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Today we reveal the Baseball Prospectus staff predictions for the division standings and the major player awards (MVP, Cy Young, and Rookie of the Year) in the American and National Leagues. Each staff member's division standings predictions may be found later in the article. Here, we present a wisdom-of-the-crowds summary of the results. In each table you'll find the average rank of each team in their division with first-place votes in parentheses, plus the results of our pre-season MVP, Cy Young, and Rookie of the Year voting. 

For the MVP voting, we've slightly amended the traditional points system in place that has been used elsewhere, dropping fourth- and fifth-place votes to make it 10-7-5 for the MVP Award, and the regular 5-3-1 for the Cy Young and Rookie of the Year Awards (that's 5 points for a first-place vote, 3 points for a second-place vote, etc.).

American League Standings

AL East

Team

Average

First-Place Votes

Total

New York Yankees

1.5

17

40

Boston Red Sox

2.2

6

60

Tampa Bay Rays

2.6

4

70

Toronto Blue Jays

3.9

 

106

Baltimore Orioles

5.0

 

130

 

AL Central

Team

Average

First-Place Votes

Total

Detroit Tigers

1.0

26

28

Cleveland Indians

2.7

 

74

Chicago White Sox

3.4

 

92

Kansas City Royals

3.9

1

104

Minnesota Twins

4.3

 

117

​

AL West

Team

Average

First-Place Votes

Total

Texas Rangers

1.2

21

33

Los Angeles Angels

1.7

6

47

Seattle Mariners

3.5

 

94

Oakland Athletics

3.5

 

95

Individual Awards

AL MVP

Rk

POS

Player

Team

Total Votes

Total Points

First-Place Votes

1

1B

Albert Pujols

LAA

22

177

9

2

3B

Miguel Cabrera

DET

15

114

5

3

3B

Evan Longoria

TB

10

79

5

4

2B

Robinson Cano

NYY

9

66

3

5

1B

Adrian Gonzalez

BOS

8

44

 

6

RF

Jose Bautista

TOR

5

37

2

7

1B

Prince Fielder

DET

2

15

1

8

OF

Jacoby Ellsbury

BOS

1

10

1

9t

3B

Adrian Beltre

TEX

1

5

 

9t

2B

Ian Kinsler

TEX

1

5

 

9t

C

Mike Napoli

TEX

1

5

 

9t

2B

Dustin Pedroia

BOS

1

5

 

9t

1B

Mark Teixeira

NYY

1

5

 

9t

SP

Jered Weaver

LAA

1

5

 

AL Cy Young

Rk

Player

Team

Total Votes

Total Points

First-Place Votes

1

Justin Verlander

DET

22

76

8

2

CC Sabathia

NYY

11

35

5

3

Felix Hernandez

SEA

12

32

2

4

David Price

TB

11

25

2

5

Dan Haren

LAA

7

23

3

6

Jered Weaver

LAA

6

22

4

7

Jon Lester

BOS

2

8

1

8

C.J. Wilson

LAA

1

5

1

9t

Yu Darvish

TEX

3

3

 

9t

James Shields

TB

1

3

 

11t

Derek Holland

TEX

1

1

 

11t

Matt Moore

TB

1

1

 

​AL Rookie of the Year

Rk

POS

Player

Team

Total Votes

Total Points

First-Place Votes

1

SP

Matt Moore

TB

25

79

8

2

SP

Yu Darvish

TEX

19

65

9

3

C

Jesus Montero

SEA

19

51

6

4

OF

Yoenis Cespedes

OAK

7

19

2

5

OF

Mike Trout

LAA

6

12

1

6t

SP

Wei-Yin Chen

BAL

1

1

 

6t

SS

Brian Dozier

MIN

1

1

 

​National League Standings

NL East

Team

Average

First-Place Votes

Total

Philadelphia Phillies

1.4

17

37

Atlanta Braves

2.3

7

62

Florida Marlins

2.8

3

75

Washington Nationals

3.3

 

90

New York Mets

4.9

 

131

​

NL Central

Team

Average

First-Place Votes

Total

Cincinnati Reds

1.7

13

45

Milwaukee Brewers

1.9

8

52

St. Louis Cardinals

2.2

6

60

Chicago Cubs

4.4

 

119

Pittsburgh Pirates

4.6

 

124

Houston Astros

6.0

 

162

​

NL West

Team

Average

First-Place Votes

Total

Arizona Diamondbacks

1.5

16

41

San Francisco Giants

2.0

8

54

Colorado Rockies

3.4

 

91

Los Angeles Dodgers

3.6

2

96

San Diego Padres

4.4

1

120

​Individual Awards

​NL MVP

Rk

POS

Player

Team

Total Votes

Total Points

First-Place Votes

1

1B

Joey Votto

CIN

24

194

9

2

OF

Justin Upton

ARI

11

98

8

3

OF

Ryan Braun

MIL

22

82

2

4

SS

Troy Tulowitzki

COL

12

78

2

5

OF

Matt Kemp

LAD

9

72

5

6

OF

Giancarlo Stanton

MIA

4

22

 

7

3B

Hanley Ramirez

MIA

2

17

1

8t

OF

Jay Bruce

CIN

1

7

 

8t

OF

Carlos Gonzalez

COL

1

7

 

10t

SP

Cole Hamels

PHI

1

5

 

10t

OF

Matt Holliday

STL

1

5

 

10t

OF

Andrew McCutchen

PIT

1

5

 

10t

3B

Ryan Zimmerman

WAS

1

5

 

​NL Cy Young

Rk

Player

Team

Total Votes

Total Points

First-Place Votes

1

Roy Halladay

PHI

17

57

8

2

Clayton Kershaw

LAD

17

55

6

3

Tim Lincecum

SF

13

31

2

4

Cliff Lee

PHI

8

24

4

5

Cole Hamels

PHI

7

19

3

6t

Zack Greinke

MIL

4

14

1

6t

Stephen Strasburg

WAS

6

14

1

8

Josh Johnson

MIA

2

6

1

9t

Matt Cain

SF

2

4

 

9t

Dan Hudson

ARI

2

4

 

11

Yovani Gallardo

MIL

1

3

 

12t

Johnny Cueto

CIN

1

1

 

12t

Mat Latos

CIN

1

1

 

​NL Rookie of the Year

Rk

POS

Player

Team

Total Votes

Total Points

First-Place Votes

1

C

Devin Mesoraco

CIN

15

53

6

2

OF

Bryce Harper

WAS

15

49

8

3

SP

Trevor Bauer

ARI

14

42

4

4

1B

Yonder Alonso

SD

11

31

2

5

SP

Drew Pomeranz

COL

5

13

1

6

SP

Julio Teheran

ATL

5

13

2

7

SS

Zack Cozart

CIN

6

12

1

8

3B

Nolan Arenado

COL

4

10

 

9

SP

Randall Delgado

ATL

2

8

1

10

1B

Anthony Rizzo

CHI

3

7

 

11

OF

Brett Jackson

CHI

1

1

 

Individual Ballots:  

R.J. Anderson

Corey Dawkins

Larry Granillo

Sam Miller

Daniel Rathman

Cee Angi

Jeff Euston

Joe Hamrahi

Ben Murphy

Dan Turkenkopf

Bradley Ankrom

Michael Ferrin

Jay Jaffe

Bill Parker

John Viola

Stephani Bee

Ken Funck

Ben Lindbergh

Jason Parks

Jason Wojciechowski

Jonathan Bernhardt

Rebecca Glass

Rob McQuown

John Perrotto

Geoff Young

Jason Collette

Kevin Goldstein

 

 

 


R.J. Anderson

American League Standings

AL West

AL Central

AL East

Rangers

Tigers

Red Sox

Angels

Indians

Yankees*

Athletics

Twins

Rays*

Mariners

White Sox

Blue Jays

 

Royals

Orioles

 

American League Individual Awards

MVP

Cy Young

Rookie of the Year

Albert Pujols

CC Sabathia

Yu Darvish

Miguel Cabrera

Justin Verlander

Matt Moore

Evan Longoria

David Price

Yoenis Cespedes

 

National League Standings

NL West

NL Central

NL East

Dodgers

Cardinals

Braves

Rockies

Reds*

Phillies*

Giants

Brewers

Marlins

Diamondbacks

Pirates

Nationals

Padres

Cubs

Mets

 

Astros

 

 

National League Individual Awards

MVP

Cy Young

Rookie of the Year

Joey Votto

Roy Halladay

Trevor Bauer

Ryan Braun

Tim Lincecum

Nolan Arenado

Matt Kemp

Cliff Lee

Brett Jackson


Cee Angi

American League Standings

AL West

AL Central

AL East

Rangers

Tigers

Red Sox

Angels*

White Sox

Rays*

Mariners

Indians

Yankees

Athletics

Twins

Blue Jays

 

Royals

Orioles

 

American League Individual Awards

MVP

Cy Young

Rookie of the Year

Adrian Gonzalez

Justin Verlander

Yu Darvish

Miguel Cabrera

David Price

Matt Moore

Albert Pujols

Felix Hernandez

Yoenis Cespedes

 

National League Standings

NL West

NL Central

NL East

Giants

Brewers

Braves

Diamondbacks

Cardinals*

Phillies*

Dodgers

Reds

Nationals

Rockies

Cubs

Marlins

Padres

Pirates

Mets

 

Astros

 

 

National League Individual Awards

MVP

Cy Young

Rookie of the Year

Troy Tulowitzki

Clayton Kershaw

Devin Mesoraco

Joey Votto

Roy Halladay

Zack Cozart

Matt Kemp

Cliff Lee

Trevor Bauer


Bradley Ankrom

American League Standings

AL West

AL Central

AL East

Rangers

Tigers

Rays

Angels*

Twins

Yankees*

Mariners

Indians

Red Sox

Athletics

White Sox

Blue Jays

 

Royals

Orioles

 

American League Individual Awards

MVP

Cy Young

Rookie of the Year

Robinson Cano

David Price

Yu Darvish

Albert Pujols

Jon Lester

Matt Moore

Miguel Cabrera

Justin Verlander

Jesus Montero

 

National League Standings

NL West

NL Central

NL East

Dodgers

Reds

Marlins

Diamondbacks*

Brewers

Phillies*

Giants

Cardinals

Nationals

Rockies

Cubs

Braves

Padres

Pirates

Mets

 

Astros

 

 

National League Individual Awards

MVP

Cy Young

Rookie of the Year

Hanley Ramirez

Clayton Kershaw

Devin Mesoraco

Joey Votto

Tim Lincecum

Nolan Arenado

Ryan Braun

Cole Hamels

Bryce Harper


Stephani Bee

American League Standings

AL West

AL Central

AL East

Rangers

Tigers

Yankees

Angels*

Indians

Rays*

Athletics

Royals

Red Sox

Mariners

White Sox

Blue Jays

 

Twins

Orioles

 

American League Individual Awards

MVP

Cy Young

Rookie of the Year

Albert Pujols

Justin Verlander

Jesus Montero

Miguel Cabrera

Felix Hernandez

Matt Moore

Prince Fielder

CC Sabathia

Yu Darvish

 

National League Standings

NL West

NL Central

NL East

Diamondbacks

Reds

Phillies

Giants

Brewers*

Marlins*

Rockies

Cardinals

Braves

Dodgers

Cubs

Nationals

Padres

Pirates

Mets

 

Astros

 

 

National League Individual Awards

MVP

Cy Young

Rookie of the Year

Joey Votto

Roy Halladay

Bryce Harper

Justin Upton

Clayton Kershaw

Devin Mesoraco

Ryan Braun

Tim Lincecum

Trevor Bauer


Jonathan Bernhardt

American League Standings

AL West

AL Central

AL East

Angels

Tigers

Yankees

Rangers*

Royals

Red Sox*

Athletics

White Sox

Blue Jays

Mariners

Indians

Rays

 

Twins

Orioles

 

American League Individual Awards

MVP

Cy Young

Rookie of the Year

Jose Bautista

Jon Lester

Matt Moore

Albert Pujols

Justin Verlander

Yu Darvish

Mike Napoli

Felix Hernandez

Wei-Yin Chen

 

National League Standings

NL West

NL Central

NL East

Diamondbacks

Reds

Braves

Giants

Brewers*

Marlins*

Padres

Cardinals

Phillies

Rockies

Pirates

Nationals

Dodgers

Cubs

Mets

 

Astros

 

 

National League Individual Awards

MVP

Cy Young

Rookie of the Year

Joey Votto

Josh Johnson

Trevor Bauer

Troy Tulowitzki

Roy Halladay

Yonder Alonso

Giancarlo Stanton

Mat Latos

Zack Cozart


Jason Collette

American League Standings

AL West

AL Central

AL East

Angels

Tigers

Yankees

Rangers*

White Sox

Rays*

Mariners

Twins

Red Sox

Athletics

Indians

Blue Jays

 

Royals

Orioles

 

American League Individual Awards

MVP

Cy Young

Rookie of the Year

Evan Longoria

C.J. Wilson

Yoenis Cespedes

Albert Pujols

David Price

Matt Moore

Robinson Cano

Dan Haren

Jesus Montero

 

National League Standings

NL West

NL Central

NL East

Diamondbacks

Brewers

Phillies

Giants

Reds*

Marlins*

Rockies

Cardinals

 Braves

Dodgers

Pirates

Nationals

Padres

Cubs

Mets

 

Astros

 

 

National League Individual Awards

MVP

Cy Young

Rookie of the Year

Justin Upton

Cole Hamels

Trevor Bauer

Joey Votto

Zack Greinke

Anthony Rizzo

Cole Hamels

Clayton Kershaw

Julio Teheran


Corey Dawkins

American League Standings

AL West

AL Central

AL East

Angels

Tigers

Rays

Rangers*

Indians

Yankees*

Mariners

Twins

Red Sox

Athletics

White Sox

Blue Jays

 

Royals

Orioles

 

American League Individual Awards

MVP

Cy Young

Rookie of the Year

Miguel Cabrera

Justin Verlander

Matt Moore

Albert Pujols

Dan Haren

Jesus Montero

Adrian Gonzalez

David Price

Yu Darvish

 

National League Standings

NL West

NL Central

NL East

Giants

Brewers

Braves

Diamondbacks*

Reds*

Phillies

Rockies

Cardinals

Marlins

Padres

Pirates

Nationals

Dodgers

Cubs

Mets

 

Astros

 

 

National League Individual Awards

MVP

Cy Young

Rookie of the Year

Joey Votto

Roy Halladay

Yonder Alonso

Justin Upton

Zack Greinke

Devin Mesoraco

Giancarlo Stanton

Tim Lincecum

Trevor Bauer


Jeff Euston

American League Standings

AL West

AL Central

AL East

Rangers

Tigers

Yankees

Angels *

Indians

Red Sox *

Mariners

White Sox

Blue Jays

Athletics

Royals

Rays

 

Twins

Orioles

 

American League Individual Awards

MVP

Cy Young

Rookie of the Year

Albert Pujols

CC Sabathia

Yu Darvish

Miguel Cabrera

David Price

Mike Trout

Ian Kinsler

Jered Weaver

Matt Moore

 

National League Standings

NL West

NL Central

NL East

Diamondbacks

Cardinals

Marlins

Rockies

Reds*

Phillies*

Giants

Brewers

Braves

Dodgers

Cubs

Nationals

Padres

Pirates

Mets

 

Astros

 

 

National League Individual Awards

MVP

Cy Young

Rookie of the Year

Justin Upton

Tim Lincecum

Drew Pomeranz

Joey Votto

Roy Halladay

Yonder Alonso

Troy Tulowitzki

Clayton Kershaw

Bryce Harper


Michael Ferrin

American League Standings

AL West

AL Central

AL East

Rangers

Tigers

Yankees

Angels*

Indians

Rays*

Mariners

White Sox

Red Sox

Athletics

Royals

Blue Jays

 

Twins

Orioles

 

American League Individual Awards

MVP

Cy Young

Rookie of the Year

Robinson Cano

David Price

Jesus Montero

Albert Pujols

Justin Verlander

Matt Moore

Miguel Cabrera

 Derek Holland

Brian Dozier

 

National League Standings

NL West

NL Central

NL East

Diamondbacks

Reds

Phillies

Giants*

Brewers*

Nationals

Dodgers

Cardinals

Braves

Rockies

Pirates

Marlins

Padres

Cubs

Mets

 

Astros

 

 

National League Individual Awards

MVP

Cy Young

Rookie of the Year

Justin Upton

Clayton Kershaw

Trevor Bauer

Jay Bruce

Stephen Strasburg

Nolan Arenado

Ryan Zimmerman

Johnny Cueto

Zack Cozart


Ken Funck

American League Standings

AL West

AL Central

AL East

Rangers

Tigers

Yankees

Angels*

White Sox

Red Sox*

Athletics

Indians

Rays

Mariners

Royals

Blue Jays

 

Twins

Orioles

 

American League Individual Awards

MVP

Cy Young

Rookie of the Year

Albert Pujols

Felix Hernandez

Matt Moore

Robinson Cano

Justin Verlander

Yu Darvish

Miguel Cabrera

David Price

Jesus Montero

 

National League Standings

NL West

NL Central

NL East

Giants

Brewers

Phillies

Diamondbacks

Reds*

Nationals*

Rockies

Cardinals

Braves

Dodgers

Cubs

Marlins

Padres

Pirates

Mets

 

Astros

 

 

National League Individual Awards

MVP

Cy Young

Rookie of the Year

Joey Votto

Cliff Lee

Devin Mesoraco

Troy Tulowitzki

Clayton Kershaw

Yonder Alonso

Ryan Braun

Matt Cain

Bryce Harper


Rebecca Glass

American League Standings

AL West

AL Central

AL East

Angels

Tigers

Yankees

Rangers*

Royals

Rays*

Mariners

White Sox

Red Sox

Athletics

Indians

Blue Jays

 

Twins

Orioles

 

American League Individual Awards

MVP

Cy Young

Rookie of the Year

Miguel Cabrera

Felix Hernandez

Jesus Montero

Adrian Gonzalez

Dan Haren

Matt Moore

Robinson Cano

David Price

Mike Trout

 

National League Standings

NL West

NL Central

NL East

Diamondbacks

Brewers

Phillies

Giants

Cardinals*

Nationals

Rockies

Reds*

Braves

Dodgers

Pirates

Marlins

Padres

Cubs

Mets

 

Astros

 

 

National League Individual Awards

MVP

Cy Young

Rookie of the Year

Justin Upton

Cole Hamels

Bryce Harper

Matt Kemp

Yovani Gallardo

Yonder Alonso

Joey Votto

Tim Lincecum

Julio Teheran


Kevin Goldstein

American League Standings

AL West

AL Central

AL East

Rangers

Tigers

Yankees

Angels

White Sox

Red Sox*

Mariners

Royals

Rays*

Athletics

Indians

Blue Jays

 

Twins

Orioles

 

American League Individual Awards

MVP

Cy Young

Rookie of the Year

Prince Fielder

Justin Verlander

Yu Darvish

Miguel Cabrera

David Price

Matt Moore

Mark Teixeira

Yu Darvish

Jesus Montero

 

National League Standings

NL West

NL Central

NL East

Giants

Reds

Phillies

Diamondbacks

Brewers*

Nationals*

Dodgers

Cardinals

Marlins

Rockies

Pirates

Braves

Padres

Cubs

Mets

 

Astros

 

 

National League Individual Awards

MVP

Cy Young

Rookie of the Year

Ryan Braun

Clayton Kershaw

Zack Cozart

Joey Votto

Tim Lincecum

Trevor Bauer

Matt Kemp

Cliff Lee

Bryce Harper


Larry Granillo

American League Standings

AL West

AL Central

AL East

Rangers

Tigers

Red Sox

Angels*

Indians

Yankees*

Athletics

White Sox

Rays

Mariners

Twins

Blue Jays

 

Royals

Orioles

 

American League Individual Awards

MVP

Cy Young

Rookie of the Year

Jose Bautista

Jered Weaver

Yu Darvish

Albert Pujols

Justin Verlander

Matt Moore

Adrian Gonzalez

CC Sabathia

Mike Trout

 

National League Standings

NL West

NL Central

NL East

Diamondbacks

Cardinals

Phillies

Giants

Brewers*

Braves*

Rockies

Reds

Nationals

Dodgers

Pirates

Marlins

Padres

Cubs

Mets

 

Astros

 

 

National League Individual Awards

MVP

Cy Young

Rookie of the Year

Justin Upton

Roy Halladay

Julio Teheran

Joey Votto

Clayton Kershaw

Bryce Harper

Ryan Braun

Tim Lincecum

Drew Pomeranz


Joe Hamrahi

American League Standings

AL West

AL Central

AL East

Rangers

Tigers

Yankees

Angels*

Indians

Rays*

Athletics

Royals

Red Sox

Mariners

White Sox

Blue Jays

 

Twins

Orioles

 

American League Individual Awards

MVP

Cy Young

Rookie of the Year

Evan Longoria

CC Sabathia

Jesus Montero

Albert Pujols

James Shields

Matt Moore

Adrian Gonzalez

Justin Verlander

Yu Darvish

 

National League Standings

NL West

NL Central

NL East

Diamondbacks

Reds

Phillies

Dodgers

Cardinals*

Marlins*

Giants

Brewers

Braves

Rockies

Cubs

Nationals

Padres

Pirates

Mets

 

Astros

 

 

National League Individual Awards

MVP

Cy Young

Rookie of the Year

Joey Votto

Roy Halladay

Bryce Harper

Troy Tulowitzki

Tim Lincecum

Yonder Alonso

Ryan Braun

Cole Hamels

Trevor Bauer


Jay Jaffe

American League Standings

AL West

AL Central

AL East

Rangers

Tigers

Yankees

Angels*

Indians

Rays*

Athletics

White Sox

Red Sox

Mariners

Royals

Blue Jays

 

Twins

Orioles

 

American League Individual Awards

MVP

Cy Young

Rookie of the Year

Albert Pujols

Jered Weaver

Matt Moore

Robinson Cano

Justin Verlander

Yu Darvish

Dustin Pedroia

Felix Hernandez

Jesus Montero

 

National League Standings

NL West

NL Central

NL East

Diamondbacks

Cardinals

Phillies

Dodgers

Brewers*

Nationals*

Giants

Reds

Braves

Rockies

Cubs

Marlins

Padres

Pirates

Mets

 

Astros

 

 

National League Individual Awards

MVP

Cy Young

Rookie of the Year

Matt Kemp

Clayton Kershaw

Trevor Bauer

Joey Votto

Stephen Strasburg

Devin Mesoraco

Ryan Braun

Roy Halladay

Nolan Arenado


Ben Lindbergh

American League Standings

AL West

AL Central

AL East

Rangers

Tigers

Yankees

Angels

Indians

Red Sox*

Athletics

White Sox

Rays*

Mariners

Twins

Blue Jays

 

Royals

Orioles

 

American League Individual Awards

MVP

Cy Young

Rookie of the Year

Albert Pujols

Justin Verlander

Yu Darvish

Miguel Cabrera

CC Sabathia

Matt Moore

Evan Longoria

Yu Darvish

Jesus Montero

 

National League Standings

NL West

NL Central

NL East

Giants

Cardinals

Phillies

Diamondbacks

Reds

Braves*

Rockies

Brewers

Marlins*

Dodgers

Cubs

Nationals

Padres

Pirates

Mets

 

Astros

 

 

National League Individual Awards

MVP

Cy Young

Rookie of the Year

Joey Votto

Roy Halladay

Yonder Alonso

Troy Tulowitzki

Clayton Kershaw

Devin Mesoraco

Ryan Braun

Stephen Strasburg

Bryce Harper


Rob McQuown

American League Standings

AL West

AL Central

AL East

Rangers

Tigers

Yankees

Angels*

Twins

Red Sox*

Athletics

Indians

Rays

Mariners

White Sox

Blue Jays

 

Royals

Orioles

 

American League Individual Awards

MVP

Cy Young

Rookie of the Year

Evan Longoria

Justin Verlander

Yu Darvish

Adrian Gonzalez

Felix Hernandez

Matt Moore

Albert Pujols

CC Sabathia

Yoenis Cespedes

 

National League Standings

NL West

NL Central

NL East

Giants

Reds

Phillies

Rockies

Cardinals

Braves*

Diamondbacks

Brewers

Marlins*

Dodgers

Cubs

Mets

Padres

Pirates

Nationals

 

Astros

 

 

National League Individual Awards

MVP

Cy Young

Rookie of the Year

Troy Tulowitzki

Cliff Lee

Bryce Harper

Carlos Gonzalez

Tim Lincecum

Devin Mesoraco

Ryan Braun

Cole Hamels

Anthony Rizzo


Sam Miller

American League Standings

AL West

AL Central

AL East

Rangers

Tigers

Red Sox

Angels*

Indians

Yankees*

Mariners

Royals

Rays

Athletics

Twins

Blue Jays

 

White Sox

Orioles

 

American League Individual Awards

MVP

Cy Young

Rookie of the Year

Albert Pujols

Dan Haren

Jesus Montero

Miguel Cabrera

Justin Verlander

Yu Darvish

Adrian Gonzalez

Yu Darvish

Matt Moore

 

National League Standings

NL West

NL Central

NL East

Giants

Cardinals

Marlins

Diamondbacks*

Reds*

Phillies

Rockies

Brewers

Nationals

Padres

Cubs

Braves

Dodgers

Pirates

Mets

 

Astros

 

 

National League Individual Awards

MVP

Cy Young

Rookie of the Year

Joey Votto

Stephen Strasburg

Julio Teheran

Justin Upton

Roy Halladay

Devin Mesoraco

Troy Tulowitzki

Tim Lincecum

Zack Cozart


Ben Murphy

American League Standings

AL West

AL Central

AL East

Rangers

Tigers

Rays

Angels*

Indians

Red Sox*

Mariners

White Sox

Yankees

Athletics

Royals

Blue Jays

 

Twins

Orioles

 

American League Individual Awards

MVP

Cy Young

Rookie of the Year

Albert Pujols

Justin Verlander

Matt Moore

Miguel Cabrera

Felix Hernandez

Yoenis Cespedes

Evan Longoria

Dan Haren

Jesus Montero

 

National League Standings

NL West

NL Central

NL East

Diamondbacks

Reds

Phillies

Giants

Cardinals

Marlins*

Rockies

Brewers

Braves*

Dodgers

Cubs

Nationals

Padres

Pirates

Mets

 

Astros

 

 

National League Individual Awards

MVP

Cy Young

Rookie of the Year

Ryan Braun

Roy Halladay

Bryce Harper

Joey Votto

Clayton Kershaw

Trevor Bauer

Troy Tulowitzki

Stephen Strasburg

Devin Mesoraco


Bill Parker

American League Standings

AL West

AL Central

AL East

Rangers

Tigers

Yankees

Angels*

Twins

Red Sox*

Athletics

Royals

Rays

Mariners

Indians

Blue Jays

 

White Sox

Orioles

 

American League Individual Awards

MVP

Cy Young

Rookie of the Year

Miguel Cabrera

CC Sabathia

Jesus Montero

Evan Longoria

Felix Hernandez

Yu Darvish

Albert Pujols

Justin Verlander

Matt Moore

 

National League Standings

NL West

NL Central

NL East

Diamondbacks

Reds

Braves

Giants*

Brewers

Phillies*

Padres

Cardinals

Nationals

Dodgers

Cubs

Marlins

Rockies

Pirates

Mets

 

Astros

 

 

National League Individual Awards

MVP

Cy Young

Rookie of the Year

Justin Upton

Cliff Lee

Bryce Harper

Joey Votto

Clayton Kershaw

Trevor Bauer

Andrew McCutchen

Stephen Strasburg

Julio Teheran


Jason Parks

American League Standings

AL West

AL Central

AL East

Rangers

Tigers

Red Sox

Angels*

Indians

Yankees*

Mariners

Royals

Rays

Athletics

White Sox

Blue Jays

 

Twins

Orioles

 

American League Individual Awards

MVP

Cy Young

Rookie of the Year

Robinson Cano

Jered Weaver

Yoenis Cespedes

Albert Pujols

Justin Verlander

Matt Moore

Adrian Beltre

Felix Hernandez

Jesus Montero

 

National League Standings

NL West

NL Central

NL East

Giants

Brewers

Phillies

Diamondbacks*

Reds

Marlins*

Rockies

Cardinals

Braves

Padres

Cubs

Nationals

Dodgers

Pirates

Mets

 

Astros

 

 

National League Individual Awards

MVP

Cy Young

Rookie of the Year

Joey Votto

Cole Hamels

Devin Mesoraco

Giancarlo Stanton

Matt Cain

Anthony Rizzo

Justin Upton

Josh Johnson

Yonder Alonso


John Perrotto

American League Standings

AL West

AL Central

AL East

Rangers

Royals

Yankees

Angels

Tigers

Red Sox*

Athletics

White Sox

Rays*

Mariners

Indians

Blue Jays

 

Twins

Orioles

 

American League Individual Awards

MVP

Cy Young

Rookie of the Year

Jacoby Ellsbury

Justin Verlander

Matt Moore

Evan Longoria

Felix Hernandez

Jesus Montero

Robinson Cano

David Price

Mike Trout

 

National League Standings

NL West

NL Central

NL East

Padres

Reds

Phillies

Dodgers*

Cardinals*

Braves

Diamondbacks

Brewers

Mets

Rockies

Cubs

Nationals

Giants

Pirates

Marlins

 

Astros

 

 

National League Individual Awards

MVP

Cy Young

Rookie of the Year

Matt Kemp

Clayton Kershaw

Randall Delgado

Joey Votto

Roy Halladay

Drew Pomeranz

Matt Holliday

Tim Lincecum

Bryce Harper


Daniel Rathman

American League Standings

AL West

AL Central

AL East

Rangers

Tigers

Rays

Angels*

Indians

Yankees*

Athletics

Royals

Red Sox

Mariners

White Sox

Blue Jays

 

Twins

Orioles

 

American League Individual Awards

MVP

Cy Young

Rookie of the Year

Evan Longoria

Dan Haren

Matt Moore

Albert Pujols

Justin Verlander

Jesus Montero

Jose Bautista

Matt Moore

Yu Darvish

 

National League Standings

NL West

NL Central

NL East

Diamondbacks

Reds

Braves

Giants

Cardinals*

Phillies*

Rockies

Brewers

Nationals

Padres

Cubs

Marlins

Dodgers

Pirates

Mets

 

Astros

 

 

National League Individual Awards

MVP

Cy Young

Rookie of the Year

Justin Upton

Zack Greinke

Devin Mesoraco

Joey Votto

Clayton Kershaw

Drew Pomeranz

Troy Tulowitzki

Cole Hamels

Trevor Bauer


Dan Turkenkopf

American League Standings

AL West

AL Central

AL East

Rangers

Tigers

Yankees

Angels

Indians

Rays*

Mariners

White Sox

Red Sox*

Athletics

Royals

Blue Jays

 

Twins

Orioles

 

American League Individual Awards

MVP

Cy Young

Rookie of the Year

Albert Pujols

CC Sabathia

Matt Moore

Robinson Cano

Justin Verlander

Jesus Montero

Jose Bautista

Jered Weaver

Mike Trout

 

National League Standings

NL West

NL Central

NL East

Diamondbacks

Brewers

Phillies

Giants*

Reds*

Marlins

Dodgers

Cardinals

Braves

Rockies

Pirates

Nationals

Padres

Cubs

Mets

 

Astros

 

 

National League Individual Awards

MVP

Cy Young

Rookie of the Year

Matt Kemp

Roy Halladay

Bryce Harper

Hanley Ramirez

Zack Greinke

Yonder Alonso

Joey Votto

Dan Hudson

Devin Mesoraco


John Viola

American League Standings

AL West

AL Central

AL East

Angels

Tigers

Yankees

Rangers*

Twins

Red Sox*

Mariners

White Sox

Rays

Athletics

Indians

Blue Jays

 

Royals

Orioles

 

American League Individual Awards

MVP

Cy Young

Rookie of the Year

Miguel Cabrera

Justin Verlander

Mike Trout

Albert Pujols

CC Sabathia

Matt Moore

Adrian Gonzalez

Felix Hernandez

Yu Darvish

 

National League Standings

NL West

NL Central

NL East

Diamondbacks

Brewers

Phillies

Giants

Reds*

Braves*

Dodgers

Cardinals

Marlins

Rockies

Cubs

Nationals

Padres

Pirates

Mets

 

Astros

 

 

National League Individual Awards

MVP

Cy Young

Rookie of the Year

Matt Kemp

Tim Lincecum

Bryce Harper

Ryan Braun

Roy Halladay

Randall Delgado

Troy Tulowitzki

Clayton Kershaw

Yonder Alonzo


Jason Wojciechowski

American League Standings

AL West

AL Central

AL East

Rangers

Tigers

Yankees

Angels*

White Sox

Red Sox*

Athletics

Indians

Rays

Mariners

Royals

Blue Jays

 

Twins

Orioles

 

American League Individual Awards

MVP

Cy Young

Rookie of the Year

Miguel Cabrera

Dan Haren

Yu Darvish

Albert Pujols

Felix Hernandez

Matt Moore

Adrian Gonzalez

CC Sabathia

Yoenis Cespedes

 

National League Standings

NL West

NL Central

NL East

Diamondbacks

Reds

Braves

Giants

Cardinals*

Phillies*

Rockies

Brewers

Marlins

Padres

Pirates

Mets

Dodgers

Cubs

Nationals

 

Astros

 

 

National League Individual Awards

MVP

Cy Young

Rookie of the Year

Joey Votto

Roy Halladay

Devin Mesoraco

Ryan Braun

Dan Hudson

Trevor Bauer

Giancarlo Stanton

Cliff Lee

Zack Cozart


Geoff Young

American League Standings

AL West

AL Central

AL East

Angels

Tigers

Yankees

Rangers*

Indians

Red Sox*

Mariners

Royals

Rays

Athletics

White Sox

Blue Jays

 

Twins

Orioles

 

American League Individual Awards

MVP

Cy Young

Rookie of the Year

Evan Longoria

Jered Weaver

Yu Darvish

Jose Bautista

Justin Verlander

Yoenis Cespedes

Jered Weaver

David Price

Jesus Montero

 

National League Standings

NL West

NL Central

NL East

Diamondbacks

Brewers

Phillies

Giants

Reds*

Nationals*

Dodgers

Cardinals

Braves

Padres

Pirates

Marlins

Rockies

Cubs

Mets

 

Astros

 

 

National League Individual Awards

MVP

Cy Young

Rookie of the Year

Matt Kemp

Cliff Lee

Yonder Alonso

Joey Votto

Roy Halladay

Devin Mesoraco

Troy Tulowitzki

Clayton Kershaw

Drew Pomeranz

 

Today we reveal the Baseball Prospectus staff predictions for the division standings and the major player awards (MVP, Cy Young, and Rookie of the Year) in the American and National Leagues. Each staff member's division standings predictions may be found later in the article. Here, we present a wisdom-of-the-crowds summary of the results. In each table you'll find the average rank of each team in their division with first-place votes in parentheses, plus the results of our pre-season MVP, Cy Young, and Rookie of the Year voting. 

For the MVP voting, we've slightly amended the traditional points system in place that has been used elsewhere, dropping fourth- and fifth-place votes to make it 10-7-5 for the MVP Award, and the regular 5-3-1 for the Cy Young and Rookie of the Year Awards (that's 5 points for a first-place vote, 3 points for a second-place vote, etc.).

American League Standings

AL East

Team

Average

First-Place Votes

Total

New York Yankees

1.4

16

36

Boston Red Sox

2.2

5

58

Tampa Bay Rays

2.8

4

67

Toronto Blue Jays

3.9

 

102

Baltimore Orioles

5.0

 

130

 

AL Central

Team

Average

First-Place Votes

Total

Detroit Tigers

1.1

25

27

Cleveland Indians

2.7

 

71

Chicago White Sox

3.5

 

90

Kansas City Royals

3.8

1

99

Minnesota Twins

4.3

 

113

​

AL West

Team

Average

First-Place Votes

Total

Texas Rangers

1.2

20

32

Los Angeles Angels

1.7

6

45

Oakland Athletics

3.5(t)

 

91

Seattle Mariners

3.5(t)

 

91

Individual Awards

AL MVP

Rk

POS

Player

Team

Total Votes

Total Points

First-Place Votes

1

1B

Albert Pujols

LAA

22

177

9

2

3B

Miguel Cabrera

DET

15

114

5

3

3B

Evan Longoria

TB

10

79

5

4

2B

Robinson Cano

NYY

9

66

3

5

1B

Adrian Gonzalez

BOS

8

44

 

6

RF

Jose Bautista

TOR

5

37

2

7

1B

Prince Fielder

DET

2

15

1

8

OF

Jacoby Ellsbury

BOS

1

10

1

9t

3B

Adrian Beltre

TEX

1

5

 

9t

2B

Ian Kinsler

TEX

1

5

 

9t

C

Mike Napoli

TEX

1

5

 

9t

2B

Dustin Pedroia

BOS

1

5

 

9t

1B

Mark Teixeira

NYY

1

5

 

9t

SP

Jered Weaver

LAA

1

5

 

AL Cy Young

Rk

Player

Team

Total Votes

Total Points

First-Place Votes

1

Justin Verlander

DET

22

76

8

2

CC Sabathia

NYY

11

35

5

3

Felix Hernandez

SEA

12

32

2

4

David Price

TB

11

25

2

5

Dan Haren

LAA

7

23

3

6

Jered Weaver

LAA

6

22

4

7

Jon Lester

BOS

2

8

1

8

C.J. Wilson

LAA

1

5

1

9t

Yu Darvish

TEX

3

3

 

9t

James Shields

TB

1

3

 

11t

Derek Holland

TEX

1

1

 

11t

Matt Moore

TB

1

1

 

​AL Rookie of the Year

Rk

POS

Player

Team

Total Votes

Total Points

First-Place Votes

1

SP

Matt Moore

TB

25

79

8

2

SP

Yu Darvish

TEX

19

65

9

3

C

Jesus Montero

SEA

19

51

6

4

OF

Yoenis Cespedes

OAK

7

19

2

5

OF

Mike Trout

LAA

6

12

1

6t

SP

Wei-Yin Chen

BAL

1

1

 

6t

SS

Brian Dozier

MIN

1

1

 

​National League Standings

NL East

Team

Average

First-Place Votes

Total

Philadelphia Phillies

1.3

17

35

Atlanta Braves

2.3

6

61

Florida Marlins

2.7

3

71

Washington Nationals

3.3

 

87

New York Mets

4.8

 

126

​

NL Central

Team

Average

First-Place Votes

Total

Cincinnati Reds

1.6

13

42

Milwaukee Brewers

2.0

7

51

St. Louis Cardinals

2.2

6

58

Chicago Cubs

4.4

 

115

Pittsburgh Pirates

4.6

 

119

Houston Astros

6.0

 

156

​

NL West

Team

Average

First-Place Votes

Total

Arizona Diamondbacks

1.5

16

39

San Francisco Giants

2.0

8

53

Colorado Rockies

3.3

 

87

Los Angeles Dodgers

3.6

2

93

San Diego Padres

4.4

1

115

​Individual Awards

​NL MVP

Rk

POS

Player

Team

Total Votes

Total Points

First-Place Votes

1

1B

Joey Votto

CIN

24

194

9

2

OF

Justin Upton

ARI

11

98

8

3

OF

Ryan Braun

MIL

22

82

2

4

SS

Troy Tulowitzki

COL

12

78

2

5

OF

Matt Kemp

LAD

9

67

5

6

OF

Giancarlo Stanton

MIA

4

22

 

7

3B

Hanley Ramirez

MIA

2

17

1

8t

OF

Jay Bruce

CIN

1

7

 

8t

OF

Carlos Gonzalez

COL

1

7

 

10t

SP

Cole Hamels

PHI

1

5

 

10t

OF

Matt Holliday

STL

1

5

 

10t

OF

Andrew McCutchen

PIT

1

5

 

10t

3B

Ryan Zimmerman

WAS

1

5

 

​NL Cy Young

Rk

Player

Team

Total Votes

Total Points

First-Place Votes

1

Roy Halladay

PHI

17

57

8

2

Clayton Kershaw

LAD

17

55

6

3

Tim Lincecum

SF

13

31

2

4

Cliff Lee

PHI

8

24

4

5

Cole Hamels

PHI

7

19

3

6t

Zack Greinke

MIL

4

14

1

6t

Stephen Strasburg

WAS

6

14

1

8

Josh Johnson

MIA

2

6

1

9t

Matt Cain

SF

2

4

 

9t

Dan Hudson

ARI

2

4

 

11

Yovani Gallardo

MIL

1

3

 

12t

Johnny Cueto

CIN

1

1

 

12t

Mat Latos

CIN

1

1

 

​NL Rookie of the Year

Rk

POS

Player

Team

Total Votes

Total Points

First-Place Votes

1

C

Devin Mesoraco

CIN

15

53

6

2

OF

Bryce Harper

WAS

15

49

8

3

SP

Trevor Bauer

ARI

14

42

4

4

1B

Yonder Alonso

SD

11

31

2

5

SP

Drew Pomeranz

COL

5

13

1

6

SP

Julio Teheran

ATL

5

13

2

7

SS

Zack Cozart

CIN

6

12

1

8

3B

Nolan Arenado

COL

4

10

 

9

SP

Randall Delgado

ATL

2

8

1

10

1B

Anthony Rizzo

CHI

3

7

 

11

OF

Brett Jackson

CHI

1

1

 

Individual Ballots:  

R.J. Anderson

Corey Dawkins

Larry Granillo

Sam Miller

Daniel Rathman

Cee Angi

Jeff Euston

Joe Hamrahi

Ben Murphy

Dan Turkenkopf

Bradley Ankrom

Michael Ferrin

Jay Jaffe

Bill Parker

John Viola

Stephani Bee

Ken Funck

Ben Lindbergh

Jason Parks

Jason Wojciechowski

Jonathan Bernhardt

Rebecca Glass

Rob McQuown

John Perrotto

Geoff Young

Jason Collette

Kevin Goldstein

 

 

 


R.J. Anderson

American League Standings

AL West

AL Central

AL East

Rangers

Tigers

Red Sox

Angels

Indians

Yankees*

Athletics

Twins

Rays*

Mariners

White Sox

Blue Jays

 

Royals

Orioles

 

American League Individual Awards

MVP

Cy Young

Rookie of the Year

Albert Pujols

CC Sabathia

Yu Darvish

Miguel Cabrera

Justin Verlander

Matt Moore

Evan Longoria

David Price

Yoenis Cespedes

 

National League Standings

NL West

NL Central

NL East

Dodgers

Cardinals

Braves

Rockies

Reds*

Phillies*

Giants

Brewers

Marlins

Diamondbacks

Pirates

Nationals

Padres

Cubs

Mets

 

Astros

 

 

National League Individual Awards

MVP

Cy Young

Rookie of the Year

Joey Votto

Roy Halladay

Trevor Bauer

Ryan Braun

Tim Lincecum

Nolan Arenado

Matt Kemp

Cliff Lee

Brett Jackson


Cee Angi

American League Standings

AL West

AL Central

AL East

Rangers

Tigers

Red Sox

Angels

White Sox

Rays

Mariners

Indians

Yankees

Athletics

Twins

Blue Jays

 

Royals

Orioles

 

American League Individual Awards

MVP

Cy Young

Rookie of the Year

Adrian Gonzalez

Justin Verlander

Yu Darvish

Miguel Cabrera

David Price

Matt Moore

Albert Pujols

Felix Hernandez

Yoenis Cespedes

 

National League Standings

NL West

NL Central

NL East

Giants

Brewers

Braves

Diamondbacks

Cardinals

Phillies

Dodgers

Reds

Nationals

Rockies

Cubs

Marlins

Padres

Pirates

Mets

 

Astros

 

 

National League Individual Awards

MVP

Cy Young

Rookie of the Year

Troy Tulowitzki

Clayton Kershaw

Devin Mesoraco

Joey Votto

Roy Halladay

Zack Cozart

Matt Kemp

Cliff Lee

Trevor Bauer


Bradley Ankrom

American League Standings

AL West

AL Central

AL East

Rangers

Tigers

Rays

Angels*

Twins

Yankees*

Mariners

Indians

Red Sox

Athletics

White Sox

Blue Jays

 

Royals

Orioles

 

American League Individual Awards

MVP

Cy Young

Rookie of the Year

Robinson Cano

David Price

Yu Darvish

Albert Pujols

Jon Lester

Matt Moore

Miguel Cabrera

Justin Verlander

Jesus Montero

 

National League Standings

NL West

NL Central

NL East

Dodgers

Reds

Marlins

Diamondbacks*

Brewers

Phillies*

Giants

Cardinals

Nationals

Rockies

Cubs

Braves

Padres

Pirates

Mets

 

Astros

 

 

National League Individual Awards

MVP

Cy Young

Rookie of the Year

Hanley Ramirez

Clayton Kershaw

Devin Mesoraco

Joey Votto

Tim Lincecum

Nolan Arenado

Ryan Braun

Cole Hamels

Bryce Harper


Stephani Bee

American League Standings

AL West

AL Central

AL East

Rangers

Tigers

Yankees

Angels*

Indians

Rays*

Athletics

Royals

Red Sox

Mariners

White Sox

Blue Jays

 

Twins

Orioles

 

American League Individual Awards

MVP

Cy Young

Rookie of the Year

Albert Pujols

Justin Verlander

Jesus Montero

Miguel Cabrera

Felix Hernandez

Matt Moore

Prince Fielder

CC Sabathia

Yu Darvish

 

National League Standings

NL West

NL Central

NL East

Diamondbacks

Reds

Phillies

Giants

Brewers*

Marlins*

Rockies

Cardinals

Braves

Dodgers

Cubs

Nationals

Padres

Pirates

Mets

 

Astros

 

 

National League Individual Awards

MVP

Cy Young

Rookie of the Year

Joey Votto

Roy Halladay

Bryce Harper

Justin Upton

Clayton Kershaw

Devin Mesoraco

Ryan Braun

Tim Lincecum

Trevor Bauer


Jonathan Bernhardt

American League Standings

AL West

AL Central

AL East

Angels

Tigers

Yankees

Rangers*

Royals

Red Sox*

Athletics

White Sox

Blue Jays

Mariners

Indians

Rays

 

Twins

Orioles

 

American League Individual Awards

MVP

Cy Young

Rookie of the Year

Jose Bautista

Jon Lester

Matt Moore

Albert Pujols

Justin Verlander

Yu Darvish

Mike Napoli

Felix Hernandez

Wei-Yin Chen

 

National League Standings

NL West

NL Central

NL East

Diamondbacks

Reds

Braves

Giants

Brewers*

Marlins*

Padres

Cardinals

Phillies

Rockies

Pirates

Nationals

Dodgers

Cubs

Mets

 

Astros

 

 

National League Individual Awards

MVP

Cy Young

Rookie of the Year

Joey Votto

Josh Johnson

Trevor Bauer

Troy Tulowitzki

Roy Halladay

Yonder Alonso

Giancarlo Stanton

Mat Latos

Zack Cozart


Jason Collette

American League Standings

AL West

AL Central

AL East

Angels

Tigers

Yankees

Rangers*

White Sox

Rays*

Mariners

Twins

Red Sox

Athletics

Indians

Blue Jays

 

Royals

Orioles

 

American League Individual Awards

MVP

Cy Young

Rookie of the Year

Evan Longoria

C.J. Wilson

Yoenis Cespedes

Albert Pujols

David Price

Matt Moore

Robinson Cano

Dan Haren

Jesus Montero

 

National League Standings

NL West

NL Central

NL East

Diamondbacks

Brewers

Phillies

Giants

Reds*

Marlins*

Rockies

Cardinals

 Braves

Dodgers

Pirates

Nationals

Padres

Cubs

Mets

 

Astros

 

 

National League Individual Awards

MVP

Cy Young

Rookie of the Year

Justin Upton

Cole Hamels

Trevor Bauer

Joey Votto

Zack Greinke

Anthony Rizzo

Cole Hamels

Clayton Kershaw

Julio Teheran


Corey Dawkins

American League Standings

AL West

AL Central

AL East

Angels

Tigers

Rays

Rangers*

Indians

Yankees*

Mariners

Twins

Red Sox

Athletics

White Sox

Blue Jays

 

Royals

Orioles

 

American League Individual Awards

MVP

Cy Young

Rookie of the Year

Miguel Cabrera

Justin Verlander

Matt Moore

Albert Pujols

Dan Haren

Jesus Montero

Adrian Gonzalez

David Price

Yu Darvish

 

National League Standings

NL West

NL Central

NL East

Giants

Brewers

Braves

Diamondbacks*

Reds*

Phillies

Rockies

Cardinals

Marlins

Padres

Pirates

Nationals

Dodgers

Cubs

Mets

 

Astros

 

 

National League Individual Awards

MVP

Cy Young

Rookie of the Year

Joey Votto

Roy Halladay

Yonder Alonso

Justin Upton

Zack Greinke

Devin Mesoraco

Giancarlo Stanton

Tim Lincecum

Trevor Bauer


Jeff Euston

American League Standings

AL West

AL Central

AL East

Rangers

Tigers

Yankees

Angels *

Indians

Red Sox *

Mariners

White Sox

Blue Jays

Athletics

Royals

Rays

 

Twins

Orioles

 

American League Individual Awards

MVP

Cy Young

Rookie of the Year

Albert Pujols

CC Sabathia

Yu Darvish

Miguel Cabrera

David Price

Mike Trout

Ian Kinsler

Jered Weaver

Matt Moore

 

National League Standings

NL West

NL Central

NL East

Diamondbacks

Cardinals

Marlins

Rockies

Reds*

Phillies*

Giants

Brewers

Braves

Dodgers

Cubs

Nationals

Padres

Pirates

Mets

 

Astros

 

 

National League Individual Awards

MVP

Cy Young

Rookie of the Year

Justin Upton

Tim Lincecum

Drew Pomeranz

Joey Votto

Roy Halladay

Yonder Alonso

Troy Tulowitzki

Clayton Kershaw

Bryce Harper


Michael Ferrin

American League Standings

AL West

AL Central

AL East

Rangers

Tigers

Yankees

Angels*

Indians

Rays*

Mariners

White Sox

Red Sox

Athletics

Royals

Blue Jays

 

Twins

Orioles

 

American League Individual Awards

MVP

Cy Young

Rookie of the Year

Robinson Cano

David Price

Jesus Montero

Albert Pujols

Justin Verlander

Matt Moore

Miguel Cabrera

 Derek Holland

Brian Dozier

 

National League Standings

NL West

NL Central

NL East

Diamondbacks

Reds

Phillies

Giants*

Brewers*

Nationals

Dodgers

Cardinals

Braves

Rockies

Pirates

Marlins

Padres

Cubs

Mets

 

Astros

 

 

National League Individual Awards

MVP

Cy Young

Rookie of the Year

Justin Upton

Clayton Kershaw

Trevor Bauer

Jay Bruce

Stephen Strasburg

Nolan Arenado

Ryan Zimmerman

Johnny Cueto

Zack Cozart


Ken Funck

American League Standings

AL West

AL Central

AL East

Rangers

Tigers

Yankees

Angels*

White Sox

Red Sox*

Athletics

Indians

Rays

Mariners

Royals

Blue Jays

 

Twins

Orioles

 

American League Individual Awards

MVP

Cy Young

Rookie of the Year

Albert Pujols

Felix Hernandez

Matt Moore

Robinson Cano

Justin Verlander

Yu Darvish

Miguel Cabrera

David Price

Jesus Montero

 

National League Standings

NL West

NL Central

NL East

Giants

Brewers

Phillies

Diamondbacks

Reds*

Nationals*

Rockies

Cardinals

Braves

Dodgers

Cubs

Marlins

Padres

Pirates

Mets

 

Astros

 

 

National League Individual Awards

MVP

Cy Young

Rookie of the Year

Joey Votto

Cliff Lee

Devin Mesoraco

Troy Tulowitzki

Clayton Kershaw

Yonder Alonso

Ryan Braun

Matt Cain

Bryce Harper


Rebecca Glass

American League Standings

AL West

AL Central

AL East

Angels

Tigers

Yankees

Rangers*

Royals

Rays*

Mariners

White Sox

Red Sox

Athletics

Indians

Blue Jays

 

Twins

Orioles

 

American League Individual Awards

MVP

Cy Young

Rookie of the Year

Miguel Cabrera

Felix Hernandez

Jesus Montero

Adrian Gonzalez

Dan Haren

Matt Moore

Robinson Cano

David Price

Mike Trout

 

National League Standings

NL West

NL Central

NL East

Diamondbacks

Brewers

Phillies

Giants

Cardinals*

Nationals

Rockies

Reds*

Braves

Dodgers

Pirates

Marlins

Padres

Cubs

Mets

 

Astros

 

 

National League Individual Awards

MVP

Cy Young

Rookie of the Year

Justin Upton

Cole Hamels

Bryce Harper

Matt Kemp

Yovani Gallardo

Yonder Alonso

Joey Votto

Tim Lincecum

Julio Teheran


Kevin Goldstein

American League Standings

AL West

AL Central

AL East

Rangers

Tigers

Yankees

Angels

White Sox

Red Sox*

Mariners

Royals

Rays*

Athletics

Indians

Blue Jays

 

Twins

Orioles

 

American League Individual Awards

MVP

Cy Young

Rookie of the Year

Prince Fielder

Justin Verlander

Yu Darvish

Miguel Cabrera

David Price

Matt Moore

Mark Teixeira

Yu Darvish

Jesus Montero

 

National League Standings

NL West

NL Central

NL East

Giants

Reds

Phillies

Diamondbacks

Brewers*

Nationals*

Dodgers

Cardinals

Marlins

Rockies

Pirates

Braves

Padres

Cubs

Mets

 

Astros

 

 

National League Individual Awards

MVP

Cy Young

Rookie of the Year

Ryan Braun

Clayton Kershaw

Zack Cozart

Joey Votto

Tim Lincecum

Trevor Bauer

Matt Kemp

Cliff Lee

Bryce Harper


Larry Granillo

American League Standings

AL West

AL Central

AL East

Rangers

Tigers

Red Sox

Angels*

Indians

Yankees*

Athletics

White Sox

Rays

Mariners

Twins

Blue Jays

 

Royals

Orioles

 

American League Individual Awards

MVP

Cy Young

Rookie of the Year

Jose Bautista

Jered Weaver

Yu Darvish

Albert Pujols

Justin Verlander

Matt Moore

Adrian Gonzalez

CC Sabathia

Mike Trout

 

National League Standings

NL West

NL Central

NL East

Diamondbacks

Cardinals

Phillies

Giants

Brewers*

Braves*

Rockies

Reds

Nationals

Dodgers

Pirates

Marlins

Padres

Cubs

Mets

 

Astros

 

 

National League Individual Awards

MVP

Cy Young

Rookie of the Year

Justin Upton

Roy Halladay

Julio Teheran

Joey Votto

Clayton Kershaw

Bryce Harper

Ryan Braun

Tim Lincecum

Drew Pomeranz


Joe Hamrahi

American League Standings

AL West

AL Central

AL East

Rangers

Tigers

Yankees

Angels*

Indians

Rays*

Athletics

Royals

Red Sox

Mariners

White Sox

Blue Jays

 

Twins

Orioles

 

American League Individual Awards

MVP

Cy Young

Rookie of the Year

Evan Longoria

CC Sabathia

Jesus Montero

Albert Pujols

James Shields

Matt Moore

Adrian Gonzalez

Justin Verlander

Yu Darvish

 

National League Standings

NL West

NL Central

NL East

Diamondbacks

Reds

Phillies

Dodgers

Cardinals*

Marlins*

Giants

Brewers

Braves

Rockies

Cubs

Nationals

Padres

Pirates

Mets

 

Astros

 

 

National League Individual Awards

MVP

Cy Young

Rookie of the Year

Joey Votto

Roy Halladay

Bryce Harper

Troy Tulowitzki

Tim Lincecum

Yonder Alonso

Ryan Braun

Cole Hamels

Trevor Bauer


Jay Jaffe

American League Standings

AL West

AL Central

AL East

Rangers

Tigers

Yankees

Angels*

Indians

Rays*

Athletics

White Sox

Red Sox

Mariners

Royals

Blue Jays

 

Twins

Orioles

 

American League Individual Awards

MVP

Cy Young

Rookie of the Year

Albert Pujols

Jered Weaver

Matt Moore

Robinson Cano

Justin Verlander

Yu Darvish

Dustin Pedroia

Felix Hernandez

Jesus Montero

 

National League Standings

NL West

NL Central

NL East

Diamondbacks

Cardinals

Phillies

Dodgers

Brewers*

Nationals*

Giants

Reds

Braves

Rockies

Cubs

Marlins

Padres

Pirates

Mets

 

Astros

 

 

National League Individual Awards

MVP

Cy Young

Rookie of the Year

Matt Kemp

Clayton Kershaw

Trevor Bauer

Joey Votto

Stephen Strasburg

Devin Mesoraco

Ryan Braun

Roy Halladay

Nolan Arenado


Ben Lindbergh

American League Standings

AL West

AL Central

AL East

Rangers

Tigers

Yankees

Angels

Indians

Red Sox*

Athletics

White Sox

Rays*

Mariners

Twins

Blue Jays

 

Royals

Orioles

 

American League Individual Awards

MVP

Cy Young

Rookie of the Year

Albert Pujols

Justin Verlander

Yu Darvish

Miguel Cabrera

CC Sabathia

Matt Moore

Evan Longoria

Yu Darvish

Jesus Montero

 

National League Standings

NL West

NL Central

NL East

Giants

Cardinals

Phillies

Diamondbacks

Reds

Braves*

Rockies

Brewers

Marlins*

Dodgers

Cubs

Nationals

Padres

Pirates

Mets

 

Astros

 

 

National League Individual Awards

MVP

Cy Young

Rookie of the Year

Joey Votto

Roy Halladay

Yonder Alonso

Troy Tulowitzki

Clayton Kershaw

Devin Mesoraco

Ryan Braun

Stephen Strasburg

Bryce Harper


Rob McQuown

American League Standings

AL West

AL Central

AL East

Rangers

Tigers

Yankees

Angels*

Twins

Red Sox*

Athletics

Indians

Rays

Mariners

White Sox

Blue Jays

 

Royals

Orioles

 

American League Individual Awards

MVP

Cy Young

Rookie of the Year

Evan Longoria

Justin Verlander

Yu Darvish

Adrian Gonzalez

Felix Hernandez

Matt Moore

Albert Pujols

CC Sabathia

Yoenis Cespedes

 

National League Standings

NL West

NL Central

NL East

Giants

Reds

Phillies

Rockies

Cardinals

Braves*

Diamondbacks

Brewers

Marlins*

Dodgers

Cubs

Mets

Padres

Pirates

Nationals

 

Astros

 

 

National League Individual Awards

MVP

Cy Young

Rookie of the Year

Troy Tulowitzki

Cliff Lee

Bryce Harper

Carlos Gonzalez

Tim Lincecum

Devin Mesoraco

Ryan Braun

Cole Hamels

Anthony Rizzo


Sam Miller

American League Standings

AL West

AL Central

AL East

Rangers

Tigers

Red Sox

Angels*

Indians

Yankees*

Mariners

Royals

Rays

Athletics

Twins

Blue Jays

 

White Sox

Orioles

 

American League Individual Awards

MVP

Cy Young

Rookie of the Year

Albert Pujols

Dan Haren

Jesus Montero

Miguel Cabrera

Justin Verlander

Yu Darvish

Adrian Gonzalez

Yu Darvish

Matt Moore

 

National League Standings

NL West

NL Central

NL East

Giants

Cardinals

Marlins

Diamondbacks*

Reds*

Phillies

Rockies

Brewers

Nationals

Padres

Cubs

Braves

Dodgers

Pirates

Mets

 

Astros

 

 

National League Individual Awards

MVP

Cy Young

Rookie of the Year

Joey Votto

Stephen Strasburg

Julio Teheran

Justin Upton

Roy Halladay

Devin Mesoraco

Troy Tulowitzki

Tim Lincecum

Zack Cozart


Ben Murphy

American League Standings

AL West

AL Central

AL East

Rangers

Tigers

Rays

Angels*

Indians

Red Sox*

Mariners

White Sox

Yankees

Athletics

Royals

Blue Jays

 

Twins

Orioles

 

American League Individual Awards

MVP

Cy Young

Rookie of the Year

Albert Pujols

Justin Verlander

Matt Moore

Miguel Cabrera

Felix Hernandez

Yoenis Cespedes

Evan Longoria

Dan Haren

Jesus Montero

 

National League Standings

NL West

NL Central

NL East

Diamondbacks

Reds

Phillies

Giants

Cardinals

Marlins*

Rockies

Brewers

Braves*

Dodgers

Cubs

Nationals

Padres

Pirates

Mets

 

Astros

 

 

National League Individual Awards

MVP

Cy Young

Rookie of the Year

Ryan Braun

Roy Halladay

Bryce Harper

Joey Votto

Clayton Kershaw

Trevor Bauer

Troy Tulowitzki

Stephen Strasburg

Devin Mesoraco


Bill Parker

American League Standings

AL West

AL Central

AL East

Rangers

Tigers

Yankees

Angels*

Twins

Red Sox*

Athletics

Royals

Rays

Mariners

Indians

Blue Jays

 

White Sox

Orioles

 

American League Individual Awards

MVP

Cy Young

Rookie of the Year

Miguel Cabrera

CC Sabathia

Jesus Montero

Evan Longoria

Felix Hernandez

Yu Darvish

Albert Pujols

Justin Verlander

Matt Moore

 

National League Standings

NL West

NL Central

NL East

Diamondbacks

Reds

Braves

Giants*

Brewers

Phillies*

Padres

Cardinals

Nationals

Dodgers

Cubs

Marlins

Rockies

Pirates

Mets

 

Astros

 

 

National League Individual Awards

MVP

Cy Young

Rookie of the Year

Justin Upton

Cliff Lee

Bryce Harper

Joey Votto

Clayton Kershaw

Trevor Bauer

Andrew McCutchen

Stephen Strasburg

Julio Teheran


Jason Parks

American League Standings

AL West

AL Central

AL East

Rangers

Tigers

Red Sox

Angels*

Indians

Yankees*

Mariners

Royals

Rays

Athletics

White Sox

Blue Jays

 

Twins

Orioles

 

American League Individual Awards

MVP

Cy Young

Rookie of the Year

Robinson Cano

Jered Weaver

Yoenis Cespedes

Albert Pujols

Justin Verlander

Matt Moore

Adrian Beltre

Felix Hernandez

Jesus Montero

 

National League Standings

NL West

NL Central

NL East

Giants

Brewers

Phillies

Diamondbacks*

Reds

Marlins*

Rockies

Cardinals

Braves

Padres

Cubs

Nationals

Dodgers

Pirates

Mets

 

Astros

 

 

National League Individual Awards

MVP

Cy Young

Rookie of the Year

Joey Votto

Cole Hamels

Devin Mesoraco

Giancarlo Stanton

Matt Cain

Anthony Rizzo

Justin Upton

Josh Johnson

Yonder Alonso


John Perrotto

American League Standings

AL West

AL Central

AL East

Rangers

Royals

Yankees

Angels

Tigers

Red Sox*

Athletics

White Sox

Rays*

Mariners

Indians

Blue Jays

 

Twins

Orioles

 

American League Individual Awards

MVP

Cy Young

Rookie of the Year

Jacoby Ellsbury

Justin Verlander

Matt Moore

Evan Longoria

Felix Hernandez

Jesus Montero

Robinson Cano

David Price

Mike Trout

 

National League Standings

NL West

NL Central

NL East

Padres

Reds

Phillies

Dodgers*

Cardinals*

Braves

Diamondbacks

Brewers

Mets

Rockies

Cubs

Nationals

Giants

Pirates

Marlins

 

Astros

 

 

National League Individual Awards

MVP

Cy Young

Rookie of the Year

Matt Kemp

Clayton Kershaw

Randall Delgado

Joey Votto

Roy Halladay

Drew Pomeranz

Matt Holliday

Tim Lincecum

Bryce Harper


Daniel Rathman

American League Standings

AL West

AL Central

AL East

Rangers

Tigers

Rays

Angels*

Indians

Yankees*

Athletics

Royals

Red Sox

Mariners

White Sox

Blue Jays

 

Twins

Orioles

 

American League Individual Awards

MVP

Cy Young

Rookie of the Year

Evan Longoria

Dan Haren

Matt Moore

Albert Pujols

Justin Verlander

Jesus Montero

Jose Bautista

Matt Moore

Yu Darvish

 

National League Standings

NL West

NL Central

NL East

Diamondbacks

Reds

Braves

Giants

Cardinals*

Phillies*

Rockies

Brewers

Nationals

Padres

Cubs

Marlins

Dodgers

Pirates

Mets

 

Astros

 

 

National League Individual Awards

MVP

Cy Young

Rookie of the Year

Justin Upton

Zack Greinke

Devin Mesoraco

Joey Votto

Clayton Kershaw

Drew Pomeranz

Troy Tulowitzki

Cole Hamels

Trevor Bauer


Dan Turkenkopf

American League Standings

AL West

AL Central

AL East

Rangers

Tigers

Yankees

Angels

Indians

Rays*

Mariners

White Sox

Red Sox*

Athletics

Royals

Blue Jays

 

Twins

Orioles

 

American League Individual Awards

MVP

Cy Young

Rookie of the Year

Albert Pujols

CC Sabathia

Matt Moore

Robinson Cano

Justin Verlander

Jesus Montero

Jose Bautista

Jered Weaver

Mike Trout

 

National League Standings

NL West

NL Central

NL East

Diamondbacks

Brewers

Phillies

Giants*

Reds*

Marlins

Dodgers

Cardinals

Braves

Rockies

Pirates

Nationals

Padres

Cubs

Mets

 

Astros

 

 

National League Individual Awards

MVP

Cy Young

Rookie of the Year

Matt Kemp

Roy Halladay

Bryce Harper

Hanley Ramirez

Zack Greinke

Yonder Alonso

Joey Votto

Dan Hudson

Devin Mesoraco


John Viola

American League Standings

AL West

AL Central

AL East

Angels

Tigers

Yankees

Rangers*

Twins

Red Sox*

Mariners

White Sox

Rays

Athletics

Indians

Blue Jays

 

Royals

Orioles

 

American League Individual Awards

MVP

Cy Young

Rookie of the Year

Miguel Cabrera

Justin Verlander

Mike Trout

Albert Pujols

CC Sabathia

Matt Moore

Adrian Gonzalez

Felix Hernandez

Yu Darvish

 

National League Standings

NL West

NL Central

NL East

Diamondbacks

Brewers

Phillies

Giants

Reds*

Braves*

Dodgers

Cardinals

Marlins

Rockies

Cubs

Nationals

Padres

Pirates

Mets

 

Astros

 

 

National League Individual Awards

MVP

Cy Young

Rookie of the Year

Matt Kemp

Tim Lincecum

Bryce Harper

Ryan Braun

Roy Halladay

Randall Delgado

Troy Tulowitzki

Clayton Kershaw

Yonder Alonzo


Jason Wojciechowski

American League Standings

AL West

AL Central

AL East

Rangers

Tigers

Yankees

Angels*

White Sox

Red Sox*

Athletics

Indians

Rays

Mariners

Royals

Blue Jays

 

Twins

Orioles

 

American League Individual Awards

MVP

Cy Young

Rookie of the Year

Miguel Cabrera

Dan Haren

Yu Darvish

Albert Pujols

Felix Hernandez

Matt Moore

Adrian Gonzalez

CC Sabathia

Yoenis Cespedes

 

National League Standings

NL West

NL Central

NL East

Diamondbacks

Reds

Braves

Giants

Cardinals*

Phillies*

Rockies

Brewers

Marlins

Padres

Pirates

Mets

Dodgers

Cubs

Nationals

 

Astros

 

 

National League Individual Awards

MVP

Cy Young

Rookie of the Year

Joey Votto

Roy Halladay

Devin Mesoraco

Ryan Braun

Dan Hudson

Trevor Bauer

Giancarlo Stanton

Cliff Lee

Zack Cozart


Geoff Young

American League Standings

AL West

AL Central

AL East

Angels

Tigers

Yankees

Rangers*

Indians

Red Sox*

Mariners

Royals

Rays

Athletics

White Sox

Blue Jays

 

Twins

Orioles

 

American League Individual Awards

MVP

Cy Young

Rookie of the Year

Evan Longoria

Jered Weaver

Yu Darvish

Jose Bautista

Justin Verlander

Yoenis Cespedes

Jered Weaver

David Price

Jesus Montero

 

National League Standings

NL West

NL Central

NL East

Diamondbacks

Brewers

Phillies

Giants

Reds*

Nationals*

Dodgers

Cardinals

Braves

Padres

Pirates

Marlins

Rockies

Cubs

Mets

 

Astros

 

 

National League Individual Awards

MVP

Cy Young

Rookie of the Year

Matt Kemp

Cliff Lee

Yonder Alonso

Joey Votto

Roy Halladay

Devin Mesoraco

Troy Tulowitzki

Clayton Kershaw

Drew Pomeranz

 

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carlbrownson
3/27
The one ballsy prediction I would make for the year: Toronto bumps off two of the big three in the AL East, steals first or second in the division, nabs a playoff spot. And someone from the team - Bautista, Lawrie, Morrow - wins an award for the trouble. In fact, maybe this is the year that New York and Boston finish 3-4? They're aging, Tampa Bay looks awfully good.

In the meantime, it looks like the class of the American League is firmly in the AL West.
rbrianc
3/27
If the Rangers win the West, it doesn't seem likely Pujols is the MVP.

Kendrys Morales should have gotten some attention too in the MVP race, even though he's just going to be a DH. He will put up a season like his last full year which got hom some MVP votes.

HonusCobb
3/27
I think Pujols is in good shape for an MVP even if the Angels don't win the division. Two wildcard spots are added this year and I have a hard time believing that the Angels won't get in there.
MikeJordan23
3/27
Still lost on how anyone thinks the Brewers are gonna win the NL Central or that anyone picked someone besides the Tigers to win the AL Central.
timber
3/27
The Tigers have some very real problems that everybody is ignoring or brushing aside as if they are nothing. Defense, as we know, is one of them. I still think they will win the Central, but it's not the automatic slam-dunk runaway that everybody is envisioning. A few things go wrong and they could find themselves looking up at the winner at the end of the season.
jonathanlbernhardt
3/27
I can't speak for anyone else, but the way I look at the Tigers and the AL Central is that if I had to pick the Tigers or the field (i.e., every not-Tigers team) to win the division, I pick the field. But if it's the Tigers or the Royals, or the Tigers or the Twins, etc., I have to pick the Tigers in each of those individual estimations. Can't really pick the field in this format, though, so the Tigers go first.
ScottBehson
3/27
The Togers seem to be a top-heavy team. 3 great players, 3 very good, and not that much after. An injury stack could really hurt them, even if they are clearly the best team in the division.
mandamin
3/27
Well, I didn't do either of those things, but the Brewers won the Central by six games last year, and return the same team minus Prince Fielder and plus Aramis Ramirez, while the second-place team has (arguably) been weakened more than they have. PECOTA has the Cards at 88 wins and the Brewers at 86. It's hard to see anything unreasonable in picking the Brewers.
HonusCobb
3/27
4 of the 6 best players on the Cardinals are injury prone (Wainright, Carpenter, Beltran, Frucal) and 5 out of 6 are old (+Berkman). They might take the division but I have a hard time seeing everyone stay healthy. I feel much safer picking the Brewers to win and the Reds to come in second.
maphal
3/27
I bet everyone would like to vote again in the NL Central with Madson out for the year. That's 2 or 3 wins gone.
Scartore
3/27
Madsen's a 3 win player? News to me...
vtadave
3/27
Strasburg is going to be limited to 160 innings, so if that's enough to win the NL Cy Young, I'd be more than surprised.
sjberke
3/27
Neither Mike Rizzo nor Dave Johnson nor anyone else in the Nationals organization has said that Strasburg has a 160 inning limit, at least not on the record. That is an assumption by the media based on what happened with Jordan Zimmerman last year, and perhaps some off-the-record discussions. The assumption may prove true, especially if the Nats are not in contention, but if they are, the Nats may take it start-by-start based on close observation of Strasburg's condition.

On the Nats generally, I see about half the writers placed them fourth, and about half second or third. Any of those can be reasonably asserted, but I would really like to know why Messrs. McQuown and Wojciechowski believe the Nationals will finish last.
Rangers
3/27
You're right that neither Rizzo nor Johnson has come out and said that they're putting a hard cap of 160 innings on Strasburg, but then there's this:

https://twitter.com/#!/kerzelpete/status/171674418400071681

Rizzo, last September:

"If we're lucky enough and improved enough to be playing meaningful games in September and [Strasburg's] pitch limits are up, just like Jordan Zimmermann this year, he will be done. We'll sit with our plan and we'll stick to it. If I'm the general manager here at that time, we'll certainly put the pitch and innings limit on him and we'll probably have our internal discussions and arguments, but at the end of the day just like Jordan Zimmermann this year, we're going to stay true to the plan and we'll have to find ways to replace him in our rotation." (http://siriusxmsports.posterous.com/mike-rizzo-nationals-gm-discussed-the-return)

So again, maybe not a hard cap of 160, but the organization seems committed to making sure Strasburg isn't overworked.
mferrin
3/27
Rizzo addressed this again yesterday when we were in Nationals Camp. He said when he feels Strasburg is done, he'll shut him down, even in September. Even if the team is in the race.

Easy to say when you're in March and definitely leaves wiggle room.
doctawojo
3/27
I may have overreached on the Nationals, but I always approach filling these things out the way I do an NCAA tournament bracket -- there will be upsets, and chalk is boring. I decided that I liked Washington as the team with crater potential that people think will be decent because of my doubts that Bryce Harper will be an impactful player this year, my worries about the team's health, this question being discussed of whether Strasburg will be on a short leash, and a weird and surely biased belief that the Mets are a halfway decent team that can nudge ahead of Washington.
mcquown
3/28
I think the Nats have some upside, but I see some serious downside here, as well. They have a critically bad on-base percentage problem on offense (including the guys tabbed to bat 1-2 in the order), their two best SP are injury-prone, Gio has a 1.4 career WHIP in a pitcher's park, and while he's been better recently and strikes out a lot of people, he did lead the league in walks, too. Edwin Jackson may prove me wrong some year, but he currently has a 1.476 career WHIP. I'm worried about Storen now that he's hurt. All-in-all, the team seems to have a lot of talent, but it doesn't really seem to fit well together. If they'd signed Fielder and found a way to trade for Brett Gardner (for example), the pieces might have fit better. As it is, they either have to play Morse and 2 RF's in the OF (which seems like a defensive nightmare), or a near-replacement-level OF in CF and Morse at 1b. And THAT is whenever Harper is ready. Before then, it's even worse.

On the other hand, I'm bullish about all three Mets outfielders, especially Duda, and Ike Davis at first base. And even their weaker offensive players draw some walks (Thole and Tejeda), so I think the Mets will have a good team on-base. I think Francisco is a very good answer at closer, and if Johan recaptures some of his past performance, their rotation isn't awful. Of course, if Santana breaks down or suffers from post-injury badness, the pitching could become a nightmare with the new more-hitter-friendly fences. I certainly wouldn't bank on the Mets being good, but I think they finally know what they are doing organizationally, and that counts for a lot - I expect reactions to in-season problems to be a strong suit now, as opposed to problems causing the season to unravel.
sjberke
3/28
Thank you both, gentlemen, for replying and elaborating on your position. Many another baseball pundit would not have done that. I do not agree with either of you (and of course neither do most of your BP colleagues) but that is what we are here for.
saigonsam
3/28
I was just watching an MLB Network interview of Johnson and he clearly stated that Strasburg was done after 160 innings, even if they were in a pennant race.
lazeeboy
3/27
I find it hard to believe that Madison Bumgarner couldn't get one vote for the CY Young after posting a K:BB ratio of 4:1 as a 21 yr old last season after a miserable start to the season and a higher than average BABIP. Would you really take Cueto over Bumgarner? That's pretty bad in my opinion.
mferrin
3/27
I was tempted by Bumgarner. And I seriously thought about changing my top 3 to fit him in. I think it's conceivable he's the Giants best pitcher by the end of the season, if he isn't already.

That said, I do think Cueto's on the verge of a breakout.
lazeeboy
3/28
Well no offense to the Cueto pick, but this is a guy who last year had an extremely low BABIP, had essentially the same strikeout and walk rate as his career, in fact, his strikeout was lower than his career average. Even if he turned into more of a ground ball pitcher last year, he still pitches in one of the best hitters parks in all of the league, so I just have a tough time seeing a break out. Anyway, just opinions.
mcquown
3/28
"Chen tabbed as Royals' Opening Day starter".