Standings, Playoffs and Awards Predictions – 2022

Well, here we are again, another opening day which means my now one post per year – the standings and awards predictions! Last season’s predictions were not too bad. My biggest miss for a winning team was the Giants (but they were EVERYONE’s, and the worst call on a losing team was having Cincinnati winning…

Standings, Playoffs & Awards Predictions – 2021

Last season, this piece was all queued up and ready to go and then BANG… the world shut down and baseball wouldn’t return until July. With all the optimism surrounding a full season in 2021, we’re excited to again let our predictions shine (or not) over 162 games plus playoffs. Here is how we see…

Most and Least Hurt By The Delayed Season

When contemplating the idea for this piece, I had some reservations about putting it out, not for the optics of how a lighthearted article may come across, but out of genuine concern about the state of the world.  How a delayed season may affect players (in the way we’re talking about it here) versus the…

Top 10 Right Now – Second Basemen

Second base has become one of MLB’s weakest positions.  That said, it may also be an emerging position with several new names entering the Statistical Top 10.  Time will tell if they have the staying power, but it should be an interesting spot to watch in the next few years. A new list will be…

Top 10 Right Now – Right Fielders

Right field is loaded with superstars.  Every season there are a few positions that overwhelm with talent and this corner outfield spot is one of those heading into 2020 thanks to the additions of Christian Yelich (previously LF), Cody Bellinger (CF) and Charlie Blackmon (CF). A new list will be published each Monday leading up…

Top 10 Right Now – Designated Hitters

This list is getting increasingly difficult to compile as more and more teams opt to use the designated hitter spot as more of a rotation than a set position.  Only thirteen hitters qualified based on our criteria (see below).  This could very well be the final DH top 10 list depending on how 2020 shakes…

The Good With The Bad – Preseason Predictions in Review (just finish when awards come out)

Each year I have fun making predictions for the coming season, and this campaign was no exception.  I’m often quite happy with how they turn out since I probably put a little more effort into it than most industry insiders (that’s not a dig on them, I just probably take it a little too seriously…

Mid-season power rankings

Hard to believe the season is already half-complete.  It tends to go by very quickly and then the offseason drags on.  But, let’s appreciate that there is still 50% of the 2019 campaign to complete.  Here are the power rankings as we look toward the second-half. 1.) Los Angeles Dodgers 2.) Houston Astros 3.) New…

2019 Quarter-Season Power Rankings

Most teams are at or just beyond the quarter-mark of the season which makes it a great time to take stock of the standings with a power ranking. Here, we rank the teams not just simply on their place in the standings but projections, run differential and other factors are also considered. How does your…

The Winning (Or Losing) Spring: What Preseason Records Actually Mean

You hear it every year: spring training records and numbers don’t mean anything.  Whether that’s true or not, I’m not sure anyone can really prove it one way or another.  Now that we’ve wrapped another spring, we’re going to set out to (hopefully) prove or disprove that notion. This challenge can be difficult for a…

Standing, Playoffs and Awards Predictions – 2019

I have been confident; I have been cocky.  I have been attempting to go all “Sports Illustrated” and predict a 2019 World Series win for the Phillies several years out.  Shortly after they traded Cole Hamels to Texas in 2015, I looked at the farm system and declared Philadelphia 2019 champs.  Even as recently as…

Top 10 Right Now – Designated Hitters

As this list was being composed, the White Sox made things interesting by adding Yonder Alonso to the mix.  Already having a first baseman in Jose Abreu and because the first baseman list was already released (with Abreu appearing on it), let’s go with Alonso as the Sox’s primary DH.  With or without Alonso, the…