MLB Predictions

The official Opening Day for 2010 is Sunday night when the New York Yankees take on the Boston Red Sox. This is easily the most hated rivalry in Major League Baseball. This year looks as exciting as ever with many a player moving from team to team. Somethings to look for in this years baseball season...Can Jason Heyward help to Braves win the National League East title? Will Roy Halladay keep his dominating ways in the National League? Could the Albert Pujols and Matt Holliday combination be the best in baseball? WIll Cliff Lee be what Seattle needs to jump over Anaheim in the division? How will Curtis Granderson fair in the eighth wonder of the world? Will this finally be the Cubs year to win it all? All these questions will be answered in about 5 months/162 games. Here is what I see happening this year in baseball:

AL East- This is the Yankees and Red Sox division without a doubt. Whoever finishes second in this division should be the Wild Card team. Look-out for Tampa Bay Rays, they have the talent and finally a bullpen to contend with the Yanks and Red Sox. Baltimore will finish last in the division. Toronto is in a major rebuilding year.

AL Central- Twins signed Mauer in the off-season to a huge deal to keep him with them forever. Chicago is primed to be back into the playoffs this year. The Tigers are the dark horse in this division and could easily win the wildcard as well. The Royals are still and always will be rebuilding again...too bad for Zach Greinke.

AL West- This is going to be a great division to watch with the Angels losing Lackey to the Red Sox this past off-season and Mariners picking up Cliff Lee from the Phillies. Oakland is still not up to par with the rest of the division. The Rangers should be in the division race until the last month of the season.

NL East- This has become the Phillies division, after it was the Braves for so long. The Phillies picked up Roy Halladay and should win this division, but i would not count out the Braves. The Braves are celebrating Cox's last season and that could motivate them into the playoffs. The Marlins are good and possibly have the best player in the division with Hanley Ramirez but they dont have much else. The Nationals should be at the bottom again in the division.

NL Central- This is the Cardinals to lose. There is no way with a tandem like Pujols and Holliday should they not beat up on everyone in this division. The Cubs will be no good. The Astros are still living the glory days with the killer B's (Biggio and Bagwell). The Pirates...are well the Pirates. Cincinnati is still in rebuilding mode. The Brewers have the best chance to dethrone the Cardinals but Fielder and Braun can only do so much with a team that is overrated.

NL West- The wildest divison in the National League, where anyone can make a case for three teams easily to win the division. Sorry Padres but your not one of the three teams, i guess your most exciting thing this season will be which team are they going to trade Adrian Gonzalez to. Giants have the rotation but not the hitting to win the division. Colorado has the hitting but not the pitching to win it. Arizona is average at hitting and pitching equally so who knows with them.

Here is my predictions on playoff teams:

AL East- Boston Red Sox

AL Central- Chicago White Sox

AL West- Seattle Mariners

Wild Card- Tampa Bay

NL East- Philadelphia Phillies

NL Central- St. Louis Cardinals

NL West- San Francisco Giants

Wild Card- Atlanta Braves

Playoffs:

AL:

Divisional:

Red Sox over White Sox

Mariners over Rays

Championship:

Red Sox over Mariners

NL:

Divisional:

Phillies over Giants

Braves over Cardinals

Championship

Phillies over Braves

World Series:

Red Sox over Phillies in 5 games