MLB Bold Predictions 2011 (1 Viewer)

[elguapo07]

1. Bobby Jenks leads the Sox in saves

2. Nick Markakis wins the AL batting title

3. Ryan Howard hits < 25hr in > 500ab's

4. Manny is Manny again .300/30/100

5. Colby Rasmus = CarGon 2010

6. Carlos Quentin leads the AL in HR's

7. LAA beat SF in the WS

 

[Smack Tripper]

Agon needs a late surge to finish over the 20 homer plateau, finishes with 23

Kyle drabek makes the all star team

Pujols gets linked to PED

 

[Tom Servo]

The Indians don't lose 90 games.

 

[Pnishthm]

3.Neither the Yankees or Red Sox win the AL East (pitching pitching pitching)

I think the Red Sox have pretty good pitching.

Really? I think they have a chance to have a decent staff but at this moment I see them as only two deep. Lester is as solid as they come and Buchholz had a nice year but what do they have after that? Beckett is by far not the same guy he has been. Will he bounce back or be the same guy he was last year when he posted an ERA of over 5.70? He sure hasn't looked any better than that this spring. Maybe Lackey will bounce back but I'd like to see some solid starts from him before declaring he's ready to contribute. Dice K is another one that has tons of questionmarks and yet another starter that had an ERA of almost 4.70 last season. So a starting staff consisting of three guys with ERAs of 4.40, 4.69 and 5.79 just doesn't seem that great to me. Sure maybe these guys will get it together but at this moment I don't see much pointing to that happening.

Wow! I may have OVERestimated this staff.

 

[shadyridr]

AJ > Lackey

 

[Michael Brown]

3.Neither the Yankees or Red Sox win the AL East (pitching pitching pitching)

I think the Red Sox have pretty good pitching.

compared to the Yankees maybe

Id say slightly better. Id say CC & Hughes are basically equal to Lester & BucholzAJ & Beckett both stink. Garcia was better than DiceK last year. Lackey stunk last year and Nova is an unknown quantity.If I ranked the Yanks as a 2 on a scale of 1-5 Id rank the Sox as a 3.

It's tough, I think Beckett is going to bounce back nicely this year. Burnett should improve, but only because he can't be much worse. Right now I'll take Beckett over Burnett easily.Dice K has better stuff than Garcia, but I'm not sure either of them ends the year as the team's #5.CC and Lester are mostly equal, I like CC a hair better from a real life perspective with Lester the slight edge in fantasy. I think Hughes is solid and Buchholz should regress a bit, but at this point I don't think you can say Hughes and Buchholz are even after the seasons they each put up last year. So in that regard, Lester and Clay are a bump up from CC and Hughes.I'll take Nova's unknown over Lackey's garbage. I don't see a rebound for him anytime soon, if only because he wasn't all that great to begin with. His contract isn't as bad as Burnett's (whose is?) but it's not much better. He was a decent pitcher in the weak AL West all those years. This guy is no more a #2 starter in the AL East than AJ is.Overall I'd say the Sox are more reliable 1-5 but the bigger thing is that they have a ton more upside from 1-5. Three of their SP could go out and win 18-20 games and it wouldn't be all that shocking, and the other two (Lackey and Dice) can dominate on any given night.

 

[Smack Tripper]

The Braves win the NL East

Adam Dunn wins the AL MVP

Manny Baneulos comes up in July and finishes 2nd in the ROY balloting

Manny Ramierez is cut by August 15

Matt Joyce hits 30 homers

The Rockies win the World Series

The rest of this might be iffy but do I get credit for this one?

 

[Finless]

The Braves win the NL East

Adam Dunn wins the AL MVP

Manny Baneulos comes up in July and finishes 2nd in the ROY balloting

Manny Ramierez is cut by August 15

Matt Joyce hits 30 homers

The Rockies win the World Series

The rest of this might be iffy but do I get credit for this one?

Absolutely not

 

[Billy Bats]

Utley does not play this season;

Please. This is the expectation at this point. I'll go one further: Utley's career is over.

 

[Tom Servo]

The Indians don't lose 90 games.

LOOKING GOOD SO FAR!!!!!!!

 

[pantagrapher]

5. Matt Thornton saves 57 games, tying Bobby Thigpen's team record.

Dear god.

 

[jon_mx]

The Indians don't lose 90 games.

LOOKING GOOD SO FAR!!!!!!!

You really think they can win one-third of their remaining games???

 

[Mr. Pickles]

5. Matt Thornton saves 57 games, tying Bobby Thigpen's team record.

Dear god.

All I want is a WHIP under 2.00.

 

[Michael Brown]

1. Jose Bautista hits 40+ eleventy billion HR

 

[jon_mx]

The Indians don't lose 90 games.

LOOKING GOOD SO FAR!!!!!!!

You realize they have gone 32 - 45 since you posted this.

 

[Dr. Awesome]

Oakland makes it to the ALCS. Giants miss the playoffs.Rockies win their division.Carlos Zambrano wins 18 games and is top 5 in Cy Young votes.I'll think of a fifth later.

 

[shadyridr]

Oops, looks like my Matt KEMP will go bonkers this year prediction is in the wrong (breakout) thread.

BRB

MATT KEMP is going to go crazy.

I'm not a fantasy baseballer, but I'm a Dodgers fan and here's my theory on what happened to him last year:

RIHANNA I can't even make it through the whole video.

They were talking about how much she ####ed him up last year and I actually believe it. Some of the funnier #### was how she was pissed how they'd play every day and in the same city like 3 times. Stuff like that. Or how he'd be in the locker room furiously texting before and after games, every day, trying to get back with her or some ####. Hilarious.

On a more serious note, I do remember the guy being totally lost out there in the field, especially the first part of the season. The guy simply wasn't into it, I remember talking about it with Dodger buddies and we would chalk it up to not having to work that hard anymore, but maybe he was also #####-whipped, bad.

Also, feel free to check and see if any of your players are in that futures/player props thread (the real reason I'm here), if you would. I know Kemp isn't on there. Not sure why...

great call here

 

[Reginald Cornsilks]

1. Bobby Jenks leads the Sox in saves2. Nick Markakis wins the AL batting title3. Ryan Howard hits < 25hr in > 500ab's4. Manny is Manny again .300/30/1005. Colby Rasmus = CarGon 20106. Carlos Quentin leads the AL in HR's7. LAA beat SF in the WS

OOF

 

[Limp Ditka]

Prince Fielder leads the Milwaukee Brewers to their 1st 100 win season and wins the NL MVP. I'm not ready to predict them World Series winners, but I think they have as good of a chance as anyone to win it this year.

On pace for 96-97 wins. Prince in contention

Baltimore Orioles finish 3rd in the AL East

oof

Derek Jeter returns to form, hits > .300 with a OPS > .800.



.290 / .727. Little better than last year, but didn't get back to those numbers

I'm also on the Jordan Zimmerman bandwagon, he ends up top 5 in NL Cy Young voting

Pitched lights out for most of the season, but won't be top 5. Can't wait to see how this kid continues to grow.

Albert Pujols gets traded

Didn't happen

 

[oso diablo]

my two picks (breakthrough seasons for the Orioles and Marlins) were terrible. Just one more reminder why i don't bet on sports.

 

[Tom Servo]

The Indians don't lose 90 games.

LOOKING GOOD SO FAR!!!!!!!

You realize they have gone 32 - 45 since you posted this.

You do realize that if they keep it up, they will finish 81-81?STILL LOOKING GOOD!!!!!!!

 

[pantagrapher]

1. Luke Scott hits 40 homers but drives in only 80 runs

3. Starlin Castro goes 15/30 and gets an unassisted triple play in the All Star game

4. Jonathan Sanchez implodes. 5+ ERA 1.40+ WHIP

5. Matt Thornton saves 57 games, tying Bobby Thigpen's team record.

As embarrassing as the rest of them are, at least I hit* on one (*overshot on the ERA though).

 

[Doctor Detroit]

Angels win the AL WestTwins finish 4th in the AL CentralBJ Upton plays well, all year

Gonna be close on two.

 

[Michael Brown]

1. Jose Bautista hits 40+ HR 2. Pablo Sandoval wins the NL batting title Up to .313, but not quite all the way there3. James Loney hits 25 HR and drives in over 100 Eh, he got halfway there! What a terrible call4. Ichiro fails to bat .300 5. Jordan Zimmerman wins more games than Josh Johnson

ETA: Crazy to think it was a BOLD prediction for Bautista to hit 40+. Everyone was calling 2010 a fluke and/or saying he'd max out at like 30.

 

[Mr. Pickles]

1. Jose Bautista hits 40+ HR 2. Pablo Sandoval wins the NL batting title Up to .313, but not quite all the way there3. James Loney hits 25 HR and drives in over 100 Eh, he got halfway there! What a terrible call4. Ichiro fails to bat .300 5. Jordan Zimmerman wins more games than Josh Johnson

ETA: Crazy to think it was a BOLD prediction for Bautista to hit 40+. Everyone was calling 2010 a fluke and/or saying he'd max out at like 30.

It really wasn't very bold.

 

[jon_mx]

Not sure is Castro will get enough at bats to go 15/30 in the all-star game, but I guess you did say bold predictions...Anyway, here are mine:1. Braves beat out Philly for the NL East, ending their streak at 5 2. Grienkie wins 20+ and wins the NL Cy Young3. Rangers and Yankees don't make the playoffs

Good job Nostradamus!

 

[Dr. Awesome]

Oakland makes it to the ALCS. Ouch.

Giants miss the playoffs. Whoa, I actually got one!

Rockies win their division. Oof.

Carlos Zambrano wins 18 games and is top 5 in Cy Young votes. Hahahahahahaha

So close.

 

[Michael Brown]

1. Jose Bautista hits 40+ HR 2. Pablo Sandoval wins the NL batting title Up to .313, but not quite all the way there3. James Loney hits 25 HR and drives in over 100 Eh, he got halfway there! What a terrible call4. Ichiro fails to bat .300 5. Jordan Zimmerman wins more games than Josh Johnson

ETA: Crazy to think it was a BOLD prediction for Bautista to hit 40+. Everyone was calling 2010 a fluke and/or saying he'd max out at like 30.

It really wasn't very bold.

Really? Where are all the links predicting 40 HR and why did nobody call me on this back in the spring?Believe me, I wasn't trying to brag about some incredibly great prediction. I just remembered seeing projections for him anywhere from 20-30 HR. I would say projecting 33-50% above the typical projections is pretty bold.