MLB predictions

OK, so I'm 49 minutes late with this, as Atlanta are now (presumably) in the 3rd inning. But I have finished compiling my super-secret formula, super-scientific recipe (hint - there's a lot of hand-waving and regression to the mean involved), and here are my predictions for the upcoming MLB season.

Lyford's MLB Preseason Projections

AL EAST	R	RA	%	W	L
Boston	853	666	.611	99	63
NY Yankees	813	676	.583	94	68
Tampa Bay	797	684	.569	92	70
Toronto	721	671	.533	86	76
Baltimore	798	826	.484	77	85
AL CENTRAL
Minnesota	821	745	.544	88	74
Chicago Sox	803	736	.540	87	75
Cleveland	845	776	.539	87	75
Detroit	846	823	.513	83	79
Kansas City	719	773	.467	76	86
AL WEST
Oakland	685	656	.520	84	78
LA Angels	734	711	.515	83	79
Texas	874	957	.458	74	88
Seattle	664	811	.410	66	96
NL EAST
NY Mets	815	694	.573	93	69
Philadelphia	791	680	.569	92	70
Atlanta	753	747	.504	82	80
Florida	755	790	.479	76	86
Washington	628	850	.365	60	102
NL CENTRAL
Chicago Cubs	812	684	.578	94	68
St. Louis	771	732	.524	85	77
Milwaukee	713	717	.497	81	81
Houston	698	758	.462	75	87
Pittsburgh	750	875	.430	70	92
Cincinnati	676	792	.428	69	93
NL WEST
LA Dodgers	728	680	.531	86	76
Arizona	698	727	.482	78	84
Colorado	740	814	.456	74	88
San Francisco	646	736	.441	71	91
San Diego	637	764	.418	68	94

AL East - Boston
AL Central - Minnesota
AL West - Oakland
AL Wild Card - NY Yankees

NL East - NY Mets
NL Central - Cubs
NL West - LA Dodgers
NL Wild Card - Philadelphia

Best Division: AL East. Without a doubt. Three of the best five or six teams in the game are battling it out here, and one of them won't make the playoffs.

Closest Division: AL Central. Any one of the five teams could finish first, any one of the five teams could finish last.



Play Ball!