2009 MLB Predictions, according to Baseball Prospectus

[I Are Baboon]

  Baseball Prospectus  http://www.baseballprospectus.com/fantasy/dc/


American League, ranked by projected 2009 record

East.............  W L .RS .RA ..AVG. OBP. SLG 
Boston Red Sox ...98 64 863 685 .270 .350 .430 
New York Yankees .97 65 838 674 .270 .340 .420 
Tampa Bay Rays... 92 70 838 715 .260 .340 .420 
Toronto Blue Jays 81 81 730 693 .250 .320 .400 
Baltimore Orioles 75 87 858 898 .270 .340 .440 


Central...........  W .L RS .RA.. AVG. OBP. SLG 
Cleveland Indians. 84 78 824 819 .260 .340 .420 
Minnesota Twins ...79 83 769 802 .270 .330 .400 
Detroit Tigers.... 78 84 796 844 .260 .330 .420 
Kansas City Royals 75 87 747 813 .260 .320 .410 
Chicago White Sox .74 88 762 839 .250 .320 .420 


West..............  W ..L .RS. RA. AVG. OBP .SLG 
Oakland Athletics ..82 80 799 798 .250 .340 .410 
Los Angeles Angels. 79 83 740 758 .260 .320 .400 
Texas Rangers ......73 89 812 912 .260 .330 .430 
Seattle Mariners... 70 92 725 835 .260 .320 .400 

National League, ranked by projected 2009 record

East ................. W. L .RS. RA .AVG. OBP. SLG 
New York Mets........ 93 69 831 715 .260 .340 .420 
Atlanta Braves....... 88 74 816 743 .270 .340 .420 
Philadelphia Phillies 88 74 836 757 .260 .340 .430 
Washington Nationals .79 83 801 809 .260 .340 .410 
Florida Marlins ......73 89 766 820 .250 .330 .420 


Central ............ W. L RS. RA ..AVG .OBP .SLG 
Chicago Cubs....... 95 67 864 752 .270 .350 .430 
Milwaukee Brewers.. 85 77 820 781 .260 .330 .430 
St. Louis Cardinals 80 82 774 785 .260 .330 .420 
Cincinnati Reds.... 78 84 778 799 .260 .330 .420 
Houston Astros..... 66 96 707 853 .260 .320 .400 
Pittsburgh Pirates. 64 98 717 888 .260 .320 .410 


West................  W. L .RS. RA. AVG .OBP .SLG 
Arizona Diamondbacks 90 72 815 734 .260 .330 .430 
Los Angeles Dodgers. 83 79 758 743 .260 .330 .400 
San Francisco Giants 79 83 701 720 .260 .320 .400 
Colorado Rockies.... 78 84 826 864 .270 .340 .430 
San Diego Padres.... 74 88 705 765 .250 .320 .400

 

[I Are Baboon]

I can't see three AL East teams winning 90 games. On paper the three of them look good enough, but in reality that will be very difficult.

 

[tucker01]

Not with the Jays and O's having that good of a record.

I don't expect the Jays to finish above .500.... and wouldn't be surprised if the the O's are ahead of them.

 

[soxmuscle]

The Red Sox having a better offense than the Yankees?

Not likely.

 

[soxmuscle]

Not with the Jays and O's having that good of a record.

I don't expect the Jays to finish above .500.... and wouldn't be surprised if the the O's are ahead of them.

I said it in another thread and I'll say it again.

The Jays and O's will likely lose close to 100 games and whichever one comes in last, will be the best 100 loss team in the history of baseball.

 

[largepkg]

They're out of their freaking minds if they think the Marlins will lose 89 games. The Marlins have a very good and potentially great starting rotation. That along with Hanley, Uggla, Hermida, Cantu, and Maybin will be a powerful lineup. All (with the exception of Maybin) had 20+ HR's.

 

[soxmuscle]

I too don't see the Marlins being the doormat in that division either.

The Nationals are way worse than them.

 

[largepkg]

How are my 73 win Marlins looking now Prospectus bitches!

 

[tucker01]

How are my 73 win Marlins looking now Prospectus bitches!

10 games in lets crown them World Series Champs right now


Hecks lets say Marlins vs Jays

 

[largepkg]

10 games in lets crown them World Series Champs right now


Hecks lets say Marlins vs Jays

8 games in Ho!

Watch out for the Orioles they're only 1 game back!

 

[largepkg]

Sweep in Atlanta! Damn, they're even suprising me now.