February 20, 2015
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Matt Mullin predicts Millville's Mike Trout will walk away with his second straight AL MVP Award.
With just a few days remaining until all of baseball returns to action in spring training facilities across Florida and Arizona, there seems like no better time than the present to offer some predictions for the 2015 season.
Sure, it may be a little to early, but that just means I have a built in excuse when they all turn out horribly wrong.
There might not be much to look forward to Phillies fans, but guess what: they're going to play the season anyway. And so far this week, we've been focusing solely on the Phillies.
Now it's time to take a look around the rest of the league and see where things could stand when October rolls around. Spoiler alert: the Phillies won't be making the playoffs, but we'll take a quick look at them before moving on to some teams that actually stand a chance.
Opening Day Lineup
Bold predictions
• Ryan Howard hits 30 home runs
• Maikel Franco struggles upon being called up
• Odubel Herrera gets a shot to play every day
• Phillies don't finish with worst record in baseball
Final standings:
• Nationals win the division
• Marlins make the postseason as a wild card
National League Central
• Cardinals win the division
• Cubs make the postseason as a wildcard
National League West
• Dodgers win the division
American League East
• Red Sox win the division
American League Central
• Tigers win the division
• White Sox make the postseason as a wildcard
American League West
• Angels win the division
• Mariners make the postseason as a wildcard
National League:
Marlins beat Cubs in Wildcard game
Nationals beat Marlins and Dodgers beat Cardinals in Divisional round
Dodgers beat Nationals in NLCS
American League:
Mariners beat White Sox in Wildcard game
Mariners beat Angels and Tigers beat Red Sox in Divisional round
Tigers beat Mariners in ALCS
World Series
Dodgers beat Tigers
Manager of the Year
AL - Lloyd McClendon, Mariners
NL - Joe Maddon, Cubs
Rookie of the Year
I'm actually going to wait on this one because odds are I haven't seem them play yet...
Cy Young Award
AL - Felix Hernandez, Mariners
NL - Adam Wainwright, Cardinals
Most Valuable Player
AL - Mike Trout, Angels
NL - Giancarlo Stanton, Marlins
