Another year out on the diamond is fastly approaching and with it comes my, what has become annual for no apparent reason, notoriously unreputable Major League Baseball Prognostications. It's quite simple, in this "preview", I will forecast my division by division predictions whilst handing out the hardware selections for the major end of year awards.
American League East:
1.New York Yankees
2.Boston Red Sox
3.Baltimore Orioles
4.Toronto Blue Jays
5.Tampa Bay Rays
American League Central:
1.Cleveland Indians
2.Minnesota Twins
3.Kansas City Royals
4.Chicago White Sox
5.Detroit Tigers
American League West:
1.Houston Astros
2.Seattle Mariners
3.Texas Rangers
4.Los Angeles of Anaheim Angels
5.Oakland Athletics
National League East:
1.Washington Nationals
2.Atlanta Braves
3.Philadelphia Phillies
4.New York Mets
5.Miami Marlins
National League Central:
1.Chicago Cubs
2.Milwaukee Brewers
3.St.Louis Cardinals
4.Pittsburgh Pirates
5.Cincinnati Reds
National League West:
1.Los Angeles Dodgers
2.Colorado Rockies
3.San Diego Padres
4.Arizona Diamondbacks
5.San Francisco Giants
Playoffs;
Wild Card:
Seattle v Boston=Seattle
Colorado v Milwaukee=Milwaukee
Divisional:
New York Yankees v Seattle=Yankees in four
Cleveland v Houston=Indians in four
Los Angeles Dodgers v Milwaukee=Brewers in five
Chicago Cubs v Washington=Cubs in five
Championship:
New York Yankees v Cleveland=Yankees in five
Chicago Cubs v Milwaukee=Brewers in seven
World Series:
New York Yankees v Milwaukee=Yankees in five
AWARDS/MISCELLANEOUS
American League M.V.P:Aaron Judge(NYY)
National League M.V.P:Bryce Harper(WSH)
American League Cy Young:Jose Berrios(MIN)
National League Cy Young:Clayton Kershaw(LAD)
American League Manager of the Year:Aaron Boone(NYY)
National League Manager of the Year:Craig Counsell(MIL)
First Manager fired:John Gibbons(TOR)