2016 MLB Season Preview

2016 MLB PREDICTIONS

 

AL EAST

Toronto Blue Jays                  94-68

Baltimore Orioles                  91-71

New York Yankees                87-75

Boston Red Sox                      81-81

Tampa Bay Rays                    76-86

 

AL CENTRAL

Kansas City Royals                96-66

Cleveland Indians                 87-75

Detroit Tigers                         84-78

Minnesota Twins                   80-82

Chicago White Sox                71-91

 

AL WEST

Houston Astros                      90-72

Texas Rangers                         88-74

Los Angeles Angels                79-83

Seattle Mariners                     74-88

Oakland Athletics                  70-92

 

NL EAST

New York Mets                        93-69

Washington Nationals          86-76

Miami Marlins                         73-89

Philadelphia Phillies              65-97

Atlanta Braves                         61-101

 

NL CENTRAL

Chicago Cubs                            97-65

Pittsburgh Pirates                   92-70

St. Louis Cardinals                  89-73

Cincinnati Reds                        71-91

Milwaukee Brewers                 63-99

 

NL WEST

San Francisco Giants             94-68

Arizona Diamondbacks         85-77

Los Angeles Dodgers             80-82

San Diego Padres                    74-88

Colorado Rockies                    68-94

 

WILD CARD                                    DIVISIONAL                                  LEAGUE CHAMP.

St. Louis over Pittsburgh           Cubs over St. Louis                     Mets over Cubs

Baltimore over Texas                  Mets over San Francisco           Toronto over Kansas City

Kansas City over Baltimore

Toronto over Houston

WORLD SERIES: Toronto over Mets

 

NL MVP: Nolan Arenado (COL)

NL Cy Young: Madison Bumgarner (SF)

NL Relief Award: Jeurys Familia (NYM)

NL Manager of the Year: Bruce Bochy (SF)

NL Rookie of the Year: Corey Seager (LAD)

NL Comeback Player of the Year: Giancarlo Stanton (MIA)

 

AL MVP: Eric Hosmer (KC)

AL Cy Young: Chris Archer (TB)

AL Relief Award: Craig Kimbrel (BOS)

AL Manager of the Year: A.J. Hinch (HOU)

AL Rookie of the Year: Byron Buxton (MIN)

AL Comeback Player of the Year: Pablo Sandoval (BOS)

 

 

Baltimore Orioles

2B       Jonathan Schoop

SS        J.J. Hardy

CF        Adam Jones

3B       Manny Machado

1B       Chris Davis

DH       Pedro Alvarez

C          Matt Wieters

LF        Mark Trumbo

RF        Nolan Reimold

 

SP        Yovani Gallardo

SP        Chris Tillman

SP        Odrisamer Despaigne

SP        Miguel Gonzalez

SP        Ubaldo Jimenez

 

RP       Darren O’Day

CP       Zach Britton

 

Boston Red Sox

CF        Mookie Betts

SS        Xander Bogaerts

DH       David Ortiz

1B       Hanley Ramirez

3B       Pablo Sandoval

2B       Dustin Pedroia

LF        Rusney Castillo

RF        Jackie Bradley, Jr.

C          Blake Swihart

 

SP        David Price

SP        Rick Porcello

SP        Eduardo Rodriguez

SP        Clay Buchholz

SP        Joe Kelly

 

RP       Koji Uehara

CP       Craig Kimbrel

 

New York Yankees

LF        Brett Gardner

SS        Starlin Castro

CF        Jacoby Ellsbury

DH       Alex Rodriguez

C          Brian McCann

1B       Mark Teixeira

RF        Carlos Beltran

3B       Chase Headley

SS        Didi Gregorius

 

SP        Masahiro Tanaka

SP        Michael Pineda

SP        Luis Severino

SP        Nathan Eovaldi

SP        C.C. Sabathia

 

RP       Andrew Miller

CP       Aroldis Chapman

 

Tampa Bay Rays

CF        Kevin Kiermaier

2B       Logan Forsythe

3B       Evan Longoria

LF        Corey Dickerson

DH       Steve Pearce

1B       James Loney

C          Hank Conger

RF        Steven Souza, Jr.

SS        Brad Miller

 

SP        Chris Archer

SP        Jake Odorizzi

SP        Alex Cobb

SP        Drew Smyly

SP        Matt Moore

 

RP       Danny Farquhar

CP       Brad Boxberger

 

Toronto Blue Jays

CF        Kevin Pillar

SS        Troy Tulowitzki

3B       Josh Donaldson

RF        Jose Bautista

DH       Edwin Encarnacion

C          Russell Martin

1B       Chris Colabello

2B       Devon Travis

LF        Dalton Pompey

 

SP        Marcus Stroman

SP        Marco Estrada

SP        J.A. Happ

SP        R.A. Dickey

SP        Jesse Chavez

 

RP       Roberto Osuna

CP       Drew Storen

 

Chicago White Sox

CF        Adam Eaton

RF        Avisail Garcia

3B       Todd Frazier

1B       Jose Abreu

LF        Melky Cabrera

DH       Adam LaRoche

C          Alex Avila

SS        Jimmy Rollins

2B       Brett Lawrie

 

SP        Chris Sale

SP        Jose Quintana

SP        Carlos Rodon

SP        Mat Latos

SP        John Danks

 

RP       Zach Duke

CP       David Robertson

 

Cleveland Indians

SS        Francisco Lindor

2B       Jason Kipnis

LF        Michael Brantley

1B       Carlos Santana

RF        Lonnie Chisenhall

DH       Mike Napoli

C          Yan Gomes

3B       Giovanny Urshela

CF        Abraham Almonte

 

SP        Corey Kluber

SP        Carlos Carrasco

SP        Danny Salazar

SP        Trevor Bauer

SP        Cody Anderson

 

RP       Cody Allen

CP       Zach McAllister

 

Detroit Tigers

SS        Jose Iglesias

2B       Ian Kinsler

1B       Miguel Cabrera

LF        Justin Upton

RF        J.D. Martinez

DH       Victor Martinez

CF        Cameron Maybin

3B       Nick Castellanos

C          James McCann

 

SP        Jordan Zimmermann

SP        Justin Verlander

SP        Anibal Sanchez

SP        Daniel Norris

SP        Mike Pelfrey

 

RP       Justin Wilson

CP       Francisco Rodriguez

 

Kansas City Royals

CF        Lorenzo Cain

SS        Alcides Escobar

1B       Eric Hosmer

DH       Kendrys Morales

3B       Mike Moustakas

C          Salvador Perez

LF        Alex Gordon

RF        Paulo Orlando

2B       Omar Infante

 

SP        Yordano Ventura

SP        Edinson Volquez

SP        Ian Kennedy

SP        Mike Minor

SP        Chris Young

 

RP       Kelvin Herrera

CP       Wade Davis

 

Minnesota Twins

LF        Danny Santana

2B       Brian Dozier

3B       Trevor Plouffe

RF        Miguel Sano

1B       Joe Mauer

CF        Byron Buxton

DH       Kennys Vargas

C          Kurt Suzuki

SS        Eduardo Escobar

 

SP        Ervin Santana

SP        Ricky Nolasco

SP        Kyle Gibson

SP        Tommy Milone

SP        Phil Hughes

 

RP       Trevor May

CP       Glen Perkins

 

Houston Astros

2B       Jose Altuve

CF        Carlos Gomez

SS        Carlos Correa

DH       Evan Gattis

RF        George Springer

LF        Colby Rasmus

C          Jason Castro

1B       Jon Singleton

3B       Matt Duffy

 

SP        Dallas Keuchel

SP        Mike Fiers

SP        Lance McCullers

SP        Doug Fister

SP        Collin McHugh

 

RP       Luke Gregerson

CP       Ken Giles

 

Los Angeles Angels

RF        Kole Calhoun

CF        Mike Trout

1B       Albert Pujols

DH       C.J. Cron

SS        Andrelton Simmons

LF        Daniel Nava

3B       Yunel Escobar

C          Carlos Perez

2B       Johnny Giavotella

 

SP        Garrett Richards

SP        Hector Santiago

SP        Jered Weaver

SP        C.J. Wilson

SP        Matt Shoemaker

 

RP       Al Alburquerque

CP       Huston Street

 

Oakland Athletics

CF        Billy Burns

SS        Marcus Semien

DH       Billy Butler

LF        Khris Davis

RF        Josh Reddick

C          Stephen Vogt

1B       Yonder Alonso

3B       Jed Lowrie

2B       Eric Sogard

 

SP        Sonny Gray

SP        Henderson Alvarez

SP        Jesse Hahn

SP        Kendall Graveman

SP        Felix Doubront

 

RP       John Axford

CP       Sean Doolittle

 

Seattle Mariners

CF        Leonys Martin

RF        Nori Aoki

2B       Robinson Cano

DH       Nelson Cruz

3B       Kyle Seager

1B       Adam Lind

C          Chris Iannetta

LF        Seth Smith

SS        Luis Sardinas

 

SP        Felix Hernandez

SP        Hisashi Iwakuma

SP        Taijuan Walker

SP        Wade Miley

SP        Nathan Karns

 

RP       Joaquin Benoit

CP       Steve Cishek

 

Texas Rangers

CF        Delino DeShields

SS        Elvis Andrus

DH       Prince Fielder

3B       Adrian Beltre

1B       Mitch Moreland

RF        Shin-Soo Choo

2B       Ian Desmond

LF        Joey Gallo

C          Robinson Chirinos

 

SP        Cole Hamels

SP        Yu Darvish

SP        Derek Holland

SP        Colby Lewis

SP        Nick Martinez

 

RP       Tanner Scheppers

CP       Shawn Tolleson

 

Atlanta Braves

LF        Ender Inciarte

2B       Jace Peterson

1B       Freddie Freeman

RF        Nick Markakis

C          A.J. Pierzynski

3B       Kelly Johnson

CF        Michael Bourn

SS        Erick Aybar

 

SP        Julio Teheran

SP        Bud Norris

SP        Matt Wisler

SP        Williams Perez

SP        Manny Banuelos

 

RP       Jim Johnson

CP       Jason Grilli

 

Miami Marlins

2B       Dee Gordon

LF        Christian Yelich

RF        Giancarlo Stanton

1B       Justin Bour

CF        Marcell Ozuna

3B       Martin Prado

C          J.T. Realmuto

SS        Adeiny Hechavarria

 

SP        Jose Fernandez

SP        Wei-Yin Chen

SP        Jarred Cosart

SP        Tom Koehler

SP        Justin Nicolino

 

RP       Mike Dunn

CP       A.J. Ramos

 

New York Mets

RF        Curtis Granderson

2B       Neil Walker

CF        Yoenis Cespedes

1B       Lucas Duda

LF        Michael Conforto

3B       David Wright

C          Travis d’Arnaud

2B       Asdrubal Cabrera

 

SP        Jacob deGrom

SP        Matt Harvey

SP        Noah Syndergaard

SP        Steven Matz

SP        Bartolo Colon

 

RP       Antonio Bastardo

CP       Jeurys Familia

 

Philadelphia Phillies

2B       Cesar Hernandez

CF        Odubel Herrera

3B       Maikel Franco

1B       Ryan Howard

SS        Freddy Galvis

C          Carlos Ruiz

LF        Cody Asche

RF        Tyler Goeddel

 

SP        Aaron Nola

SP        Jeremy Hellickson

SP        Charlie Morton

SP        Adam Morgan

SP        David Buchanan

 

RP       Luis Garcia

CP       Jeanmar Gomez

 

Washington Nationals

CF        Ben Revere

2B       Daniel Murphy

RF        Bryce Harper

1B       Ryan Zimmerman

3B       Anthony Rendon

C          Wilson Ramos

LF        Jayson Werth

SS        Danny Espinosa

 

SP        Max Scherzer

SP        Stephen Strasburg

SP        Gio Gonzalez

SP        Joe Ross

SP        Tanner Roark

 

RP       Yusmeiro Petit

CP       Jonathan Papelbon

 

Chicago Cubs

CF        Dexter Fowler

RF        Jason Heyward

3B       Kris Bryant

1B       Anthony Rizzo

C          Kyle Schwarber

2B       Ben Zobrist

LF        Jorge Soler

SS        Addison Russell

 

SP        Jake Arrieta

SP        Jon Lester

SP        John Lackey

SP        Jason Hammel

SP        Kyle Hendricks

 

RP       Pedro Strop

CP       Hector Rondon

 

Cincinnati Reds

CF        Billy Hamilton

3B       Zack Cozart

1B       Joey Votto

RF        Jay Bruce

2B       Brandon Phillips

C          Devin Mesoraco

SS        Eugenio Suarez

LF        Scott Schebler

 

SP        Homer Bailey

SP        Anthony DeSclafani

SP        Michael Lorezen

SP        Raisel Iglesias

SP        Rookie Davis

 

RP       J.J. Hoover

CP       Tony Cingrani

 

Milwaukee Brewers

CF        Domingo Santana

2B       Scooter Gennett

RF        Ryan Braun

1B       Chris Carter

C          Jonathan Lucroy

3B       Will Middlebrooks

LF        Kirk Nieuwnhuis

SS        Jonathan Villar

 

SP        Taylor Jungmann

SP        Matt Garza

SP        Wily Peralta

SP        Jimmy Nelson

SP        Chase Anderson

 

RP       Will Smith

CP       Tyler Thornburg

 

Pittsburgh Pirates

RF        Gregory Polanco

2B       Josh Harrison

CF        Andrew McCutchen

LF        Starling Marte

3B       Jung Ho Kang

1B       Michael Morse

C          Francisco Cervelli

SS        Jordy Mercer

 

SP        Gerrit Cole

SP        Francisco Liriano

SP        Jonathon Niese

SP        Kyle Lobstein

SP        Ryan Vogelsong

 

RP       Neftali Feliz

CP       Mark Melancon

 

St. Louis Cardinals

2B       Kolten Wong

SS        Jhonny Peralta

1B       Matt Adams

LF        Matt Holliday

3B       Matt Carpenter

CF        Stephen Piscotty

RF        Randal Grichuk

C          Yadier Molina

 

SP        Adam Wainwright

SP        Michael Wacha

SP        Mike Leake

SP        Carlos Martinez

SP        Jaime Garcia

 

RP       Kevin Siegrist

CP       Trevor Rosenthal

 

Arizona Diamondbacks

CF        A.J. Pollock

SS        Jean Segura

1B       Paul Goldschmidt

RF        Yasmany Tomas

LF        David Peralta

3B       Jake Lamb

C          Wellington Castillo

2B       Chris Owings

 

SP        Zack Greinke

SP        Shelby Miller

SP        Patrick Corbin

SP        Archie Bradley

SP        Robbie Ray

 

RP       Tyler Clippard

CP       Brad Ziegler

 

Colorado Rockies

SS        Jose Reyes

2B       D.J. LeMahieu

CF        Charlie Blackmon

3B       Nolan Arenado

RF        Carlos Gonzalez

LF        Gerardo Parra

1B       Ben Paulsen

C          Nick Hundley

 

SP        Jorge De La Rosa

SP        Jon Gray

SP        Tyler Matzek

SP        Chris Rusin

SP        Jordan Lyles

 

RP       Jason Motte

CP       Jake McGee

 

Los Angeles Dodgers

CF        Joc Pederson

2B       Howie Kendrick

1B       Adrian Gonzalez

RF        Yasiel Puig

C          Yasmani Grandal

SS        Corey Seager

3B       Justin Turner

LF        Carl Crawford

 

SP        Clayton Kershaw

SP        Scott Kazmir

SP        Hyun-Jin Ryu

SP        Mike Bolsinger

SP        Brett Anderson

 

RP       J.P. Howell

CP       Kenley Jansen

 

San Diego Padres

CF        Jon Jay

SS        Alexei Ramirez

RF        Matt Kemp

C          Derek Norris

LF        Wil Myers

1B       Brett Wallace

3B       Yangervis Solarte

2B       Alexi Amarista

 

SP        Tyson Ross

SP        James Shields

SP        Andrew Cashner

SP        Drew Pomeranz

SP        Robbie Erlin

 

RP       Kevin Quackenbush

CP       Fernando Rodney

 

San Francisco Giants

CF        Denard Span

SS        Brandon Crawford

C          Buster Posey

1B       Brandon Belt

RF        Hunter Pence

2B       Joe Panik

3B       Matt Duffy

LF        Angel Pagan

 

SP        Madison Bumgarner

SP        Johnny Cueto

SP        Jeff Samardzija

SP        Matt Cain

SP        Chris Heston

 

RP       Sergio Romo

CP       Santiago Casilla

 

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