :P

[Ramiel]

I'd just be glad to see the Red Sox back in the playoffs.

[TerryInLA]

Dodgers won't figure, so probably the Giants will take it, I have no idea what happened to Arizona last year, they went from something like 65 wins in 2010 to 95 wins in 2011 without adding hardly anything to their roster, so the west could be another weird year like that I suppose.

[RickD]

I predict the Yankees will make the playoffs.....

[winningbaseball]

I predict the Yankees will make the playoffs.....

That's not a prediction, that's a given. :veryhappy:

[Mudge]

That's not a prediction, that's a given. :veryhappy:

If the Yankees don't win the World Series in 2012 with their potpourri of riches, then they ought to be relegated to the minor leagues.

[PitchingWins]

That's not a prediction, that's a given. :veryhappy:

Is it also a given that they will get beat again in the playoffs by a team that spends about half as much as they do on payroll?

:)

[winningbaseball]

If the Yankees don't win the World Series in 2012 with their potpourri of riches, then they ought to be relegated to the minor leagues.

Winning the World Series is not that easy. The Phillies proved that last year when they didn't even reach the Series. All each team can do is try and hope things work out their way. If you wish to talk of a 'potpourri of riches', I would think you could do better with the Anaheim Angels or Detroit Tigers.

[winningbaseball]

Is it also a given that they will get beat again in the playoffs by a team that spends about half as much as they do on payroll?

:)

Could be, that's why the games are played on the field and not by useless stat sheets. Thank God, the franchise is willing to invest.

[Mr. Baseball]

I tend to neglect observing any American League news, so I can't offer any plausible predictions there.

NL Central
St. Louis Cardinals
Milwaukee Brewers
Cincinnati Reds
Pittsburgh Pirates
Chicago Cubs
Houston Astros

NL East
Philadelphia Phillies
Miami Marlins
Atlanta Braves
Washington Nationals
New York Mets

NL West
Arizona Diamondbacks
San Francisco Giants
Los Angeles Dodgers
Colorado Rockies
San Diego Padres

[ecu51]

NL
Giants(if they get a bat or 2)
Phillies(they better or will be dismantiling)
St Louis (Div Is weak)
Wildcards: Florida,Arizona
AL
Yankees ( like that is a bold prediction)
Minnesota( Need help but I see it)
Angels ( got the bat,got the arms)
WildCards,, Rays,Rangers

[daddies4angels]

ALE: NYY
ALC: DET
ALW: LAA
ALWC 1: TEX
ALWC 2: TBR

TEX defeats TBR WC GAME

TEX defeats NYY ALDS

LAA defeats DET ALDS

LAA defeats TEX ALCS


NLE: PHI
NLC: MIL
NLW: SFG
NLWC 1: STL
NLWC 2: ARI

ARI defeats STL WC game

PHI defeats ARI NLDS

MIL defeats SFG NLDS

MIL defeats PHI NLCS

TEX defeats MIL in 6 to win WS!!!

[Big Papi]

Ale: Bos
alc: Det
alw: Tex
alwc 1: Nyy
alwc 2: Laa

nle: Phi
nlc: Pit
nlw: Ari
nlwc 1: Stl
nlwc 2: Sdp

[daddies4angels]

Ale: Bos
alc: Det
alw: Tex
alwc 1: Nyy
alwc 2: Laa

nle: Phi
nlc: Pit
nlw: Ari
nlwc 1: Stl
nlwc 2: Sdp

PIT? SDP? you high?

[Big Papi]

PIT? SDP? you high?

At the time i posted this... no comment.

But i do like Pit a lot and think they could somehow pull it off.
Padres i actually like their pitching a ton and if their hitters hit the ball decently i think they'll have a chance at the second WC.

[Chitown Champ]

For the regular season:

AL East
Yankees
Red Sox (wild card)
Rays
Blue Jays
Orioles

AL Central
Tigers
Twins
Royals
White Sox
Indians

AL West
Rangers
Angels (wild card)
Athletics
Mariners

NL East
Marlins
Phillies (wild card)
Braves
Nationals
Mets

NL Central
Brewers
Cardinals (wild card)
Reds
Pirates
Cubs
Astros

NL West
Dbacks
Giants
Dodgers
Padres
Rockies

AL MVP: Miguel Cabrera
AL Cy Young: CC Sabathia
AL ROY: Yu Darvish
AL manager of the year: Jim Leyland
AL comeback player: Adam Dunn
AL rolaids relief: Mariano Rivera

NL MVP: Justin Upton
NL Cy Young: Zack Greinke
NL ROY: Mike Minor
NL manager of the year: Ron Roenicke
NL comeback player: Adam Wainwright
NL rolaids relief: Craig Kimbrel

[nebo86]

My predictions that are sure to wrong, but here goes:

A.L. East
Rays
Red Sox
Yankees
Blue Jays
Orioles

A.L. Central
Tigers
Indians
Twins
White Sox
Royals

A.L. West
Angels
Rangers
Mariners
Athletics

N.L. East
Marlins
Phillies
Braves
Nationals
Mets

N.L. Central
Brewers
Cardinals
Reds
Pirates
Cubs
Astros

N.L. West
Giants
Diamondbacks
Dodgers
Padres
Rockies

Wild Card Rounds
Red Sox @ Rangers
Cardinals @ Phillies

League Division Series
Rangers @ Angels
Rays @ Tigers

Phillies @ Giants
Brewers @ Marlins

League Championship Series
Tigers @ Angels
Brewers @ Giants

World Series
Giants @ Angels

[Mr. Baseball]

NL East - Washington Nationals
NL Central - Pittsburgh Pirates
NL West - San Diego Padres
NL Wild Card 1 - Houston Astros
NL Wild Card 2 - New York Mets

AL East - Baltimore Orioles
AL Central - Cleveland Indians
AL West - Seattle Mariners
AL Wild Card 1 - Kansas City Royals
AL Wild Card 2 - Oakland Athletics

Wild Card round:
Royals defeat Athletics
Astros defeat Mets

Divisional Series:
Pirates 3, Padres 0
Nationals 3, Astros 2
Orioles 3, Indians 1
Royals 3, Mariners 1

Championship Series:
Pirates 4, Nationals 2
Orioles 4, Royals 1

World Series:
Orioles 4, Pirates 3

World Series MVP: Matt Wieters

NL MVP: Pedro Alvarez
AL MVP: Chris Davis

NL Cy Young: Erik Bedard
AL Cy Young: Tommy Hunter

Love how you posted this as a joke, but got three of the teams correct. :D