Total Baseball Preview, 2010

Welcome to my baseball season guide. You will find (in reverse order):
-division-by-division preview
-team success monitor
-standings predictions
-postseason picks
-awards
-all star predictions


There will be some great division races. The Angels and Rangers play 7 times the last two weeks. Rockies and Dodgers have a series the last week. The White Sox play 21 September games against the Red Sox, Tigers, Angels, and Twins. The Braves have 9 games the last two weeks against the Phillies and Marlins. Red Sox and Yankees meet 6 times in the last ten days.

I didn't add up all the w/l numbers to see if they equate but it's a good general idea.

AL EAST
Yankees 104-58
Red Sox 94-68
Rays 91-71
Orioles 76-86
Blue Jays 68-94

AL CENTRAL
Tigers 87-75
White Sox 85-77
Twins 85-77
Royals 68-94
Indians 64-98

AL WEST
Angels 92-70
Rangers 90-72
Mariners 87-75
Athletics 75-87
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NL EAST
Phillies 96-66
Marlins 88-74
Braves 86-76
Nationals 72-90
Mets 69-93

NL CENTRAL
Cardinals 89-72
Astros 84-78
Brewers 83-79
Reds 79-83
Cubs 78-84
Pirates 59-103

NL WEST
Rockies 92-70
Dodgers 89-73
Diamondbacks 87-75
Giants 85-77
Padres 58-104

PLAYOFFS
Yankees over Tigers
Red Sox over Angels
Yankees over Red Sox

Phillies over Dodgers
Rockies over Cardinals
Phillies over Rockies

WORLD SERIES
Yankees over Phillies (again)

AWARDS (runner-up/consolation pick)
World Series MVP: Alex Rodriguez

AL MVP: Mark Teixeira (Evan Longoria)
NL MVP: Albert Pujols (Troy Tulowitzki)
AL Cy Young: Felix Hernandez (CC Sabathia)
NL Cy Young: Roy Halladay (Dan Haren)
AL Rookie: Neftali Feliz (Brian Matusz)
NL Rookie: Jayson Heyward (Aroldis Chapman)
AL Manager: Mike Scoscia
NL Manager: Jim Tracy


AL Leaders
Home Runs: Alex Rodriguez (45)
Batting: Joe Mauer (.350)
RBI: Mark Teixeira (130)
Wins: John Beckett (20)
ERA: Felix Hernandez (2.30)
Strikeouts: Zach Greinke (265)
Saves: Mariano Rivera (45)

NL Leaders
Home Runs: Albert Pujols (49)
Batting: Ryan Braun (.343)
RBI: Prince Fielder (136)
Wins: Roy Halladay (23)
ERA: Dan Haren (2.20)
Strikeouts: Tim Lincecum (270)
Saves: Jonathan Broxton (45)

Preseason All Star Predictions
AL
C: Joe Mauer, Victor Martinez
1B: Mark Teixeira, Kevin Youkilis
2B: Robinson Cano, Ian Kinsler
3B: Alex Rodriguez, Evan Longoria
SS: Derek Jeter, Ben Zobrist
OF: Ichiro, Adam Lind, Carl Crawford, Nelson Cruz, Josh Hamilton
SP: Felix Hernandez, CC Sabathia, Justin Verlander, Zach Greinke

NL
C: Brian McCann, Miguel Montero
1B: Albert Pujols, Prince Fielder
2B: Chase Utley, Rickie Weeks
3B: Ryan Zimmeran, David Wright
SS: Troy Tulowitzki, Hanley Ramirez
OF: Ryan Braun, Matt Holliday, Justin Upton, Matt Kemp, Jayson Werth
SP: Roy Halladay, Tim Lincecum, Josh Johnson, Dan Haren