NL WEST

   1. Dodgers
   2. Diamondbacks
   3. Giants
   4. Rockies
   5. Padres

NL CENTRAL

   1. Cubs
   2. Reds
   3. Cardinals
   4. Brewers
   5. Astros
   6. Pirates

NL EAST

   1. Mets
   2. Phillies WC
   3. Braves
   4. Marlins
   5. Nationals

AL WEST

   1. Angels
   2. A’s
   3. Rangers
   4. Mariners

AL CENTRAL

   1. Twins
   2. White Sox
   3. Indians
   4. Royals
   5. Tigers

AL EAST

   1. Rays
   2. Red Sox WC
   3. Yankees
   4. Blue Jays
   5. Orioles

NLDS Mets over Dodgers
Phillies over Cubs

NLCS Mets over Phillies

ALDS Rays over Angels
Red Sox over Twins

ALCS Rays over Red Sox

WORLD SERIES

Rays over Mets in six games

AWARDS

NL MVP: Wright
NL CY YOUNG: Santana
NL ROY: Cameron Maybin

AL MVP: Josh Hamilton
AL CY YOUNG: Halladay
AL ROY: Matt Weiters

NL WEST

   1. Dodgers
   2. Giants
   3. Diamondbacks
   4. Rockies
   5. Padres

NL CENTRAL

   1. Cubs
   2. Reds
   3. Brewers
   4. Cardinals
   5. Astros
   6. Pirates

NL EAST

   1. Phillies
   2. Mets*
   3. Marlins
   4. Braves
   5. Nationals

AL WEST

   1. Angels
   2. Rangers
   3. A’s
   4. Mariners

AL CENTRAL

   1. Twins
   2. White Sox
   3. Indians
   4. Royals
   5. Tigers

AL EAST

   1. Rays
   2. Yankees*
   3. Red Sox
   4. Blue Jays
   5. Orioles

NL POSTSEASON

Phillies over Dodgers
Cubs over Mets
Cubs over Phillies

AL POSTSEASON

Rays over Twins
Yankees over Angels
Rays over Yankees

WORLD SERIES

Rays over Cubs

AWARDS

NL MVP: David Wright
NL CY YOUNG: Lincecum
NL ROY: Jordan Schafer

AL MVP: B.J. Upton
AL CY YOUNG: Roy Halladay
AL ROY: Matt Wieters

NL West
D-Backs
Bums
Giants
Rox
Padres

NL Central
Cubs
Reds
Cardinals
Brewers
Astros
Pirates

NL East
Mets
Phillies*
Braves
Marlins
Nats

AL West
Angels
A’s
Mariners
Rangers

AL Central
Twins
Indians
White Sox
Royals
Tigers

AL East
Red Sox
Yankees*
Rays
Orioles
Blue Jays

NL POSTSEASON

Phillies over D-Backs
Mets over Cubs
Phillies over Mets

AL POSTSEASON

Yankees over Twins
Angels over Red Sox
Yankees over Angels

WORLD SERIES

Yankees over Phillies

AWARDS

NL MVP: Pujols
NL CY YOUNG: Santana
NL ROY: Maybin

AL MVP: Morneau
AL CY YOUNG: Matsuzaka
AL ROY: Wieters

NL CENTRAL

   1. Cubs
   2. Brewers
   3. Cardinals
   4. Reds
   5. Pirates
   6. Astros

NL EAST

   1. Mets
   2. Phillies*
   3. Braves
   4. Marlins
   5. Nationals

AL WEST

   1. Angels
   2. A’s
   3. Rangers
   4. Mariners

AL CENTRAL

   1. Indians
   2. Twins
   3. Tigers
   4. White Sox
   5. Royals

AL EAST

   1. Rays
   2. Red Sox*
   3. Yankees
   4. Blue Jays
   5. Orioles

NL POSTSEASON

Cubs over Phillies
Diamondbacks over Mets
Cubs over Diamondbacks

AL POSTSEASON

Rays over Indians
Red Sox over Angels
Rays over Red Sox

WORLD SERIES

Rays over Cubs

AWARDS

NL MVP: Hanley Ramirez
NL CY YOUNG: Lincecum
NL ROY: Dexter Fowler

AL MVP: Josh Hamilton
AL CY YOUNG: Justin Verlander
AL ROY: Alfredo Simon…er, David Price

NL WEST (goes to Giants in 1 game playoff)

   1. Diamondbacks
   1. Giants
   3. Dodgers
   4. Rockies
   5. Padres

NL CENTRAL

   1. Cubs
   2. Reds
   3. Brewers
   4. Cardinals
   5. Astros
   6. Pirates

NL EAST

   1. Mets
   2. Phillies
   3. Braves
   4. Marlins
   5. Nationals

AL WEST

   1. Angels
   2. Rangers
   3. A’s
   4. Mariners

AL CENTRAL

   1. Twins
   2. Indians
   3. Royals
   4. White Sox
   5. Tigers

AL EAST

   1. Rays
   2. Yankees
   3. Red Sox
   4. Orioles
   5. Blue Jays

NL POSTSEASON

Mets over Giants
Cubs over Phillies
Mets over Cubs

AL POSTSEASON

Twins over Yankees
Rays over Angels
Rays over Twins

WORLD SERIES

Rays over Mets

AWARDS

NL MVP: Rollins
NL CY YOUNG: Lincecum
NL ROY: Cameron Maybin

AL MVP: Carlos Peña
AL CY YOUNG: Roy Halladay
AL ROY: Matt Wieters

NL WEST
1-Giants
2-Dodgers
3-Diamondbacks
4-Padres
5-Rockies
NL CENTRAL
1-Reds
2-Cardinals
3-Cubs
4-Brewers
5-Astros
6-Pirates
NL EAST
1-Braves
2-Mets
3-Phillies
4-Marlins
5-Nationals
AL WEST
1-Rangers
2-Angels
3-A’s
4-Mariners
AL CENTRAL
1-Indians
2-White Sox
3-Royals
4-Twins
5-Tigers
AL EAST
1-Rays
2-Yankees
3-Orioles
4-Red Sox
5-Blue Jays
NL POSTSEASON
Braves over Giants
Reds over Mets
→Braves over Reds
AL POSTSEASON
Rangers over Rays
Indians over Yankees
→Indians over Rangers
WORLD SERIES
Braves over Indians
AWARDS
NL MVP: Pujols
NL CY YOUNG: Santana
NL ROY: Colby Rasmus
AL MVP: Hafner
AL CY YOUNG: Halliday
AL ROY: LaPorta

I just want to mention here that I can’t see how a San Francisco Giant fan can pick anyone else to win the Cy Young award other than Tim Lincecum. I mean you can’t even dispute the fact that he has the best stuff in the league, and then when you add the fact that you’re partial to him, how can you pick someone else? Do you expect him to get hurt or something? I can see a Met fan or a Dback fan who is not fairly looking at Lincecum vs. their ace picking their guy, but a Giant fan? Ok, go back to making your picks.

NL West
Dodgers
Diamondbacks
Giants
Rockies
Padres

NL Central
Cubs
Brewers
Reds
Astros
Cardinals
Pirates

NL East
Mets
Braves
Phillies
Marlins
Nationals

AL West
Angels
Rangers
A’s
Mariners

AL Central
Twins
Tigers
Indians
Royals
White Sox

AL East
Red Sox
Yankees
Rays
Blue Jays
Orioles

NL Playoffs
Diamondbacks over Cubs
Mets over Dodgers
Mets over Diamondbacks

AL Playoffs
Red Sox over Twins
Yankees over Angels
Yankees over Red Sox (Peter Gammons claims its the worst ALCS in ALCS History)

World Series
Yankees over Mets (ESPN claims it was the best WS in WS History)

AWARDS
NL MVP: Undeserving Candidate
NL CY YOUNG: Undeserving Candidate
NL ROY: Undeserving Candidate
AL MVP: Undeserving Candidate
AL CY YOUNG: Undeserving Candidate
AL ROY: Deserving Candidate

NL WEST

   1. Diamondbacks
   2. Dodgers
   3. Giants
   4. Rockies
   5. Padres

NL CENTRAL

   1. Cubs
   2. Reds
   3. Cardinals
   4. Brewers
   5. Pirates
   6. Astros

NL EAST

   1. Phillies
   2. Braves WC
   3. Mets
   4. Marlins
   5. Nationals

AL WEST

   1. Angels
   2. Rangers
   3. A’s
   4. Mariners

AL CENTRAL

   1. Royals
   2. Twins
   3. White Sox
   4. Indians
   5. Tigers

AL EAST

   1. Red Sox
   2. Rays WC
   3. Orioles
   4. Yankees
   5. Blue Jays

NLDS Cubs over Braves
Phillies over Diamondbacks

NLCS Cubs over Phillies

ALDS Rays over Angels
Red Sox over Royals

ALCS Rays over Red Sox

WORLD SERIES

Rays over Cubs in seven games

AWARDS

NL MVP: Aramis Ramirez
NL CY YOUNG: Tim Lincecum
NL ROY: Jordan Schafer

AL MVP: Josh Hamilton
AL CY YOUNG: Zach Greinke
AL ROY: Matt Wieters

NL West
Diamondbacks
Dodgers
Giants (.500+… barely)
Rockies
Padres

NL Central
Cubs
Reds
Cardinals
Brewers
Pirates
Astros

NL East
Phillies
Braves (WC)
Mets
Marlins
Nationals

AL West
A’s
Angels (same record as Giants)
Rangers
Mariners

AL Central
Indians (win 1-game playoff)
Twins
Royals
White Sox
Tigers

AL East
Red Sox
Rays
Yankees
Blue Jays
Orioles

NLDS
Cubs over Braves
Diamondbacks over Phillies
NLCS
Cubs over Diamondbacks
ALDS
Red Sox over A’s
Rays over Indians
ALCS
Rays over Red Sox
WORLD SERIES
Rays over Cubs in 6

NL MVP: Albert Pujols
AL MVP: Grady Sizemore
NL CY: Johan Santana
AL CY: Roy Halladay
NL ROY: Cameron Maybin
AL ROY: Matt Wieters

NL WEST

   1. D’Backs
   2. Giants
   3. Dodgers
   4. Rockies
   5. Padres

NL CENTRAL

   1. Cubs
   2. Brewers
   3. Reds
   4. Cardinals
   5. Astros
   6. Pirates

NL EAST

   1. Phillies
   2. Mets
   3. Braves
   4. Nationals
   5. Marlins

AL WEST

   1. Angels
   2. A’s
   3. Rangers
   4. Mariners

AL CENTRAL

   1. Indians
   2.Twins
   3. White Sox
   4. Royals
   5. Tigers

AL EAST

   1. Yankees
   2. Red Sox
   3. Rays
   4. Orioles
   5. Blue Jays

NL POSTSEASON

Phillies over D’Backs
Cubs over Mets
Phillies over Cubs

AL POSTSEASON

Yankees over Indians
Red Sox over Angels
Yankees over Red Sox (yawn)

WORLD SERIES

Phillies over Yankees

AWARDS

NL MVP: David Wright
NL CY YOUNG: (Lincecum over Santana by 2 votes)
NL ROY: Cameron Maybin/ Fat Ichiro

AL MVP: Morneau
AL CY YOUNG: Halladay
AL ROY: David Price

Gives the Giants 76 wins and a 12.17% chance of making the playoffs. I think Nate Silver is smarter than me, so I am not going to give my own guess… I would like to say that 76 wins is a little low… 82 wins would give them about a 20% chance at the playoffs.

Better odds than: Nationals, Marlins, Pirates, Astros, Rockies, Padres (in no particular order).

NL WEST

   1. Diamondbacks
   2. Giants
   3. Dodgers
   4. Rockies
   5. Padres

NL CENTRAL

   1. Cubs
   2. Cardinals
   3. Brewers
   4. Reds
   5. Astros
   6. Pirates

NL EAST

   1. Mets
   2. Phillies (WC)
   3. Braves
   4. Marlins
   5. Nationals

AL WEST

   1. Angels
   2. A’s
   3. Mariners
   4. Rangers

AL CENTRAL

   1. Twins
   2. Indians
   3. White Sox
   4. Royals
   5. Tigers

AL EAST

   1. Red Sox
   2. Yankees (WC)
   3. Rays
   4. Orioles
   5. Jays

NLDS Cubs over Diamondbacks
Mets over Phillies

NLCS Mets over Cubs

ALDS Yankees over Angels
Twins over Red Sox

ALCS Twins over Yankees

WORLD SERIES

Mets over Twins in six games

AWARDS

NL MVP: David Wright
NL CY YOUNG: Matt Cain
NL ROY: Colby Rasmus

AL MVP: Alex Rodriguez
AL CY YOUNG: Liriano
AL ROY: Matt Weiters

NL West: Dodgers, Diamondbacks, Giants, Rockies, Padres
NL Central: Cubs, Cardinals, Brewers, Reds, Astros, Pirates
NL East: Mets, Marlins (WC), Phillies, Braves, Nationals
AL West: Angels, Rangers, A’s, Mariners
AL Central: Twins, Indians, White Sox, Royals, Tigers
AL East: Red Sox, Rays (WC), Yankees, Orioles, Blue Jays

NL MVP: Albert Pujols
NL Cy Young: Dan Haren
NL ROY: Colby Rasmus

AL MVP: Josh Hamilton
AL Cy Young: Zach Greinke
AL ROY: Rick Porcello/Matt Wieters

NL West: Diamondbacks, Dodgers, Giants, Rockies, LOLdres
NL Central: Cubs, Reds, Cardinals, Pirates, Astros
NL East: Marlins, Mets, Phillies, Braves, Nationals
NL Wild Card: Reds

AL West: Angels, A’s, Rangers, Mariners (Rangers being a good candidate to break out in 2010)
AL Central: Twins, White Sox, Indians, Tigers, Royals
AL East: Rays, Red Sox, Yankees, Blue Jays, Orioles

NL MVP: David Wright
AL MVP: Justin Mourneau
NL Cy Young: Tim Lincecum
AL Cy Young: Roy Halladay
NL ROY: TRAVIS ISHIKAWA! Okay, maybe not. Um, Colby Rasmus looks good. Most of the rookies I’m high on this year are in the AL, though.
AL ROY: Travis Snider

*Wild Card

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

The Yankees had the best off-season in the majors, by far. The filled the big void in the starting rotation by getting C.C. Sabathia and A.J. Burnett and got a big bat and glove at 1st base in Mark Texeira. The Red Sox will filled their bullpen woes and added some depth in the field by adding John Smoltz, Mark Kotsay, and Rocco Baldelli. Although the Rays added Burrell, they will drop in production after an abnormal year in success, but only slightly.

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

The Twins might have the best 1-2 punch in the middle of the order in all of baseball. Joe Mauer and Justin Morneau will have help from up-and-comers Carlos Gomez and Denard Span. The Twins always exceed expectations and even last year with almost zero pitching staff, they fell just 1 game short of the playoffs. The rest of the division did not enough in the off-season to contend with this young and talented Twins ball club.

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

Do I even need to explain? The Angels are far more talented than anyone in this divison. In fact, they may be the only team to get over .500.

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

The Mets fixed their big bullpen issue by getting Francisco Rodriguez and J.J. Putz. The Mets were a decent bullpen away from winning the NL East last year, and with their lineup, they should be able to slip past the Phillies for the divison. The Phillies, however, are very strong and should be able to beat out the Cardinals for the wild card. The Marlins should be very productive as well, but with the talent in Philadelphia and New York, they won’t make the playoffs.

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

The Cubs may still be the most talented team in the National League and should have another great regular season, but will once again choke in the playoffs. The Cardinals should contend, but fall just short of the Wild Card. The rest of the division will have trouble staying around .500.

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

Being the weakest division in the majors, the NL West is a 3-way toss-up between the Giants, Diamondbacks, and Dodgers. The Dodgers lost a lot of talent this off-season, especially from their rotation and bullpen. Even if they get Manny Ramirez back, they are going to struggle with their pitching. The Diamondbacks return a good young ball club, however they need to mature if they want to have consistent success, unlike last year. A big loss for the Diamondbacks was Randy Johnson, who was a big role in their rotation. Randy Johnson ended up in San Francisco in what may be the best rotation in the National League. The Giants showed a lot of progress at the end of last year with the success from their young players. The Giants ended their season by winning 3 straight series against the Dodgers and finishing 22-19. Pablo Sandoval will be leading the young squad offensively and will be a big surprise in the National League this year. An 84-win season could very well win this division.

ALDS
New York Yankees vs. Los Angeles Angels
The Yankees should handle the Angels pretty easily, especially with their pitching staff and an Angels offense that last year was less than stellar.

Boston Red Sox vs. Minnesota Twins
The Red Sox are getting old and like last year against the Rays, they will have trouble against a young and lively ball club in Minnesota.

NLDS
New York Mets vs. San Francisco Giants
The Giants will have squeaked out an NL West division title but should lose handily to the Mets. The Giants should get their only win in the series from Tim Lincecum.

Chicago Cubs vs. Philadelphia Phillies
The Cubs will make it a step farther this year and take care of the reigning World Series champions. This series will go down to 5 games and the Cubs will win in dramatic fashion in a come from behind win.

ALCS
New York Yankees vs. Minnesota Twins
It’s easy to pick the Yankees to win it all, but the Twins are going to bring a lot of energy and nothing-to-lose attitude to this series. The Yankees are going to have all the pressure on them and the Twins will be the young, naive team who comes in and beats them with speed, hustle, and small-ball.

NLCS
New York Mets vs. Chicago Cubs
The Mets will finally get over the hump, which Cubs fans will scoff at the idea of. Like the Yankees, the Cubs will have too much pressure and the sheer amount of talent of the Mets will be too much.

World Series
Minnesota Twins vs. New York Mets
The New York Mets will come in as the big favorites and the Twins will come in as the Cinderlla story just as the Rays did last year. However, Ron Gardenhire’s experience in the playoffs and the energy of this young team is going to overcome the talent of the Mets and their overbearing pressure of the New York media and fans.

World Series Champions
Minnesota Twins

AL MVP
Joe Mauer

NL MVP
David Wright

AL Cy Young
C.C. Sabathia

NL Cy Young
Tim Lincecum

AL COY
Ron Gerdenhire

NL COY
Jerry Manuel

AL ROY
David Price

NL ROY
Cameron Maybin