Stoney’s 2018 MLB Predictions

[Stoney]

American League

East- 1. Yankees 2. Red Sox 3. Orioles 4. Blue Jays 5. Rays

Central- 1. Indians 2. Twins 3. Tigers 4. Royals 5. White Sox

West- 1. Astros 2. Athletics 3. Rangers 4. Mariners 5. Angels

Wild Card teams- Red Sox, Twins

ALCS- Yankees vs Astros

National League

East- 1. Nationals 2. Phillies 3. Mets 4. Braves 5. Marlins

Central- 1. Cubs 2. Brewers 3. Cardinals 4. Reds 5. Pirates

West- 1. Dodgers 2. Diamondbacks 3. Rockies 4. Giants 5. Padres

Wild Card teams- Brewers, Diamondbacks 

NLCS- Nationals vs Dodgers

AL/NL MVP- Giancarlo Stanton, Kris Bryant

AL/NL Cy Young- Cory Kluber, Clayton Kershaw 

AL/NL ROY- Yoan Moncada, Ronald Acuna

2018 World Series - Yankees over Dodgers in 7

How many wins for the Astros- 98

How many wins for the Rangers- 77

Who leads the Astros in wins- McCullers with 16

Who leads the Rangers in wins- Hamels with 10

Joey Gallo will have a .235 or better batting average.

Alex Bregman will join the 20/20 club.

Elvis Andrus will hit 15 homers.

Justin Verlander will win 12 games.

 

[THSfanatic]

Only real disagreement is barring injury I can't see how Verlander wouldn't win more than 12 games. And IMO McCullers has never shown ability to stay on the field enough to win 16

[DaveTV1]

It's going to be a tough fight with the Yankees and Astros.  I think the Astros have the better pitching lineup if they can stay healthy.  If they don't then I can see the Yankees taking it.  It's good being both of there fans for the next several years if the Astros will spend to keep this team together.  

[Stoney]

1 hour ago, THSfanatic said:

Only real disagreement is barring injury I can't see how Verlander wouldn't win more than 12 games. And IMO McCullers has never shown ability to stay on the field enough to win 16

If McCullers can stay healthy and hit his potential I think he can get there.

12 wins for Verlander is my floor.

I really wanted to put Bregman down as a 30/30 guy but I don’t think Hinch would let him run that much.

[Stoney]

7 minutes ago, DaveTV1 said:

It's going to be a tough fight with the Yankees and Astros.  I think the Astros have the better pitching lineup if they can stay healthy.  If they don't then I can see the Yankees taking it.  It's good being both of there fans for the next several years if the Astros will spend to keep this team together.  

That’s gonna be a fun series to watch. 

[ETXfan16]

I also got the Yankees as WS Champs, but it'll be a tough fight with the 'Stros.

I also don't see my Rangers finishing 3rd in the AL west. They'll be lucky to be .500 in my opinion.

[THSfanatic]

23 hours ago, Lion70 said:

Rangers are in for a rough year but are in a winnable division. 

 

Who knows what will happen but that is a suspect statement right there 

[Stoney]

For Texas to have had a chance to even compete for the wild card this year, JD needed to have ownership open up and he pocketbooks. That didn’t happen. That ain’t gonna happen during the season either. Davis got his new stadium built by the tax payers. Who needs a top 10 payroll or a competitive team now? Injuries are the only chance that Texas will have to catch Houston. I’m talking a biblical plague the likes of Moses and Egypt would have to befall the field of Orange Juice.