Standings:
NL West Standings:
1. Los Angeles Dodgers, 2. San Francisco Giants, 3. Arizona Diamondbacks, 4. San Diego Padres, 5. Colorado Rockies...As long as health can hold up, the Dodgers will be the favorite. With Kershaw helming the pitching staff, they are favored over the Giants and the Diamondbacks who were dealt a blow when Patrick Corbin went down. Arizona has enough offense to win the division, but with a staff anchored by Wade Miley, it won't be enough.
NL Central Standings:
1. St. Louis Cardinals, 2. Pittsburgh Pirates, 3. Cincinnati Reds, 4. Milwaukee Brewers, 5. Chicago Cubs...The Cardinals hold on to the division this year with the Pirates and Reds right behind them. Despite the loss of power (Beltran and Freese), the Cardinals will hold off the Pirates who are only a strong ace from taking the division. The Reds are right behind and only a couple of injuries away from taking the division themselves.
NL East Standings:
1. Washington Nationals, 2. Atlanta Braves, 3. Philadelphia Phillies, 4. New York Mets, 5. Miami Marlins...The Nationals will not disappoint this season. A strong pitching staff that only got stronger and an offense that is the strongest in the east, will let them coast to an easy divisional win. The Braves have the offense to have a strong season, but with injuries to key pitchers, they drop into the second place slot. The aging Phillies will try to make one last hurrah as veterans Utley, Rollins, and Howard will try to stay healthy through the season.
NL Wild Cards: Atlanta Braves and Pittsburgh Pirates
NL Champions: Washington Nationals
AL West Standings:
1. Oakland A's, 2. Texas Rangers, 3. Seattle Mariners, 4. ANAHEIM Angels, 5. Houston Astros...The A's are a season older and are ready to take the west. A strong pitching staff followed by the comeback of Reddick should hold off the Rangers, but barely. The Rangers lost power in Cruz, but gained Choo, a better fit with the current roster. They also bolstered their power with Fielder and found a spot for Profar, which will make them the favorite for the division if the A's starting pitching runs into injuries. Despite the fact that they will end up in last place, the Astros core has actually improved and will be a factor around 2016.
AL Central Standings:
1. Detroit Tigers, 2. Kansas City Royals, 3. Cleveland Indians, 4. Chicago White Sox, 5. Minnesota Twins...The Tigers will take division again as Verlander will regain form and the defense improves with Cabrera moving back to first base. The Royals will be behind them by a few games with the offense coming together and their pitching staff producing top three results in the American League. The Indians will fall just short and will need to add more talent to their bullpen to ever climb higher in the central.
AL East Standings:
1. New York Yankees, 2. Tampa Bay DEVIL Rays, 3. Boston Red Sox, 4. Baltimore Orioles, 5. Toronto Blue Jays...The Yankees will take the top spot once again with improvements to their pitching staff. CC Sabathia leads this staff, but Japanese stars Kiroda and Tanaka and the emergence of Nova and comeback of top prospect Michael Pineda will lead one of the best pitching staffs in baseball. The Rays weren't able to move Price, so in the short term, combined with Alex Cobb, they have a potent one-two punch. The Red Sox will drop off as holes opened up in their roster, but they weren't able to sufficiently plug them.
AL Wildcards: Texas Rangers and Kansas City Royals
American League Champions: New York Yankees
World Series Champions: Washington Nationals
Seasonal Award Winners:
NL Awards Winners:
MVP-Bryce Harper, Cy Young Award-Jose Fernandez, Rookie of The Year-Archie Bradley, Comeback Player of The Year-Curtis Granderson, Manager of The Year-Matt Williams
Silver Sluggers- Catcher Yadier Molina, 1B Paul Goldschmidt, 2B Aaron Hill, 3B Ryan Zimmerman, SS Troy Tulowitzki, OF Andrew McCutcheon, Bryce Harper, Carlos Gomez
AL Awards Winners:
MVP-Miguel Cabrera, Cy Young Award-Felix Hernandez, Rookie of The Year-Masahiro Tanaka, Comeback Player of The Year-Grady Sizemore, Manager of The Year-Ned Yost
Silver Sluggers- Catcher Brian McCann, 1B Miguel Cabrera, 2B Robinson Cano, 3B Evan Longoria, SS Elvis Andrus, OF Mike Trout, Shin-Soo Choo, Adam Jones
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