MLB 2014 Predictions

Baseball is back! Here are my predictions for the 2014 season:

AL East

1. Tampa Bay Rays           93-69
2. Boston Red Sox            91-71
3. New York Yankees        86-76
4. Baltimore Orioles           83-79
5. Toronto Blue Jays          75-87

AL Central

1. Detroit Tigers                92-70
2. Cleveland Indians          86-76
3. Kansas City Royals       84-78
4. Chicago White Sox       70-92
5. Minnesota Twins           70-92

AL West

1. Oakland Athletics         96-66
2. Los Angeles Angels      84-78
3. Seattle Mariners           76-86
4. Texas Rangers             76-86
5. Houston Astros            58-104

NL East

1. Washington Nationals   97-65
2. Atlanta Braves              77-85
3. New York Mets            72-90
4. Philadelphia Phillies      70-92
5. Miami Marlins               68-94

NL Central

1. St. Louis Cardinals        96-66
2. Cincinnati Reds             88-74
3. Pittsburgh Pirates          86-76
4. Milwaukee Brewers        77-85
5. Chicago Cubs                71-91

NL West

1. Los Angeles Dodgers         96-66
2. San Francisco Giants         83-79
3. Arizona Diamondbacks       82-80
4. San Diego Padres              70-92
5. Colorado Rockies               66-96

AL Cy Young   Justin Verlander
NL Cy Young   Adam Wainwright

AL MVP    Mike Trout
NL MVP    Bryce Harper

AL East             Tampa Bay Rays
AL Central         Detroit Tigers
AL West            Oakland Athletics
AL Wild Card     Boston Red Sox
AL Wild Card     New York Yankees

NL East            Washington Nationals
NL Central        St. Louis Cardinals
NL West           Los Angeles Dodgers
NL Wild Card    Cincinnati Reds
NL Wild Card    Pittsburgh Pirates

AL Wild Card Game   Red Sox over Yankees
NL Wild Card Game   Reds over Pirates

ALDS   Athletics over Red Sox, Rays over Tigers
NLDS   Nationals over Reds, Cardinals over Dodgers

ALCS   Rays over Athletics

NLCS   Cardinals over Nationals

World Series   Cardinals over Rays

Derek Jeter will have the Yankees in the wild card round, but that will be his farewell. The Rockies, Marlins and Astros will make their farewell in April, as usual. The A's, Rays, Cardinals, and Nationals will be lead by strong pitching and make deep runs in the playoffs. I see the Cardinals as the best overall team and will be World Series champions in 2014!