It's that time of the year when all the regular baseball writers of the the world stick their neck out by pretending they have a clue what's going to happen in the regular season about to start.
In truth, the fun of the season (and these predictions) is that nothing ever goes as planned. The front runners sometimes stumble, and the nobodies (both teams and individuals) delight with their surprise play.
We present you what will (probably not) happen during the 2010 MLB season:
Tigers predictions
| Kurt | Alli |
Big Al |
Mike | |
| Best surprise | Austin Jackson will play better than expected | Eddie Bonine will become a competent 5th starter when... |
Jim Leyland gives Clete Thomas less than 50 AB's in the 3 spot. |
Scott Sizemore |
| Worst letdown | The top of the rotation won't be as good as expected | ... D-Train falls apart, as expected | The ever mercurial bullpen fails to live up to expectations. | Rick Porcello |
| Top rookie | Austin Jackson | Austin Jackson | Austin Jackson | Scottt Sizemore |
| Best pitcher | Max Scherzer | Justin Verlander | Justin Verlander | Justin Verlander |
| Best position player | Miguel Cabrera | Miguel Cabrera | Miguel Cabrera, duh. | Miguel Cabrera. |
| Record: | 82-80 | 84-78 | 84-78 | 79-82 |
| How long will they play? | Regular season | Regular season | 1st round KO | Just 162 games, unfortunately |
American League Predictions
| Kurt | Alli | Big Al | Mike | |
| AL Central winner | Twins | Twins | Tigers | Twins |
| AL East winner | Yankees | Yankees | Rays | Red Sox |
| AL West winner | A's | Mariners | Mariners | Rangers |
| Wildcard team | Rays | Rays | Yankees | Yankees |
| AL Cy Young | Felix Hernandez | Josh Beckett | Justin Verlander | Felix Hernandez |
| AL MVP | Alex Rodriguez | Miguel Cabrera | Evan Longoria | Alex Rodriguez |
| AL Rookie of the Year | Austin Jackson | Neftali Feliz | Brian Matusz | Brian Matusz |
National League Predictions
| Kurt | Alli | Big Al | Mike | |
| NL East winner | Phillies | Braves | Phillies | Braves |
| NL Central winner | Cardinals | Cardinals | Cardinals | Cardinals |
| NL West winner | Rockies | Dodgers | Dodgers | Rockies |
| Wild card | Braves | Rockies | Rockies | Phillies |
| NL MVP | Albert Pujols | Troy Tulowitzki | Matt Kemp | Albert Pujols |
| NL Cy Young | Dan Haren | Tommy Hanson | Roy Halladay | Tim Lincecum |
| NL Rookie of the Year | Jason Heyward | Buster Posey | Stephen Strasburg | Jason Heyward |
World Series Predictions
| Kurt | Alli | Big Al | Mike | |
| AL Champion | Yankees | Mariners | Rays | Red Sox |
| NL Champion | Rockies | Braves | Phillies | Phillies |
| World Series Champion | Rockies | Mariners | Rays | Red Sox |
Your Turn
Just copy and paste the form below and fill in your picks.
TIGERS PREDICTIONS:
BEST SURPRISE:
WORST LETDOWN:
BEST ROOKIE:
BEST PITCHER:
BEST POSITION PLAYER:
RECORD:
HOW LONG THEY WILL PLAY:
AL CENTRAL WINNER:
AL EAST WINNER
AL WEST WINNER:
AL WILD CARD:
AL CY YOUNG:
AL MVP:
AL ROOKIE OF THE YEAR:
NL CENTRAL WINNER:
NL EAST WINNER
NL WEST WINNER:
NL WILD CARD:
NL CY YOUNG:
NL MVP:
NL ROOKIE OF THE YEAR:
AL CHAMPION:
NL CHAMPION:
WORLD SERIES CHAMPION: