SprungOnSports 2008 MLB Predictions

The season is now underway in the United States, and myself along with a pair of my SOS colleagues will break down what they think will happen in the 2008 baseball season.

SprungOnSports
AL (*Wild Card)
East- Yankees, Red Sox*, Blue Jays, Rays, Orioles.
Central- Tigers, Indians, Twins, White Sox, Royals.
West- Angels, Mariners, A's, Rangers.
NL (*Wild Card)
East- Mets, Phillies*, Braves, Nationals, Marlins.
Central- Cubs, Brewers, Reds, Cardinals, Astros, Pirates.
West- Diamondbacks, Rockies, Padres, Dodgers, Giants.
Playoffs LDS- Tigers over Red Sox, Angels over Yankees, Diamondbacks over Phillies, Mets over Cubs.
LCS- Tigers over Angels, Diamondbacks over Mets.
WS- Tigers over Diamondbacks.
AL Awards
MVP- Alex Rodriguez, 3B, NYY
Cy Young- CC Sabathia, SP, CLE
ROY- Evan Longoria, 3B, TB
Manager- Jim Leyland, DET
Comeback Player- Vladimir Guerrero, OF, LAA.
NL Awards
MVP- Matt Holliday, OF, COL
Cy Young- Jake Peavy, SP, SDG
ROY- Kosuke Fukudome, OF, CHC
Manager- Dusty Baker, CIN
Comeback Player- Kerry Wood, RP, CHC

Jake Weintraub AKA Mets57
AL East 1. Red Sox 2. Yankees 3. Rays 4, Blue Jays 5. Orioles
AL Central 1. Tigers 2. Indians (Wild Card) 3. White Sox 4. Twins 5. Royals
AL West 1. Angels 2. A's 3. Mariners 4. Rangers
NL East 1. Mets 2. Braves (Wild Card) 3. Phillies 4. Nationals 5. Marlins
NL Central 1. Brewers 2. Cubs 3. Reds 4. Astros 5. Cardinals 6. Pirates
NL West 1. Diamondbacks 2. Dodgers 3. Rockies 4. Padres 5. Giants
ALDS: Red Sox over Indians, Tigers over Angels.
NLDS: Mets over Brewers, Diamondbacks over Braves.
ALCS: Red Sox over Tigers
NLCS: Mets over Diamondbacks
WS: Mets over Red Sox
Awards
AL MVP: Miguel Cabrera, Tigers
NL MVP: Prince Fielder, Brewers
AL CY Young: Justin Verlander, Tigers
NL CY Young: Johan Santana, Mets
AL ROY: Clay Buchholtz, Red Sox
NL ROY: Joey Votto, Reds
AL Manager: Joe Maddon, Rays
NL Manager: Bobby Cox, Braves
AL Comeback: Carlos Quentin, White Sox
NL Comeback: Andruw Jones, Dodgers

SOS Baseball Analyst Adam Ehrenreich
AL East: 1. Red Sox 2. Yankees 3. Rays 4. Blue Jays 5. Orioles
AL Central: 1.Tigers 2.Indians (Wild Card) 3.White Sox 4.Royals 5.Twins
AL West: 1.Angels 2.Mariners 3.Rangers 4.A's
NL East: 1. Mets 2.Phillies 3.Marlins 4.Braves 5.Nationals
NL Central: 1.Brewers 2.Cubs (Wild Card) 3.Reds 4.Pirates 5. Astros 6.Cardinals
NL West: 1.Dodgers 2.Diamondbacks 3.Rockies 4.Padres 5. Giants
ALDS: Tigers over Angels, Indians over Red Sox.
NLDS: Mets over Cubs, Brewers over Dodgers.
ALCS: Indians over Tigers.
NLCS: Mets over Brewers.
WS: Indians over Mets.
Awards
NL MVP: Prince Fielder, Brewers
NL Cy Young: Johan Santana, Mets
NL ROY: Chase Headley, Padres
Comeback POY: Nick Johnson, Nats
Manager of the Year: Joe Torre, Dodgers
AL MVP: Grady Sizemore, Indians
AL Cy Young: Erik Bedard, Mariners
AL ROY: Daric Barton, A's
Comeback POY: Vernon Wells, Blue Jays
Manager of the Year: John McLaren, Mariners