2018 Predictions Thread

CrimsonCowboy

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Braves go 81-81 this season and finish third in the division.

Division Winners:

NL East: Nationals

NL Central: Cubs

NL West: Dodgers

AL East: Yankees

AL Central: Indians

AL West: Astros

NL Wild Card: Cardinals over Brewers

AL Wild Card: Twins over Red Sox

NLDS: Cubs over Cardinals, Dodgers over Nationals

ALDS: Astros over Twins, Yankees over Indians

NLCS: Cubs over Dodgers

ALCS: Astros over Yankees

World Series: Cubs over Astros
 
Braves: 74-88 (4th in NL East)

NL East: Nats

NL Central: Brewers

NL West: Dodgers

AL East: Yankees

AL Central: Twins

AL West: Astros

NL Wildcard: Cubs over Mets

AL Wildcard: Angels over Indians

NL Division: Dodgers over Cubs and Brewers over Nats

AL Division: Yankees over Angels and Astros over Twins

NLCS: Dodgers over Brewers

ALCS: Yankees over Astros

WS: Dodgers over Yankees

Acuna will win NL Rookie of the Year but it won’t be enough to do anything for the Braves. The NL East will be tougher than last year with improved Phils and resurgent Mutts.
 
Division Winners:

NL East: Nationals

NL Central: Cubs

NL West: Dodgers

AL East: Red Sox

AL Central: Indians

AL West: Astros

NL Wild Card: Braves over Brewers

AL Wild Card: Yankees over twins

NLDS: Braves over Cubs, Dodgers over Nationals

ALDS: Astros over Yankees, Red Sox over Indians

NLCS: Braves over Dodgers

ALCS: Red Sox over Astros

World Series: Braves over Red Sox
 
Braves 83-79

AL East: Yanks
AL Central: Indians
AL West: Astros
NL East: Nats
NL West: Dodgers
NL Central: Cubs

NL WC: Rockies over Brewers
AL WC: Angels over Red Sox

NLDS: Cubs over Rockies in 4, Dodgers over Nats in 5.
NLCS: Cubs over Dodgers in 6.

ALDS: Astros over Indians in 5, Yankees over Angels in 4.
ALCS: Yankees over Astros in 6.

WS: Cubs over Yankees in 7.
 
Braves: Mid-70s wins.

AL East: Yankees
AL Central: Twins
AL West: Astros
NL East: Nationals
NL Central: Cardinals
NL West: Dodgers

NL WC: Brewers over Diamondbacks
AL WC: Indians over Red Sox

NLDS: Dodgers over Brewers, Nationals over Cardinals
ALDS: Yankees over Indians, Astros over Twins

NLCS: Dodgers over Nationals
ALCS: Yankees over Astros

WS: Yankees over Dodgers
 
NL East gnats
NL Central Cubs
NL West Dodgers
NL WC: Mets over Pirates

NLDS: gnats over Mets, Dodgers over Cubs
NLCS: gnats over Dodgers

AL East: Red Sox
AL Central: Indians
AL West: Stros
AL WC: Yankees over Twins

ALDS: Indians over Yankees, Stros over Red Sox
ALCS: Indians over Stros

WS: Indians over gnats

Braves win 80 games
 
Braves will win 79 games. I predict they are squarely below .500 most of the year but make it up with a strong September in garbage time. Also giving myself a +5 window if Acuna and Albies go gangbusters.

NL East Nats
NL Central Cubs
NL West Dodgers
NL WC: Brewers over Mets

NLDS: Cubs over Brewers, Dodgers over Nats
NLCS: Dodgers over Cubs

AL East: Yankees
AL Central: Indians
AL West: Astros
AL WC: Angels over Red Sox

ALDS: Astros over Angels. Yankees over Indians
ALCS: Astros over Indians

WS: Dodgers over Astros
 
I need some of what several people here are taking, I am looking at the Braves as a 73 win team.

NL East Nats
NL central Cubs
NL west Dodgers
Wild cards- Brewers and Mets (Brewers win)

NLDS Dodgers over Brewers, Cubs over Nats
NLCS Dodgers over Cubs


AL East Boston
AL Central Indians
AL West Houston
AL Wild cards - Twins and Yankees (Yankees win)

ALDS Houston over Yankees , Boston over Indians
ALCS Boston over Houston

WS Dodgers over Boston
 
Nats
Cubs
Dodgers

Brewers - Diamondbacks

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Cy Young -- Kershaw
MVP -- Harper

Braves 79 wins.

McCarthy, Teheran, Folty win 13+ games.

Albies > .290
Swanson < .250
Acuna >20 HRs
Freddie > 110 RBIs

Newcomb > 4.50 ERA < 10 wins
Gohara > 4.00 ERA < 10 wins

Viz < 20 saves
 
NL East: Nats, Mets, Braves (79 wins), Phillies, Marlins
NL Central: Cubs, Cardinals (WC), Brewers, Reds, Pirates
NL West: Dodgers, Rockies (WC), Giants, Diamondbacks, Padres
AL East: Red Sox, Yankees (WC), Blue Jays, Orioles, Rays
AL Central: Indians, Twins, Tigers, Royals, White Sox
AL West: Astros, Angels (WC), Mariners, Rangers, A's

NL Wild Card: Cardinals over Rockies
AL Wild Card: Yankees over Angels

NLDS: Cubs over Cardinals; Dodgers over Nats
ALDS: Astros over Yankees; Red Sox over Indians

NLCS: Cubs over Dodgers
ALCS: Red Sox over Astros

World Series: Red Sox over Cubs - Kimbrel five-out save to close out game seven.
 
bravesnumberone said:
NL East: Nats, Mets, Braves (79 wins), Phillies, Marlins
NL Central: Cubs, Cardinals (WC), Brewers, Reds, Pirates
NL West: Dodgers, Rockies (WC), Giants, Diamondbacks, Padres
AL East: Red Sox, Yankees (WC), Blue Jays, Orioles, Rays
AL Central: Indians, Twins, Tigers, Royals, White Sox
AL West: Astros, Angels (WC), Mariners, Rangers, A's

NL Wild Card: Cardinals over Rockies
AL Wild Card: Yankees over Angels

NLDS: Cubs over Cardinals; Dodgers over Nats
ALDS: Astros over Yankees; Red Sox over Indians

NLCS: Cubs over Dodgers
ALCS: Red Sox over Astros

World Series: Red Sox over Cubs - Kimbrel five-out save to close out game seven.
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NL East: Nats, Phillies, Mets, Braves (75), Marlins
NL Central: Cards, Cubs (WC), Brewers, Pirates & Reds tie
NL West: Dodgers, Diamondbacks (WC), Giants, Rockies, Padres
AL East: Yankees, Red Sox (WC), Blue Jays, Orioles, Rays
AL Central: Indians, Twins, Royals, White Sox, Tigers
AL West: Astros, Mariners (WC), Angels, Rangers, A's

NL Wild Card: D'Backs over Cubs
AL Wild Card: Red Sox over Mariners

NLDS: Cards over D'Backs; Dodgers over Nats
ALDS: Astros over Red Sox; Yankees over Indians

NLCS: Dodgers over Cards
ALCS: Yanks over Astros

World Series: Dodgers over Yanks
 
Southcack77 said:
Nats
Cubs
Dodgers

Brewers - Diamondbacks

.......


Cy Young -- Kershaw
MVP -- Harper

Braves 79 wins.

McCarthy, Teheran, Folty win 13+ games.

Albies > .290
Swanson < .250
Acuna >20 HRs
Freddie > 110 RBIs

Newcomb > 4.50 ERA < 10 wins
Gohara > 4.00 ERA < 10 wins

Viz < 20 saves
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I really scored the rotation pretty high. you can kind of tell from the win predictions that I grew up in a different era.

I would say I basically hit on Folty (might actually hit).

Definitely missed on McCarthy and his getting injured again.

Teheran was sort of a bounce back play without his necessarily being great. He was definitely worse than I thought in the first half. I guess his second half was more like I was anticipating. Something where he scraped together wins and decent performances that exceeded the peripherals.

Miss on Albies. Didn't see him being power over average.

Swanson - HIT.

Acuna - HIT

Freddie - MISS (prolly) - this was my predicting another MVP type season with better OBP in front of him and that didn't quite happen on either front. Freddie was merely very good and the top of the lineup was a struggle at times. And Albies did not turn out to be a big OBP guy up in the front. Again I totally missed on what sort of player Albies would be.

Newcomb - MISS. I was predicting his season would go about like his second half has gone. Didn't see the All Star level first half coming.

Gohara - HIT. About what I expected.

VIZ - HIT. Barely, but this went according to my sense of things.
 
nsacpi said:
Things were easier to predict in the AL, where there were four teams that clearly were the class of the league.
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I would use the Twins as a cautionary tale moving forward. After I watched their late-season push last year, I thought their young core was ready to really put it together, but man did they ever s*ck. Injuries, suspensions, and Sano getting really fat.
 
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