MLB Mid-Season Predictions

AL East:

1.Boston-Too great of lead to give up

2.New York-Will play better in 2nd half, should become competitive in Wild Card race, but too far behind Boston.

3.Toronto-If Yankees don't heat up Toronto has a chance at 2nd, but will not be a factor in the Wild Card Race.

4.Baltimore- Starters will keep them out of last.

5.Tampa Bay-Starters will put them in last.

AL Central:

1.Detroit-Combination of starters and offence make Detroit most talented team in baseball.

2.Minnesota-Not as talented as Cleveland, but much more consistent.

3.Cleveland- If they play to their potential, they will make the playoffs.

4.Chicago-Have a shot at .500 in the best case.

5.Royals-Are in striking distence of 4th at the break.

AL West:

1. LA Angels-I trust them more than Seattle.

2. Seattle- In a shocking 1st half the Mariners are only 3 games behind Boston for the best record in baseball.

3.Oakland- Yet again are in trouble at the break. Angels are too good to be passed, and Oakland has been unable to take advantage of Seattle thus far.

4.Texas-Not as bad as their record, but it is highly unlikely Texas can move up to 3rd.

NL East:

1.New York-The Mets have the best chance of building up a lead, but could easily lose the division.

2.Atlanta-Has a great chance of winning the division, but I can't see them running away with it.

3.Philly-Not as good as New York or Atlanta, but could take the division if they both falter.

4.Florida-Team does not have enough exp. to make up deficit.

5.Washington-May not finnish dead last in MLB!!!

AL Central:

1.Chicago-Brewers are unreliable, and the Cubs can make the division lead disapear rather quickly.

2.Milwaukee-Will probably just miss the playoffs, but the Brewers are well on their way to their first winning season in over a decade.

3.St. Louis-The best of the remaining 4.

4.Houston Astros-Clemens will not bail them out this year.

5.Pittsburgh-Underacheving team may finish as high as 3rd!

6.Reds-If you don't have anything nice to say don't say anything at all.

NL West:

1.Dodgers: San Diego and Arizona are overacheving.

2.San Diego-Not having an offense will catch up to them.

3.Colorado-Very talented if inconsistent.

4.Arizona-Many of their young players are overated.

5.San Francisco-Old and not that good in general.

Wild Cards:
AL: Yankees
NL: Atlanta

Playoffs Round 1:

LA over Boston in 4
Detroit over NY in 3
LA over Atlanta in 5
NY over Chicago in 3

ALCS: Detroit over LA in 6
NLCS: NY over LA in 4

World Series: Detroit over New Yotk in 6