2008 MLB Predictions

AL EAST

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

AL CENTRAL

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

AL WEST

1. Los Angeles Angels
2. Seattle Mariners
3. Texas Rangers
4. Oakland Athletics

AL WILD CARD - Seattle Mariners

AL CHAMPION - New York Yankees

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NL EAST

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

NL CENTRAL

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

NL WEST

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

NL WILD CARD - Chicago Cubs

NL CHAMPION - New York Mets

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WORLD CHAMPIONS - New York Yankees

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AWARDS

AL MVP - Alex Rodriguez, NYY
AL HR Leader - Alex Rodriguez, NYY
AL Batting Champion - Robinson Cano, NYY
AL Cy Young - Erik Bedard, SEA
AL ROY - Evan Longoria, TB
AL Manager of the Year - John McLaren, SEA
AL Comeback Player - Vernon Wells, TOR

NL MVP - David Wright, NYM
NL HR Leader - Prince Fielder, MIL
NL Batting Champion - Hunter Pence, HOU
NL Cy Young - Johan Santana, NYM
NL ROY - Kosuke Fukudome, CHC
NL Manger of the Year - Ned Yost, MIL
NL Comeback Player - Nick Johnson, WAS

First Manager Fired - Ozzie Guillen, CWS


EDITOR'S NOTE: Yes, I am picking the same outcome that I predicted last year. Most people will call me a homer for that, understandably so. It just happens to be that I think they are two of the better teams and did the right things to improve in the offseason, one by adding players and the other by not giving up players. I personally think that the American League is a much stronger league with 6 teams all vying for and capable of winning the World Series (NYY, BOS, DET, CLE, LAA, SEA), where as I only see the NY Mets as the only capable team from the National League to actually beat a team from the AL. ALSO, I originally posted these predictions with ARod as the MVP, then switched it to Robinson Cano. I have switched it back to my original gut instinct.