Each season I check in with current and previous writers from Pepper Baseball and current writers/ for SO84 to get their predictions for the current season and add mine in as well. We’ll check back in at the end of the season to see who was most accurate.
This year, predictions come from myself and former Pepper Baseball bloggers Chris Voss and John DeMarco. Here’s what we’re thinking…
Division Winners
AL East
JD: Boston Red Sox
CV: Boston Red Sox
SK: Toronto Blue Jays
AL Central
JD: Chicago White Sox
CV: Detroit Tigers
SK: Cleveland Indians
AL West
JD: Los Angeles Angels
CV: Seattle Mariners
SK: Seattle Mariners
AL Wildcards (2)
JD: Detroit Tigers, Seattle Mariners
CV: Cleveland Indians, Los Angeles Angels
SK: Detroit Tigers, Los Angeles Angels
AL Divisional Series Winners
JD: Detroit Tigers & Los Angeles Angels
CV: Seattle Mariners & Detroit Tigers
SK: Seattle Mariners & Detroit Tigers
AL Pennant Winner
JD: Detroit Tigers
CV: Seattle Mariners
SK: Seattle Mariners
NL East
JD: Washington Nationals
CV: Washington Nationals
SK: Washington Nationals
NL Central
JD: Pittsburgh Pirates
CV: Pittsburgh Pirates
SK: St. Louis Cardinals
NL West
JD: Los Angeles Dodgers
CV: Los Angeles Dodgers
SK: Los Angeles Dodgers
NL Wildcards (2)
JD: Chicago Cubs & San Diego Padres
CV: St. Louis Cardinals & San Diego Padres
SK: Pittsburgh Pirates & San Diego Padres
NL Divisional Series Winners
JD: Washington Nationals & Pittsburgh Pirates
CV: Washington Nationals & Los Angeles Dodgers
SK: Washington Nationals & Los Angeles Dodgers
NL Pennant Winner
JD: Washington Nationals
CV: Washington Nationals
SK: Washington Nationals
World Series Winner
JD: Detroit Tigers over Washington Nationals
CV: Washington Nationals over Seattle Mariners
SK: Washington Nationals over Seattle Mariners
AL MVP
JD: Jose Abreu, CWS
CV: Mike Trout, LAA
SK: Jose Abreu, CWS
NL MVP
JD: Andrew McCutchen, PIT
CV: Giancarlo Stanton, MIA
SK: Andrew McCutchen, PIT
AL Cy Young
JD: Chris Sale, CWS
CV: Felix Hernandez, SEA
SK: David Price, DET
NL Cy Young
JD: Clayton Kershaw, LAD
CV: Clayton Kershaw, LAD
SK: Max Scherzer, WAS
AL Rookie of the Year
JD: Micah Johnson, CWS
CV: Rusney Castillo, BOS
SK: Mookie Betts, BOS
NL Rookie of the Year
JD: Kris Bryant, CHC
CV: Jorge Soler, CHC
SK: Jorge Soler CHC
Random Prediction
JD: Fomer Tigers breakout for other teams: Garcia, Smyly, Procello
CV: In 2015, Tiger fans will be complaining about moving Avi Garcia more than Doug
SK: Joe Nathan will be released by Memorial Day
Bold Predictions
JD:
CV: The Tigers will be in 3rd place (even 4th) mid-May & talk radio will project the sky is falling. Season isn’t going to start well & we’re playing all Divisional teams. But we’ll be ok…
SK: The AL is wide open this year, even with Marcus Stroman going down, there’s a chance they could end up in the World Series
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Additions:
– Playoff teams are tough. And we had pretty much the same other than Toronto & The Cubbies. The AL East stinks, it will be a winner by default. I was picking the Jays like JD until Stroman went down. Too young.. But Boston’s staff is terrible & that is typically how I judge a team. I also believe they will have Cole Hamels, plus another arm by July…
– With similar playoff picks, we’ll be wrong on at least 3.
– Nats are too obvious, something will happen..
– Good representation in the Awards. Those are the top options. Again, too obvious. I think AL ROY is the toughest to predict by far. I made the mistake of thinking Mookie no longer qualified. I would change that pick. And watch for Joc Pederson in the NL.
– This looks too similar to all the predictions you see online. Maybe we should do a bold predictions list…
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I still like Norris and Sanchez in the Blue Jays rotation, but that loss of Stroman hurts for sure.
Was close to picking Perderson but his track record for being an elite prospect is based on just one strong season last year.
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