MLB 2013 Predictions

Baseball is back! Can the Orioles make a run at the playoffs again? How will the Astros fare in the AL West (awful). Will there be a Freeway World Series in October? Is anyone better then the Nationals? Here are my predictions for the upcoming 2013 season. 

AL East 

1. Tampa Bay Rays           91-71 
2. Toronto Blue Jays          86-76 
3. New York Yankees        82-80 
4. Baltimore Orioles           78-84 
5. Boston Red Sox            77-85 

AL Central 

1. Detroit Tigers                 93-69 
2. Kansas City Royals       84-78 
3. Cleveland Indians           81-81 
4. Chicago White Sox        79-83 
5. Minnesota Twins            67-95 

AL West 

1. Los Angeles Angels       96-66 
2. Oakland Athletics          91-71 
3. Texas Rangers              81-81 
4. Seattle Mariners            77-85 
5. Houston Astros            55-107 

NL East 

1. Washington Nationals   100-62 
2. Atlanta Braves               97-65 
3. Philadelphia Phillies       76-86 
4. New York Mets              68-94 
5. Miami Marlins              56-106 

NL Central 

1. Cincinnati Reds               95-67 
2. St. Louis Cardinals          90-72 
3. Milwaukee Brewers         87-75 
4. Pittsburgh Pirates           79-83 
5. Chicago Cubs                 66-96 

NL West 

1. San Francisco Giants         95-67 
2. Los Angeles Dodgers         93-69 
3. Arizona Diamondbacks      85-77 
4. San Diego Padres             70-92 
5. Colorado Rockies              67-95 

AL Cy Young   Justin Verlander 
NL Cy Young   Stephen Strasburg 

AL MVP    Mike Trout 
NL MVP    Joey Votto 

AL East             Tampa Bay Rays 
AL Central        Detroit Tigers 
AL West            Los Angeles Angels 
AL Wild Card    Oakland Athletics 
AL Wild Card    Toronto Blue Jays 

NL East             Washington Nationals 
NL Central        Cincinnati Reds 
NL West            San Francisco Giants 
NL Wild Card    Atlanta Braves 
NL Wild Card    Los Angeles Dodgers 

AL Wild Card Game   Athletics over Blue Jays 
NL Wild Card Game   Braves over Dodgers 

ALDS   Angels over Athletics, Tigers over Rays 
NLDS   Braves over Nationals, Giants over Reds 

ALCS   Angels over Tigers 

NLCS   Braves over Giants 

World Series   Braves over Angels 

The 2013 MLB Playoffs should be full of excitement. The Braves and Nationals seem to have the best pitching staffs in baseball. I think that with their great pitching and revamped outfield with the addition of the Upton brothers, the Atlanta Braves will take the World Series trophy back to Atlanta in 2013!