I've finally gotten out from under the Sports Illustrated preview issue so it's back to the blogosphere. Thanks again for reading along with my spring training tour and please look for my upcoming weekly baseball stats column on SI.com tentatively titled "Diamond Digits."
Since else everybody gives their predicted standings, I wanted to get my picks on record after studying every team so closely over the last two months. So here's how I see the season going down as we stand today.
NL West 1. Rockies 2. Dodgers 3. Diamondbacks 4. Padres 5. Giants
NL Central 1. Brewers 2. Cubs 3. Reds 4. Astros 5. Pirates 6. Cardinals
NL East 1. Mets 2. Phillies 3. Braves 4. Nationals 5. Marlins
NL Wild Card: Phillies
NLDS Mets over Rockies, Phillies over Rockies
NLCS Mets over Phillies
AL West 1. Mariners 2. Angels 3. Rangers 4. Athletics
AL Central 1. Tigers 2. Indians 3. Twins 4. White Sox 5. Royals
AL East 1. Red Sox 2. Yankees 3. Blue Jays 4. Rays 5. Orioles
AL Wild Card Yankees
ALDS Tigers over Yankees, Red Sox over Mariners
ALCS Tigers over Red Sox
World Series Tigers over Mets
2008 Awards
AL MVP Alex Rodriguez, Yankees
NL MVP Matt Holliday, Rockies
AL Cy Young Award Erik Bedard, Mariners
NL Cy Young Award Cole Hamels, Phillies
AL Rookie of the Year Carlos Gomez, Twins
NL Rookie of the Year J.R. Towles, Astros
AL Comeback Player of the Year Dontrelle Willis, Marlins
NL Comeback Player of the Year Nick Johnson, Nationals
AL Manager of the Year John McLaren, Mariners
NL Manager of the Year Clint Hurdle, Rockies
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