Boston » Nolan Arenado http://boston.locals.baseballprospectus.com Bringing BP-quality analysis to Boston Mon, 11 Mar 2019 11:30:00 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=4.1.1 BP Boston Predicts The Pennants http://boston.locals.baseballprospectus.com/2018/03/28/bp-boston-predicts-the-pennants/ http://boston.locals.baseballprospectus.com/2018/03/28/bp-boston-predicts-the-pennants/#comments Wed, 28 Mar 2018 13:00:16 +0000 http://boston.locals.baseballprospectus.com/?p=36948 Hello there! It’s us again, the writers here at BP Boston. We understand that it’s been a long, cold, boring winter, but hey, important baseball will be played tomorrow — and will continue to be played for seven whole months! That’s pretty great.

So, because we have an innate desire to be right, especially about baseball, we’ve put together our predictions on how the season will go. Some will be right on the money, while others will look wildly outlandish by the time November rolls back around. But that’s okay! That’s what makes this fun, and when it’s all said and done, we’ll all have those moments where we won’t get something, just like Mookie Betts:

 

 It’ll never get old. So before we all do, here’s BP Boston’s predictions.

 

American League

AL East AL Central AL West AL Wild Card
Cowett Red Sox Indians Astros Yankees & Twins
Devereaux Red Sox Indians Astros Yankees & Angels
Ellis Yankees Indians Astros Red Sox & Twins
Kory Red Sox Indians Astros Yankees & Angels
Poarch Red Sox Indians Astros Yankees & Angels

National League

NL East NL Central NL West NL Wild Card
Cowett Nationals Cubs Dodgers DBacks & Cardinals
Devereaux Nationals Cubs Dodgers Cardinals & Brewers
Ellis Nationals Cubs Dodgers Cardinals & Phillies
Kory Nationals Cubs Dodgers DBacks & Cardinals
Poarch Nationals Cubs Dodgers Brewers & DBacks

Postseason

AL Pennant NL Pennant World Series Champs
Cowett Astros Dodgers Los Angeles Dodgers
Devereaux Red Sox Nationals Washington Nationals
Ellis Indians Dodgers Los Angeles Dodgers
Kory Astros Dodgers Los Angeles Dodgers
Poarch Astros Dodgers Houston Astros

Major Awards

AL MVP AL Cy Young AL ROY NL MVP NL Cy Young NL ROY
Cowett Mike Trout Chris Sale Shohei Ohtani Paul Goldschmidt Max Scherzer Ronald Acuña
Devereaux Mike Trout Chris Sale Franklin Perez Bryce Harper Max Scherzer Ronald Acuña
Ellis Mike Trout Justin Verlander Eloy Jimenez Anthony Rendon  Max Scherzer Ronald Acuña
Kory Mike Trout Chris Sale Michael Kopech Nolan Arenado Clayton Kershaw Scott Kingery
Poarch Mike Trout Chris Sale Shohei Ohtani Paul Goldschmidt Clayton Kershaw Ronald Acuña

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Division Winners

AL East AL Central AL West AL WC NL East NL Central NL West NL WC
Carsley Red Sox Indians Rangers Astros

Blue Jays

 Mets Cubs Dodgers Giants

Nationals
Cowett Red Sox Indians Astros Mariners

Blue Jays

 Nationals Cubs Dodgers Giants

Mets
Devereaux Red Sox Indians Rangers Astros

Mariners

 Nationals Cubs Dodgers Giants

Mets
Ellis Red Sox Indians Astros Mariners

Blue Jays

 Nationals Cubs Dodgers Mets

Giants
Joiner Red Sox Indians Astros Rangers

Blue Jays

 Nationals Cubs Dodgers Giants

Cardinals
Slavin Red Sox Indians Astros Rangers

Blue Jays

 Nationals Cubs Dodgers Giants

Mets
Teeter Red Sox Indians Astros Mariners

Rays

 Nationals Cubs Dodgers Mets

Giants

Postseason

AL Pennant NL Pennant World Series Champions
Carsley Indians Dodgers Cleveland Indians
Cowett Indians Dodgers Cleveland Indians
Devereaux Indians Dodgers Cleveland Indians
Ellis Indians Nationals Washington Nationals
Joiner Red Sox Cubs Boston Red Sox
Slavin Indians Dodgers Cleveland Indians
Teeter Indians Dodgers Cleveland Indians

#hardware

AL MVP AL Cy Young AL ROY NL MVP NL Cy Young NL ROY
Carsley M. Trout C. Kluber A. Benintendi B. Harper S. Strasburg D. Swanson
Cowett M. Trout C. Sale A. Benintendi N. Arenado N. Syndergaard D. Swanson
Devereaux M. Trout C. Sale A. Benintendi B. Harper C. Kershaw D. Swanson
Ellis F. Lindor M. Stroman A. Benintendi B. Harper C. Kershaw D. Swanson
Joiner A. Benintendi C. Sale A. Benintendi B. Harper C. Kershaw D. Swanson
Slavin M. Machado C. Sale A. Benintendi C. Seager N. Syndergaard M. Margot
Teeter M. Trout C. Kluber A. Benintendi C. Seager C. Kershaw D. Swanson
  • Four teams are unanimous picks for their division, with just the two-man carousel in the NL East and the AL West party getting different results.
  • Of the Astros, Blue Jays, Mariners, and Rangers, one’s gotta go. With our staff, it’s usually the Mariners. Sorry, Seattle.
  • Devereaux says the AL MVP award should be named after Trout from now on, and I can’t disagree.
  • He also said the NL Cy Young should just be named after Kershaw as well. See above reaction.
  • Slavin’s Margot pick for NL ROY is, as he tells it, “the first dose of retribution for Trader Dave”. That one made me laugh.
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