Sunday, April 05, 2009

2009 Preseason Predictions

After the longest spring training I can remember, the regular season starts tonight with ATL @ PHI. Which means it's time to etch my preseason predictions indelibly in the internets, so that after they prove prescient I'll have proof.

NL East
Mets
Braves
Phillies
Marlins
Nationals

NL Central
Cubs
Brewers (Wild Card)
Reds
Cardinals
Pirates
Astros

NL West
Diamondbacks
Dodgers
Giants
Rockies
Padres

AL East
Red Sox
Yankees (Wild Card)
Rays
Blue Jays
Orioles

AL Central
Indians
Tigers
Twins
White Sox
Royals

AL West
Rangers
A's
Angels
Mariners

World Series
Diamondbacks def. Red Sox

MVP
NL - David Wright
AL - Josh Hamilton

Cy Young
NL - Dan Haren
AL - C.C. Sabathia

Rookie of the Year
NL - Jordan Zimmermann
AL - Matt Wieters

All-Underrated Team
C - Chris Iannetta
1B - Joey Votto
2B - Kelly Johnson
SS - J.J. Hardy
3B - Adrian Beltre
OF - Cody Ross
OF - Carlos Beltran (that's right)
OF - Adam Jones

SP - Ricky Nolasco
SP - Javier Vazquez
SP - Clayton Kershaw
RP - Frank Francisco
RP - Carlos Marmol

All-Overrated Team
C - Joe Mauer
1B - Justin Morneau
2B - Mike Aviles
SS - Alexei Ramirez
3B - Evan Longoria
OF - Ichiro
OF - Magglio Ordonez
OF - Nick Markakis

SP - John Lackey
SP - Carlos Zambrano
SP - Chad Billingsley
RP - Kevin Gregg
RP - Francisco Cordero

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