2015 Major League Baseball Predictions!

The 2015 Major League Baseball season is now here! The long, arduous winter that saw snow up to our knees has now passed, the weather is improving and a new year of diamond thrills is finally here. Take a listen to my baseball preview here on BlogTalk Radio with Michael Baron of MetsBlog and Doug Rush of Sports Media 101. CLICK HERE.

Below are my predicted 2015 Baseball Standings:

AL East	W	L	PCT	GB	Well?
Baltimore	90	72	.556	---	O's have better pitching to repeat.
Boston	85	77	.524	5	Poor starting pitching will be issue.
New York	84	78	.519	6	Age and health brings them down.
Toronto	75	87	.463	15	Choked big in '14; don't trust them.
Tampa Bay	69	93	.426	21	Rebuilding big time after Madden left.

AL Central	W	L	PCT	GB	Well?
Detroit	91	71	.562	---	It's now or never for Tigers to win the series.
Cleveland	87	75	.537	4	In a crazy central they take 2nd.
Kansas City	82	80	.506	9	Too many teams will gun for them this year.
Chicago	79	83	.488	12	Don't trust Ventura to lead the troops.
Minnesota	68	94	.420	23	Still rebuilding, sorry Mauer.

AL West	W	L	PCT	GB	Well?
Seattle	92	70	.568	---	Perhaps the best in the A.L.
Anaheim	89	73	.549	3	Old in spots, but still dangerous.
Oakland	86	76	.531	6	Watch out for the pesky A's.
Texas	76	86	.469	16	Rebuilding, but can pitch.
Houston	70	92	.432	22	These guys are just rebuilding.

NL East	W	L	PCT	GB	Well?
Washington	95	67	.586	---	On paper the best in the N.L.
Miami	84	78	.519	11	Young team on the rise.
New York	82	80	.506	13	Lots of hype, can they live up to it?
Atlanta	77	85	.475	18	Eyes are on 2017 and new stadium.
Philadelphia	70	92	.432	25	Still can't get rid of bad contracts.

NL Central	W	L	PCT	GB	Well?
St. Louis	93	69	.574	---	The Cards are still the Cards
Pittsburgh	90	72	.556	3	The Pirates are a solid wild card team.
Chicago	80	82	.493	13	Like the Mets, lots of hype, can they live up?
Milwaukee	78	84	.481	15	Not sure if they are ready to compete.
Cincinnati	71	91	.438	22	This team is still dangerous.

NL West	W	L	PCT	GB	Well?
Los Angeles	93	69	.574	---	Will miss Hanley, but still best in West.
San Francisco	88	74	.543	5	Aging rotation is problem for champs.
San Diego	78	84	.481	15	Read Mets and Cubs.
Arizona	76	86	.469	17	Not ready at all yet.
Colorado	67	95	.414	26	Tulo and Car Go are gone-zo!

Playoffs

Wild Card Games: 

Pirates over Giants; Angles over Indians

ALDS

Mariners over Angles; Tigers over Orioles

NLDS

Nationals over Pirates; Cardinals over Dodgers

ALCS

Mariners over Tigers

NLCS 

Cardinals over Nationals

World Series

Cardinals VS. Mariners