This is the big one, the fantasy (and regular) baseball predictions for 2021. Let’s hop directly into my predictions for each teams records. I’ve got the playoff teams as well, listed below.
NL East
1. New York Mets 93-69*
2. Atlanta Braves 92-70*
3. Washington Nationals 86-76
4. Philadelphia Phillies 80-82
5. Miami Marlins 71-91
NL Central
1. St. Louis Cardinals 95-67*
2. Chicago Cubs 91-71
3. Cincinnati Reds 85-77
4. Milwaukee Brewers 74-88
5. Pittsburgh Pirates 65-97
NL West
1. Los Angeles Dodgers 104-58*
2. San Diego Padres 93-69*
3. Arizona Diamondbacks 73-89
4. San Francisco Giants 66-96
5. Colorado Rockies 58-104
AL East
1. New York Yankees 95-67*
2. Toronto Blue Jays 91-71*
3. Tampa Bay Rays 84-78
4. Boston Red Sox 71-91
5. Baltimore Orioles 65-97
AL Central
1. Chicago White Sox 92-70*
2. Cleveland Indians 86-76
3. Kansas City Royals 75-87
4. Minnesota Twins 74-88
5. Detroit Tigers 69-93
AL West
1. Houston Astros 89-73*
2. Los Angeles Angels 88-74*
3. Oakland Athletics 84-78
4. Texas Rangers 73-89
5. Seattle Mariners 68-94
Playoff Teams
New York Mets*
Atlanta Braves*
St. Louis Cardinals*
Los Angeles Dodgers*
San Diego Padres*
Chicago White Sox*
Houston Astros*
Los Angeles Angels *
New York Yankees*
Toronto Blue Jays*
World Series
St. Louis Cardinals vs. Blue Jays
Blue Jays are the winners
Bo Bichette is the World Series MVP
BOLD PREDICTIONS
Fantasy Baseball Bold Predictions
1. Josh Bell and Rhys Hoskins will outperform their ADP by at least 40 places.
2. Aaron Nola finishes top 3 in SP for roto this year
3. Jazz Chisolm and Alex Kirilloff both finish top 30 at their position this year on a game by game basis.
4. Alex Verdugo is the best outfielder in his division by the end of the year
5. Edwin Diaz leads the MLB in saves and is a top 3 closer at the position
6. Yordan Alvarez is a top 15 roto hitter
7. Vladimir Guerrero Jr. finishes as the top first baseman and hits at least 35 homeruns and drives in at least 105 runners
8. Yadier Molina is a top 8 catcher
9. Isiah Kiner-Falefa finished with 15 homeruns and 25 stolen bases by the end of the year
10. Andrew Benintendi hits 30 HRs and is a top 25 outfielder in roto
Baseball Bold Predictions
1. The Tigers make the playoffs
2. Kansas City has a top 10 offense this year and finishes above .500
3. Mackenzie Gore and Bobby Witt Jr. win their respective rookie of the year award.
4. Aaron Civale wins the Cy Young award for the AL
5. The Padres and the Dodgers win a combined 200 games this season
6. Mike Trout wins the World Series MVP
7. The Athletics finish last in their division
8. The NY Mets make the World Series thanks to their depth
9. Both NY teams have winners for MVP, Cy Young or both make it to the World Series
10. Cody Bellinger leads the MLB in HRs and hits at least 55
2021 Accolades
AL MVP: Mike Trout
NL MVP: Paul Goldschmidt
AL Cy Young: Tyler Glassnow
NL Cy Young: Jacob deGrom
AL Rookie of the Year: Andrew Vaughn
NL Rookie of the Year: Sixto Sanchez
AL Manager of the Year: Tony La Russa
NL Manager of the Year: David Bell
AL Reliever of the Year: Ryan Pressly
NL Reliever of the Year: Edwin Diaz
AL Silver Slugger (Catcher): Gary Sanchez
NL Silver Slugger (Catcher): Willson Contreras
AL Silver Slugger (1B): Vladimir Guerrero Jr.
NL Silver Slugger (1B): Freddie Freeman
AL Silver Slugger (2B): Cavan Biggio
NL Silver Slugger (2B): Keston Hiura
AL Silver Slugger (SS): Gleyber Torres
NL Silver Slugger (SS): Fernando Tatis Jr.
AL Silver Slugger (3B): Anthony Rendon
NL Silver Slugger (3B): Kris Bryant
AL Silver Slugger (OF): Mike Trout
AL Silver Slugger (OF): Aaron Judge
AL Silver Slugger (OF): George Springer
NL Silver Slugger (OF): Ronald Acuna Jr.
NL Silver Slugger (OF): Mookie Betts
NL Silver Slugger (OF): Juan Soto
AL Silver Slugger (DH): Yordan Alvarez
NL Silver Slugger (DH): N/A
AL Comeback Player: Trey Mancini
NL Comeback Player: Stephen Strasburg
Busts and Breakouts
Roto Hitter Breakouts
1. Anthony Rendon
2. Vladimir Guerrero Jr.
3. Gleyber Torres
4. Charlie Blackmon
5. Austin Meadows
6. Nick Castellanos
7. Anthony Rizzo
8. Kris Bryant
9. Dominic Smith
10. Carlos Correa
11. Alex Verdugo
12. Rhys Hoskins
13. Josh Bell
14. Ramon Laureano
15. Michael Brantley
Roto Pitcher Breakouts
1. Sixto Sanchez
2. Sandy Alcantara
3. Aaron Civale
4. Corey Kluber
5. Dallas Keuchel
6. James Taillon
7. Nate Pearson
8. Domingo German
9. Justus Sheffield
10. Griffin Canning
11. Taijuan Walker
12. Amir Garrett
13. Dylan Cease
14. Madison Bumgarner
15. Luke Weaver
Roto Hitter Busts
1. Bo Bichette
2. DJ LeMahieu
3. Kyle Tucker
4. Luke Voit
5. Trent Grisham
6. Randy Arozarena
7. Brandon Lowe
8. Teoscar Hernandez
9. Max Muncy
10. Dansby Swanson
11. Joey Gallo
12. Byron Buxton
13. Jarred Kelenic
Roto Pitcher Busts
1. Luis Castillo
2. Lance Lynn
3. Corbin Burnes
4. Zach Plesac
5. Ian Anderson
6. Dylan Bundy
7. Charlie Morton
8. James Karinchak
9. Pablo Lopez
10. Marco Gonzales
11. Triston Mckenzie
12. Tyler Mahle
13. Kevin Gausman
Roto Hitter Sleepers
1. Austin Riley
2. Andrew Benintendi
3. Andres Gimenez
4. James McCann
5. Brandon Nimmo
6. Andrew Vaughn
7. Nick Senzel
8. Jon Berti
9. Jo Adell
10. C.J. Cron
11. Jorge Alfaro
12. Isiah Kiner-Falefa
13. Jonathan Schoop
14. Yadier Molina
15. Renato Nunez
Roto Pitcher Sleepers
1. Alex Reyes
2. A.J. Puk
3. Rich Hill
4. Chris Archer
5. Daniel Ponce de Leon
6. Kyle Gibson
7. Ross Stripling
8. Trevor May
9. Matt Manning
10. Jon Lester
11. Steven Matz
12. Nick Pivetta
13. Chad Kuhl
14. Joey Lucchesi
15. Spencer Howard
Finally the last thing I want to do, which is a new one for me, is throw out some names from rounds 1-15 that I what to target. Let’s check it out below. I’m again using roto ADP and I’m just assuming a regular 12 team league.
First round: Jacob Degrom, Mike Trout and Jose Ramirez
Second round: Cody Bellinger, Francisco Lindor, Bryce Harper
Third round: Adalberto Mondesi, Anthony Rendon, Jack Flaherty
Fourth round: Luis Robert, Blake Snell, Aaron Judge
Fifth round: J.T. Realmuto, Tyler Glasnow, Vladimir Guerrero Jr.
Sixth round: Cavan Biggio, Michael Conforto, Charlie Blackmon
Seventh round: Jose Berrios, Nick Castellanos, Yordan Alvarez
Eighth round: Jose Altuve, Zack Wheeler, Anthony Rizzo
Ninth round: Zack Greinke, Jeff McNeil, Brad Hand
Tenth round: Kenley Jansen, Kris Bryant, Carlos Correa
Eleventh round: Dominic Smith, Alex Verdugo, Yasmani Grandal
Twelfth round: Josh Bell, Sixto Sanchez, Rhys Hoskins
Thirteenth round: Ramon Laureano, Kyle Lewis, Victor Robles
Fourteenth round: Shohei Ohtani, Mike Soroka, Frankie Montas
Fifteenth round: German Marquez, Andres Gimenez, Dallas Keuchel
I usually draft pitchers towards to the end of the draft, this is where I make sure to grab guys like Jameson Taillon, James McCann, Aaron Civale, Marcus Stroman, Eduardo Rodriguez, James Paxton, Drew Pomeranz etc.