So I don’t think I’m going a preview this year. I’m continuing to focus on betting and through my bets, listed below, we can kind of get through what I think of the MLB season.
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Team Predictions and Records
NL East
1. Atlanta Braves* 91-71
2. Philadelphia Phillies 85-77
3. New York Mets 84-78
4. Miami Marlins 78-84
5. Washington Nationals 55-107
NL Central
1. St. Louis Cardinals* 92-70
2. Milwaukee Brewers* 88-74
3. Cincinnati Reds 84-78
4. Chicago Cubs 71-91
5. Pittsburgh Pirates 65-97
NL West
1. Los Angeles Dodgers* 101-61
2. San Francisco Giants* 89-73
3. San Diego Padres* 86-76
4. Colorado Rockies 69-93
5. Arizona Diamondbacks 65-97
AL East
1. Toronto Blue Jays* 99-63
2. Tampa Bay Rays* 91-71
3. New York Yankees 86-76
4. Boston Red Sox 77-85
5. Baltimore Orioles 60-102
AL Central
1. Chicago White Sox* 96-66
2. Detroit Tigers* 89-73
3. Minnesota Twins 80-82
4. Kansas City Royals 71-91
5. Cleveland Guardians 70-92
AL West
1. Los Angeles Angels* 91-71
2. Seattle Mariners* 90-72
3. Houston Astros 87-75
4. Texas Rangers 78-84
5. Oakland Athletics 64-98
Playoff Teams/World Series
Atlanta Braves*
St. Louis Cardinals*
Milwaukee Brewers*
Los Angeles Dodgers*
San Francisco Giants*
San Diego Padres*
Toronto Blue Jays*
New York Yankees*
Chicago White Sox*
Detroit Tigers*
Los Angeles Angels*
Seattle Mariners*
World Series
White Sox vs Cardinals
White Sox Win!
BOLD AS FUCK PREDCITIONS
(Fantasy first)
1.Andres Gimenez and Jazz Chisholm Jr. finish as top 10 SS/2B
2.Aaron Civale has a better year than Shane Bieber
3.Alex Verdugo is a top 15 outfielder
4.Luis Arraez leads the MLB in hits and is a top player at his position
5.Dylan Cease Is a top 3 SP by the end of the year
6.At least more than half of ATL's starting pitching finish 15 spots worse than their ADP
7. J.D. Martinez hits at least 40 HRs and is a top 5 outfielder
8.Cristian Javier is the best SP on the Astros roster
9.Starling Marte only manages to get 15 steals and less than 20 HRs in an injury plagued and disappointing season
10. Liam Hendriks finishes outside the top 5 in saves this year and severely underperforms his adp.
Now Just Baseball Bold Predictions
1.Tigers make the playoffs, easy.
2.Astros miss the playoffs and finish in third place.
3.The White Sox and Blue Jays combine for over 200 wins
4.The Angels have the MVP and CY Young winner on their team
5.The Rockies finish second in the division and have an over .500 record
6.Nick Castellanos wins MVP or finishes top 3 in MVP voting
7.The Cardinals win the division and win the WS
8.Pete Alonso and Francisco Lindor Combine for over 75 home runs
9.Nelson Cruz doesn't crack 75 RBI
Percentage of BestBall players I own (30% or higher)
1. Cristian Javier 55.00%
2. Aaron Civale 55.00%
3.Yadier Molina 50.00%
4. Luis Arraez 45.00%
5. Blake Snell 45.00%
6. Andres Gimenez 40.00%
7. Gavin Lux 40.00%
8. Jazz Chisholm Jr. 35.00%
9. Lucas Giolito 35.00%
10. J.T. Realmuto 35.00%
11. Mookie Betts 30.00%
12. Noah Syndergaard 30.00%
13. Jake Cronenworth 30.00%
2022 Award Winners
1. AL MVP: Mike Trout
2. NL MVP: Mookie Betts
3. AL Cy Young: Gerrit Cole
4. NL Cy Young: Lucas Giolito
5. AL Rookie of the Year: Julio Rodriguez
6. NL Rookie of the Year: Joey Bart
7. AL Manager of the Year: Charlie Montoyo (Blue Jays)
8. NL Manager of the Year: AJ Hinch (Tigers)
9. AL Reliever of the Year: Emmanuel Clase
10. NL Reliever of the Year: Kenley Jansen
11. AL Silver Slugger (Catcher): Max Stassi
12. NL Silver Slugger (Catcher): J.T. Realmuto
13. AL Silver Slugger (1B): Vladimir Guerrero Jr.
14. NL Silver Slugger (1B): Pete Alonso
15. AL Silver Slugger (2B): Jose Altuve
16. NL Silver Slugger (2B): Jazz Chisholm Jr.
17. AL Silver Slugger (SS): Trevor Story
18. NL Silver Slugger (SS): Francisco Lindor
19. AL Silver Slugger (3B): Anthony Rendon
20. NL Silver Slugger (3B): Kris Bryant
21. AL Silver Slugger (OF): Mike Trout
22. AL Silver Slugger (OF): J.D. Martinez
23. AL Silver Slugger (OF): Eloy Jimenez
24. NL Silver Slugger (OF): Mookie Betts
25. NL Silver Slugger (OF): Juan Soto
26. NL Silver Slugger (OF): Nick Castellanos
27. AL Silver Slugger (DH): Shohei Ohtani
28. NL Silver Slugger (DH): Idk lol
29. AL Comeback Player: Gleyber Torres
30. NL Comeback Player: Jesús Luzardo
My Guys
They didn't really fit into breakouts/sleepers but there is some overlap
1. Francisco Lindor (NYM - SS)
2. Eloy Jimenez (CWS - LF)
3. Kris Bryant (COL - 1B,3B,LF,CF,RF)
4. Jazz Chisholm Jr. (MIA - 2B,SS)
5. J.T. Realmuto (PHI - C,1B)
6. Dylan Cease (CWS - SP)
7. Alex Bregman (HOU - 3B)
8. J.D. Martinez (BOS - LF,RF)
9. Anthony Rendon (LAA - 3B)
10. Alex Verdugo (BOS - LF,CF,RF)
11. Casey Mize (DET - SP)
12. Aaron Civale (CLE - SP)
13. Cristian Javier (HOU - SP,RP)
14. Hyun Jin Ryu (TOR - SP)
Roto Hitters Breakouts
1. Christian Yelich (MIL - LF)
2. Kyle Schwarber (PHI - 1B,LF)
3. Anthony Rendon (LAA - 3B)
4. Carlos Correa (MIN - SS)
5. Jared Walsh (LAA - 1B,RF)
6. Rhys Hoskins (PHI - 1B)
7. Jake Cronenworth (SD - 1B,2B,SS)
8. Tommy Edman (STL - 2B,RF)
9. Austin Meadows (DET - LF)
10. Ryan Mountcastle (BAL - 1B,LF)
11. Yoan Moncada (CWS - 3B)
12. Gleyber Torres (NYY - 2B,SS)
13. Cody Bellinger (LAD - CF)
14. Brendan Rodgers (COL - 2B,SS)
15. Alex Verdugo (BOS - LF,CF,RF)
Roto Pitchers Breakouts
1. Blake Snell (SD - SP)
2. Logan Gilbert (SEA - SP)
3. Michael Kopech (CWS - SP,RP)
4. John Means (BAL - SP)
5. Mike Clevinger (SD - SP)
6. Hyun Jin Ryu (TOR - SP)
7. Casey Mize (DET - SP)
8. Shane Baz (TB - SP)
9. Aaron Civale (CLE - SP)
10. Noah Syndergaard (LAA - SP)
11. Yu Darvish (SD - SP)
12. Justin Verlander (HOU - SP)
13. Taylor Rogers (MIN - RP)
14. Jose Urquidy (HOU - SP)
15. Triston McKenzie (CLE - SP)
Roto Hitter Busts
1. Rafael Devers (BOS - 3B)
2. Starling Marte (NYM - CF)
3. Matt Olson (ATL - 1B)
4. Marcus Semien (TEX - 2B,SS)
5. Teoscar Hernandez (TOR - LF,RF)
6. Austin Riley (ATL - 1B,3B)
7. Byron Buxton (MIN - CF)
8. Will Smith (LAD - C)
9. Jesse Winker (SEA - LF)
10. Bo Bichette (TOR - SS)
11. Franmil Reyes (CLE - RF)
12. Nelson Cruz (WSH - Util)
13. Jorge Soler (MIA - RF)
Roto Pitchers Busts
1. Corbin Burnes (MIL - SP)
2. Shane Bieber (CLE - SP)
3. Logan Webb (SF - SP)
4. Charlie Morton (ATL - SP)
5. Edwin Diaz (NYM - RP)
6. Sean Manaea (SD - SP)
7. Marcus Stroman (CHC - SP)
8. Max Scherzer (NYM - SP)
9. Liam Hendriks (CWS - RP)
10. Robbie Ray (SEA - SP)
11. Frankie Montas (OAK - SP)
12. Alek Manoah (TOR - SP)
13. Aroldis Chapman (NYY- RP)
Sleepers!
Roto Hitters
1. Josh Donaldson (NYY - 3B)
2. Andrew Vaughn (CWS - 1B,LF,RF)
3. Gavin Lux (LAD - 2B,SS,LF,CF)
4. Daulton Varsho (ARI - C,LF,CF,RF)
5. Nick Madrigal (CHC - 2B)
6. Dominic Smith (NYM - 1B,LF)
7. Andres Gimenez (CLE - 2B,SS)
8. Luis Arraez (MIN - 2B,3B,LF)
9. Max Stassi (LAA - C)
10. Joey Bart (SF - C)
11. Charlie Blackmon (COL - RF)
12. Andrew Benintendi (KC - LF)
13. Cavan Biggio (TOR - 3B,RF)
14. Isiah Kiner-Falefa (NYY - SS)
15. Paul DeJong (STL - SS)
Some ones that missed the cut (Tyler Stephenson (CIN - C,1B) Akil Baddoo (DET - LF,CF) Gary Sanchez (MIN - C) Amed Rosario (CLE - SS,CF) Tommy Pham (CIN - LF,CF) Myles Straw (CLE - CF) Jesus Sanchez (MIA - LF,RF) Julio Rodriguez (SEA - RF) Michael Conforto (FA - RF) Abraham Toro (SEA - 2B,3B) Keston Hiura (MIL - 1B) Jacob Stallings (MIA - C))
Roto Pitchers
1. Tony Gonsolin (LAD - SP)
2. Gregory Soto (DET - RP)
3. Brady Singer (KC - SP)
4. Zach Plesac (CLE - SP)
5. Ranger Suarez (PHI - SP,RP)
6. Dane Dunning (TEX - SP)
7. Cristian Javier (HOU - SP,RP)
8. MacKenzie Gore (SD - SP)
9. Jonathan Loaisiga (NYY - RP)
10. Drew Steckenrider (SEA - RP)
11. David Robertson (CHC - RP)
12. Patrick Corbin (WSH - SP)
13. Nate Pearson (TOR - RP)
14. Steven Matz (STL - SP)
15. Jon Gray (TEX - SP)
Finally you can see my bets below.
check the tweets and the link to my spreadsheet
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1r-McHQHaC6Z2msdp_k_7-vnz6PqXy6KzrTxDNB-dAY0/edit#gid=252763210