The Red Sox and Yankees seemingly pulled away from the division with their 2 big offseason moves, J.D Martinez and Giancarlo Stanton. Both have some starting pitching concerns though; will Price return to form, and for New York, what will Tanaka bring? The Orioles tried to keep up, bringing in Alex Cobb. The Blue Jays made some depth moves, and they could have the pitching to hang in there. Meanwhile, the Rays have had a rough go of things, with pitcher after pitcher going down for the season in spring training. They'll try rolling out a 4-man rotation with a bullpen 5th start. On top of that, they shipped out Evan Longoria, Jake Odorizzi and Corey Dickerson.
1) Red Sox: 96-66
2) Yankees: 94-68 (wc)
3) Orioles: 85-77
4) Blue Jays: 80-82
5) Rays: 75-87
The Indians will see if they can replicate Carlos Santana's offense, as he signed with the Phillies. The Twins will be seeing if they can replicate last year's playoff push. They added Lance Lynn to the rotation, plus some solid bullpen additions in Addison Reed and Fernando Rodney. The White Sox feel like they could be contending soon, with a good young corps in place (maybe mirroring the crosstown Cubs in the future?). The Royals did bring back Mike Moustakas, but lost Lorenzo Cain, and look like they could be rebuilding. One club certainly going through a rebuilding phase are the Tigers.
1) Indians: 94-68
2) Twins: 84-78
3) White Sox: 80-82
4) Royals: 74-88
5) Tigers: 69-93
The Astros will be seeing if they can pace the rest of the west like they did last season. They added Gerrit Cole to an already stacked rotation. The Angels made some moves to try and keep up, retaining Justin Upton, and winning the Shohei Ohtani sweepstakes. The Rangers will be hoping for some better health from their pitching, along with Adrian Beltre. The Mariners made move after move (a Jerry DiPoto specialty), but pitching will be the test for them. The A's may have a solid foundation in place, but it'll be tough for them to make it to that next level with the rotation that they have.
1) Astros: 97-65
2) Angels: 87-75 (wc)
3) Rangers: 84-78
4) Mariners: 83-79
5) A's: 78-84
AL MVP: Mike Trout
AL Cy Young: Chris Sale
AL ROY: Shohei Ohtani
The Nationals may feel a window closing, entering Bryce Harper's contract year. With a new manager, will they be able to make that next postseason push? The Mets will be looking for healthy pitching, which they haven't had these past couple of years. If they could get that, they'd be a legit contender. The Phillies could be quickly on the rise, bringing in Carlos Santana and Jake Arrieta. The Braves could also be close, though faced some turmoil this offseason in an international prospect scandal. And the Marlins...well....its going to be a long season for them.
1) Nationals: 95-67
2) Phillies: 80-82
3) Mets: 79-83
4) Braves: 78-84
5) Marlins: 63-99
1) Cubs: 94-68
2) Cardinals: 86-76 (wc)
3) Brewers: 85-77 (wc)
4) Pirates: 79-83
5) Reds: 77-85
The Dodgers will be looking to shake off their 2017 world series loss moving forward. They'll have to start the season without Justin Turner. The Rockies will try to replicate their success. They revamped their bullpen....but maybe spending too much on it. The D'Backs may have a tough time replacing J.D Martinez's 2nd half offense that propelled them to the postseason. The Giants added Evan Longoria and McCutchen...but will be without Madison Bumgarner for a little while. The Padres made some surprising moves, like adding Eric Hosmer. I'm not sure how close they are to contending.
1) Dodgers: 94-68
2) Rockies: 84-78
3) Giants: 82-80
4) D'Backs: 81-81
5) Padres: 78-84
NL MVP: Bryce Harper
NL Cy Young: Clayton Kershaw
NL ROY: Ronald Acuna
AL Wildcard:
ALDS:
Winner - Red Sox
ALCS:
NL Wildcard:
Winner - Brewers
NLDS:
Winner - Nationals
NLCS:
World Series:
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