MLB 2015

[San Juan Sun]

Spring training is here:

The Tigers look very similar to last year. The offense will get some help with the Cespedes trade and Castellanos not being a rookie. Need to get Miggy and VMart healthy obviously, but initial reports are promising. The defense will be what it was, with the exception of Iglesias returning back at SS, which will be huge. The rotation is still strong, provided Verlander is healthy. Price will be good. Greene/Sanchez/Simon is a solid back 1/2 of rotation. The bullpen does not look to be a strength, but Joe Nathan is reportedly healthy again. Hopefully the bullpen is just average. The rest of the AL Central looks tough though. White Sox will be much better, Indians are dangerous, Royals will be decent.

My NL team is the Braves. This year is a total write-off, probably next year too.

[MartyFunkhouser]

Spring training is here:

The Tigers look very similar to last year. The offense will get some help with the Cespedes trade and Castellanos not being a rookie. Need to get Miggy and VMart healthy obviously, but initial reports are promising. The defense will be what it was, with the exception of Iglesias returning back at SS, which will be huge. The rotation is still strong, provided Verlander is healthy. Price will be good. Greene/Sanchez/Simon is a solid back 1/2 of rotation. The bullpen does not look to be a strength, but Joe Nathan is reportedly healthy again. Hopefully the bullpen is just average. The rest of the AL Central looks tough though. White Sox will be much better, Indians are dangerous, Royals will be decent.

My NL team is the Braves. This year is a total write-off, probably next year too.

Seeing as how that basically every player on the team was traded over the offseason, I have no clue what to think of the Oakland A's going into next season.

[pellegrino]

Mark (Grace) it down now. The Cubbies will win their division. Maybe even surprise in the playoffs.

[San Juan Sun]

Mark (Grace) it down now. The Cubbies will win their division. Maybe even surprise in the playoffs.

I think St Louis wins that division, but I like the Cubs for the wild card.

BTW, is Mark Grace dead? Our MG, not the one who used to play for the Cubs.

[pellegrino]

I think St Louis wins that division, but I like the Cubs for the wild card.

BTW, is Mark Grace dead? Our MG, not the one who used to play for the Cubs.

I have made my prediction. I'm all in!

[Mormon Red Death]

Mark (Grace) it down now. The Cubbies will win their division. Maybe even surprise in the playoffs.

http://youtu.be/IOhxnZSf1Fs

I think St Louis wins that division, but I like the Cubs for the wild card.

BTW, is Mark Grace dead? Our MG, not the one who used to play for the Cubs.

[imanihonjin]

Mark (Grace) it down now. The Cubbies will win their division. Maybe even surprise in the playoffs.

The cubs are the 4th best team in their division. It would take a small miracle for them to make the playoffs, let alone win their division.

[DrumNFeather]

Go Nats!

[RC Vikings]

Seeing as how that basically every player on the team was traded over the offseason, I have no clue what to think of the Oakland A's going into next season.

They have Billy "Country Breakfast" Butler this year. Billy's FIL sells us packaging so we hear a lot about Billy and what's going on with him.

[Paperback Writer]

Will be an interesting season for the "we don't need an ace" Boston Red Sox. But like most everyone else, I'm optimistic. In 2015, the Red Sox are due to win the AL East and perhaps the World Series as I detect a pattern: 2012 (last) --> 2013 (first and WS champs) --> 2014 (last).

[San Juan Sun]

Prediction Time

National
East - Nats
Central - Cards
West - Trolleydodgers
WC #1 Pirates
WC #2 Marlins (Padres just miss out)

Cy Young - Kershaw
MVP - Giancarlo Stanton
ROY - Kris Bryant

American
East - Orioles
Central - Tigers
West - Mariners (RIP Mark Grace)
WC #1 Blue Jays
WC #2 White Sox

MVP - Trout
Cy Young - Chris Sale
ROY - Daniel Norris

Playoffs
Pirates beat Marlins
Nats beat Pirates
Dodgers beat Cards
NLCS: Nats beat Dodgers in 7

White Sox beat Jays
Mariners beat White Sox
Tigers beat Orioles
ALCS: Mariners beat Tigers in 6

World Series
Nats beat Mariners in 7

[Flystripper]

Good predictions. The Dodgers are a mystery to me. They have the pitching to win the division and defensively they have upgraded all over the field, but offensively there are a ton of questions.

[byu71]

Good predictions. The Dodgers are a mystery to me. They have the pitching to win the division and defensively they have upgraded all over the field, but offensively there are a ton of questions.

As a kid the Dodgers were far and away my favorite team. I can still name every position on the teams that had Snider, Hodges, Campanella, etc.

Now I only know one Dodger. The left handed pitcher. I think his name is Kershaw.

[MartyFunkhouser]

My predictions can be found here. I'll save time typing them out and just link fangraphs.

http://www.fangraphs.com/depthcharts...tion=Standings

[San Juan Sun]

My predictions can be found here. I'll save time typing them out and just link fangraphs.

http://www.fangraphs.com/depthcharts...tion=Standings

Since the A's imploded your enthusiasm for baseball discussion has really gone downhill. A link to fangraphs? The next time you want to discuss sports are you just going to give us a link to espn.com?