Oh, great Oracle. Tell us what the future holds!
Actually, we’re usually way wrong with this stuff. All of us picked the Phillies to win the NL East last year and that didn’t work out too well. But at least unlike a lot of outfits, we come back to these in October and remind everyone how wrong we were, so the wrongness of it is underscored all the more. If you can’t tell, we don’t take this exercise entirely seriously. No battle plan survives engagement with the enemy and such.
Whatever the case, it’s fun to try to predict the future, darn it, so here we are:
CRAIG
NL East
Nationals
Braves
Phillies
Mets
Marlins
NL Central
Reds
Cardinals
Pirates
Brewers
Cubs
NL West
Giants
Dodgers
Padres
Diamondbacks
Rockies
AL East
Blue Jays
Rays
Yankees
Orioles
Red Sox
AL Central
Tigers
Indians
Royals
White Sox
Twins
AL West
Angels
Rangers
Athletics
Mariners
Astros
NL Wild Card: Braves, Cardinals
NL Pennant Winner: Nationals
AL Wild Card: Indians, Rangers
AL Pennant Winner: Tigers
World Series Champ: Tigers over Nationals
AARON
AL East
Rays
Blue Jays
Yankees
Red Sox
Orioles
AL Central
Tigers
White Sox
Indians
Royals
Twins
AL West
Rangers
Angels
A’s
Mariners
Astros
NL East
Nationals
Braves
Phillies
Mets
Marlins
NL Central
Reds
Cardinals
Brewers
Cubs
Pirates
NL West
Giants
Dodgers
Diamondbacks
Rockies
Padres
AL Wild Cards: Angels, Blue Jays
NL Wild Cards: Braves, Cardinals
AL Pennant Winner: Tigers
NL Pennant Winner: Nationals
Word Series Champ: Nationals over Tigers
JOE (only division winners because I sorta hit Joe up for his picks last minute)
NL East
Nationals
NL Central
Cardinals
NL West
Giants
AL East
Nobody. I’ll say Blue Jays for the fun of it.
AL Central
Tigers
AL West
Rangers
AL Wildcard: Angels and, yes, Royals. Why not?
NL Wildcard: Cardinals, Dodgers.
World Series Champs: Nationals over Rangers.
D.J.
NL East
Nationals
Braves
Phillies
Mets
Marlins
NL Central
Reds
Cardinals
Pirates
Brewers
Cubs
NL West
Giants
Dodgers
Diamondbacks
Padres
Rockies
AL East
Blue Jays
Rays
Yankees
Red Sox
Orioles
AL Central
Tigers
Indians
Royals
White Sox
Twins
AL West
Angels
Rangers
Athletics
Mariners
Astros
NL Wild Cards: Braves, Dodgers
NL Pennant Winner: Nationals
AL Wild Cards: Rays, Rangers
AL Pennant Winner: Tigers
World Series: Nationals over Tigers
DREW
NL East
Nationals
Braves
Phillies
Mets
Marlins
NL Central
Reds
Cardinals
Pirates
Brewers
Cubs
NL West
Dodgers
Giants
Diamondbacks
Rockies
Padres
AL East
Blue Jays
Rays
Red Sox
Yankees
Orioles
AL Central
Tigers
Royals
White Sox
Indians
Twins
AL West
Angels
Rangers
Athletics
Mariners
Astros
NL Wild Card: Braves, Cardinals
NL Pennant Winner: Nationals
AL Wild Card: Rays, Rangers
AL Pennant Winner: Angels
World Series Champ: Angels over Nationals
BILL
NL East
Nationals
Braves
Phillies
Mets
Marlins
NL Central
Reds
Cardinals
Brewers
Pirates
Cubs
NL West
Giants
Dodgers
D-Backs
Padres
Rockies
AL East
Blue Jays
Yankees
Rays
Red Sox
Orioles
AL Central
Tigers
White Sox
Indians
Royals
Twins
AL West
Angels
Rangers
Athletics
Mariners
Astros
NL Wild Card: Braves, Cardinals
NL Pennant winner: Nationals
AL Wild Card: Rangers, Yankees
AL Pennant winner: Blue Jays
World Series champ: Nationals over Blue Jays
MATTHEW
NL East
Nationals
Braves
Phillies
Mets
Marlins
NL Central
Reds
Cardinals
Brewers
Pirates
Cubs
NL West
Giants
Dodgers
Padres
Diamondbacks
Rockies
AL East
Blue Jays
Rays
Yankees
Red Sox
Orioles
AL Central
Tigers
Royals
White Sox
Indians
Twins
AL West
Rangers
Athletics
Angels
Mariners
Astros
NL Wild Cards: Braves, Cardinals
NL Pennant Winner: Braves
AL Wild Cards: Rays, Athletics
AL Pennant Winner: Blue Jays
World Series Champ: Blue Jays over Braves
That’s all, folks! Take ‘em to the bank. Or don’t. You’ll do just as well either way.