2013 MLB Predictions

Here are my "official" 2013 MLB predictions ...

AL East

1.  Toronto Blue Jays
2.  Tampa Bay Rays
3.  Baltimore Orioles
4.  New York Yankees
5.  Boston Red Sox

It almost looks like I hit the shuffle button on this one, doesn't it.  The Blue Jays did a lot to improve their already improving team by bringing in Reyes and Dickey.  The Yankees seem to have lost a lot of pop and are really old.


AL Central

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

The Tigers just have more talent.  The Royals will be interesting to watch over the next few years.  I should be making my first trip to Target Field this summer.


AL West

1.  Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim
2.  Texas Rangers
3.  Oakland Athletics
4.  Seattle Mariners
5.  Houston Astros

I think the A's take a step back, the Angels will score a ton of runs and the Astros, despite the cool unis, may be the worst team of all time.


AL Wild Card Game

Texas Rangers at Tampa Bay Rays

AL Divisional Playoffs

Tigers over Rays
Blue Jays over Angels

ALCS

Blue Jays over Tigers


NL East

1.  Washington Nationals
2.  Atlanta Braves
3.  Philadelphia Phillies
4.  New York Mets
5.  Miami Marlins

No innings limit for Strasburg and the addition of Dan Haren make the Nats tough again in '13.  The Marlins will also be historically bad.


NL Central

1.  Milwaukee Brewers
2.  Cincinnati Reds
3.  St Louis Cardinals
4.  Pittsburgh Pirates
5.  Chicago Cubs

The Brewers did what they had to do, completely revamping their bullpen, now it falls on a relatively young rotation to bring the Brewers back to the playoffs.


NL West

1.  Los Angeles Dodgers
2.  San Francisco Giants
3.  Arizona Diamondbacks
4.  Colorado Rockies
5.  San Diego Padres

I think the Dodgers and Giants will give us the best divisional race this year.


NL Wild Card Game

Giants at Braves


NL Divisional Playoffs

Nationals over Giants
Dodgers over Brewers

NLCS

Nationals over Dodgers


World Series

Nationals over Blue Jays in 6