Hey everybody, this is going to be short and sweet (unlike my typical monstrous previews) because I have to devote most of my blogging time to the site that's actually paying me, but I thought I should keep the streak going and, for the 4th straight year, record my surely-wrong projected MLB standings for posterity. As always, these were generated using computer-projected stats for every player, so it's not like I'm biased against any team or anything (Die, Yankees, Die!!!)... And this means that if your fave team looks bad, it's the cold hard numbers talking and you can feel free to write it off as such -- sometimes they get it right, sometimes they get it wrong, and there's always something to disagree with. Anyway, here are the projections:
| Team | Div | Won | Lost | WPct |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Yankees | AL East | 105.1 | 56.9 | 0.649 |
| Boston Red Sox (WC) | AL East | 101.1 | 60.9 | 0.624 |
| Tampa Bay Rays | AL East | 95.8 | 66.2 | 0.591 |
| Toronto Blue Jays | AL East | 70.5 | 91.5 | 0.435 |
| Baltimore Orioles | AL East | 69.5 | 92.5 | 0.429 |
| Team | Div | Won | Lost | WPct |
| Cleveland Indians | AL Central | 88.7 | 73.3 | 0.548 |
| Detroit Tigers | AL Central | 81.1 | 80.9 | 0.501 |
| Minnesota Twins | AL Central | 80.2 | 81.8 | 0.495 |
| Kansas City Royals | AL Central | 71.2 | 90.8 | 0.439 |
| Chicago White Sox | AL Central | 69.9 | 92.1 | 0.432 |
| Team | Div | Won | Lost | WPct |
| Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim | AL West | 90.5 | 71.5 | 0.559 |
| Oakland Athletics | AL West | 80.1 | 81.9 | 0.494 |
| Seattle Mariners | AL West | 76.1 | 85.9 | 0.470 |
| Texas Rangers | AL West | 66.1 | 95.9 | 0.408 |
| Team | Div | Won | Lost | WPct |
| New York Mets | NL East | 92.7 | 69.3 | 0.572 |
| Philadelphia Phillies (WC) | NL East | 89.8 | 72.2 | 0.554 |
| Atlanta Braves | NL East | 88.8 | 73.2 | 0.548 |
| Washington Nationals | NL East | 67.7 | 94.3 | 0.418 |
| Florida Marlins | NL East | 67.4 | 94.6 | 0.416 |
| Team | Div | Won | Lost | WPct |
| Chicago Cubs | NL Central | 97.3 | 64.7 | 0.601 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | NL Central | 86.3 | 75.7 | 0.533 |
| Milwaukee Brewers | NL Central | 82.6 | 79.4 | 0.510 |
| Cincinnati Reds | NL Central | 76.5 | 85.5 | 0.472 |
| Houston Astros | NL Central | 69.9 | 92.1 | 0.432 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | NL Central | 64.2 | 97.8 | 0.396 |
| Team | Div | Won | Lost | WPct |
| Los Angeles Dodgers | NL West | 91.1 | 70.9 | 0.562 |
| Arizona Diamondbacks | NL West | 85.8 | 76.2 | 0.530 |
| San Francisco Giants | NL West | 77.6 | 84.4 | 0.479 |
| Colorado Rockies | NL West | 77.0 | 85.0 | 0.475 |
| San Diego Padres | NL West | 69.3 | 92.7 | 0.428 |
ALDS:
Yankees def. Indians
Red Sox def. Angels
ALCS:
Yankees def. Red Sox
NLDS:
Cubs def. Phillies
Mets def. Dodgers
NLCS:
Cubs def. Mets
World Series:
Cubs def. Yankees
NL MVP: Manny Ramirez, Dodgers
NL Cy Young: Johan Santana, Mets
NL Rookie: Cameron Maybin, Marlins
AL MVP: Grady Sizemore, Indians
AL Cy Young: C.C. Sabathia, Yankees
AL Rookie: Matt Wieters, Orioles