| By Jason A. Churchill |  | By 04-05-2009 |
I thought it would be fun to get everyone's picks in one thread, all six divisions, awards, batting titles, home run leaders, etc, etc...
So copy and paste the bolded text below and place your picks beside them, do not predict win-loss records for anyone but the division champion, and put an X next to your wildcard pick in each league.
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Seattle Mariners Predictions
Give a triple-slash prediction (avg/obp/slg) for the following hitters. No home run totals, steals or anything like that, since playing time dictates.
Ichiro Suzuki
Franklin Gutierrez
Jose Lopez
Russell Branyan
Ken Griffey, Jr.
Adrian Beltre
Kenji Johjima
Mike Sweeney
Rob Johnson
Wlad Balentien
Endy Chavez
Ronny Cedeno
Yuniesky Betancourt
Jeff Clement
Do the same with these pitchers, using ERA/IP/K.
Felix Hernandez
Erik Bedard
Carlos Silva
Jarrod Washburn
Ryan Rowland-Smith
Brandon Morrow
David Aardsma
Mark Lowe
Josh Fields (MLB only)
Chris Jakubauskas
Shawn Kelley
Team leaders with final statistic:
Average
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Stolen Bases
Walks
Runs
ERA
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Wins
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Team Average
Team OBP
Team Slugging
Team Home Runs
Team Runs Scored
Team ERA
Team Win-Loss
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Comments
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| 1. By: Talkbaseball on 04-05-2009 19:59:26 AL West 1.Angels 91-71 2.A's 3.Rangers 4.M's AL Central 1.Indians 88-74 2.Twins 3.White Sox 4.Royals 5.Tigers AL East 1.Sox 95-67 2.Rays X 3.Yanks 4.O's 5.Blue Jays NL West 1.Dodgers 89-73 2.D'Backs 3.Giants 4.Rockies 5.Padres NL Central 1.Cubs 2.Reds 3.Brewer 4.Cards 5.Astros 6.Pirates NL East 1.Mets 2.Braves X 3.Phils 4.Marlins 5.Nationals AL MVP Sizemore NL MVP Wright AL ROY Porcello NL ROY Schaefer AL CY The King NL CY Santana AL HR Hamilton NL HR Howard AL Batting Ichiro NL Batting Jones AL ERA Lester NL ERA Santana AL Saves Papelbon NL Saves K-Rod AL Champion Sox NL Champion Mets World Series Champion Sox Seattle Mariners Predictions Give a triple-slash prediction (avg/obp/slg) for the following hitters. No home run totals, steals or anything like that, since playing time dictates. Ichiro Suzuki 337/395/440 Franklin Gutierrez 274/320/420 Jose Lopez 292/330/485 Russell Branyan 255/315/515 Ken Griffey, Jr. 279/340/470 Adrian Beltre 280/330/510 Kenji Johjima 260/300/420 Mike Sweeney 282/345/415 Rob Johnson 280/300/400 Wlad Balentien 260/290/480 Endy Chavez 275/300/380 Ronny Cedeno 269/310/410 Yuniesky Betancourt 290/315/450 Jeff Clement 275/350/450 Do the same with these pitchers, using ERA/IP/K. Felix Hernandez 2.65/210/190 Erik Bedard 3.30/175/180 Carlos Silva 4.65/180/100 Jarrod Washburn 4.85/180/110 Ryan Rowland-Smith 4.50/150/105 Brandon Morrow 2.25/55/70 David Aardsma 3.55/60/55 Mark Lowe 3.90/50/40 Josh Fields (MLB only) 2.50/25/50 Chris Jakubauskas 4.20/85/45 Shawn Kelley 2.80/45/40 Team leaders with final statistic: Average Ichiro OBP Ichiro .337 Home Runs Beltre 32 Doubles Lopez 43 Triples Yuni 7 Stolen Bases Ichiro 42 Walks Griffey 72 Runs Ichiro 115 ERA Felix 2.65 Strikeouts Felix 190 Wins Felix 17 Saves Morrow 22, moved from bullpen once M's fall out of race Innings Felix 210 Team Average 277 Team OBP 325 Team Slugging 435 Team Home Runs 150 Team Runs Scored 729 Team ERA 4.30 Team Win-Loss 75-87 |
| 2. By: Jason A. Churchill on 04-05-2009 20:01:50 AL West 1. Oakland 87-75 2. Los Angeles 3. Texas 4. Seattle AL Central 1. Minnesota 88-74 2. Cleveland 3. Detroit 4. Chicago 5. Kansas City AL East 1. Boston 94-68 2. New York - X 3. Tampa Bay 4. Baltimore 5. Toronto NL West 1. Arizona 90-72 2. Los Angeles 3. San Francisco 4. Colorado 5. San Diego NL Central 1. Chicago 94-68 2. St. Louis 3. Milwaukee 4. Cincinnati 5. Houston 6. Pittsburgh NL East 1. New York 95-67 2. Atlanta 3. Philadelphia 4. Florida 5. Washington AL MVP - Grady Sizemore NL MVP - Manny Ramirez AL ROY - Matt Wieters NL ROY - Tommy Hanson AL CY - C.C. Sabathia NL CY - Johan Santana AL HR - Miguel Cabrera, 38 NL HR - Albert Pujols, 43 AL Batting - Kevin Youkilis, .334 NL Batting - Pujols, .337 AL ERA - Sabathia, 2.80 NL ERA - Santana, 2.90 AL Saves - Joe Nathan, 40 NL Saves - Francisco Rodriguez, 45 AL Champion - Boston NL Champion - New York World Series Champion: Boston Seattle Mariners Predictions Ichiro Suzuki - .314/.365/.405 Franklin Gutierrez - .265/.335/.435 Jose Lopez - .280/.320/.440 Russell Branyan - .260/.340/.460 Ken Griffey, Jr. - .265/.340/.440 Adrian Beltre - .275/.335/.480 Kenji Johjima - .260/.310/.415 Mike Sweeney - .275/.350/.430 Rob Johnson - .240/.300/.375 Wlad Balentien - .250/.300/.410 Endy Chavez - .260/.320/.375 Ronny Cedeno - .270/.330/.390 Yuniesky Betancourt - .285/.320/.400 Jeff Clement - .255/.330/.420 Do the same with these pitchers, using ERA/IP/K. Felix Hernandez - 3.25/215/200 Erik Bedard - 4.00/90/80 Carlos Silva - 5.10/200/130 Jarrod Washburn - 4.80/185/120 Ryan Rowland-Smith - 4.50/170/140 Brandon Morrow - 3.00/65/80 David Aardsma - 4.50/60/50 Mark Lowe - 4.50/60/50 Josh Fields (MLB only) - 3.50/30/30 Chris Jakubauskas - 4.50/65/45 Shawn Kelley - 4.50/55/40 Team leaders with final statistic: Average Ichiro, .314 OBP Ichiro, .365 Home Runs Beltre, 28 Doubles Lopez, 42 Triples Gutierrez, 6 Stolen Bases Ichiro, 34 Walks Branyan, 65 Runs Ichiro 105 ERA SP: Hernandez, 3.25 RP; Morrow, 3.00 Strikeouts Hernandez, 200 Wins Hernandez, 15 Saves Morrow, 26 Innings Hernandez 215 Team Average .262 Team OBP .331 Team Slugging .417 Team Home Runs 148 Team Runs Scored 725 Team ERA 4.52 Team Win-Loss 70-92 |
| 3. By: mykillmagnum on 04-05-2009 20:39:36 AL West 1. angels 2. mariners 3. athletics 4. rangers AL Central 1. indians 2. white sox 3. twins 4. royals 5. tigers AL East 1. red sox 2. yankees x 3. rays 4. blue jays 5. orioles NL West 1. dodgers 2. diamondbacks 3. giants 4. rockies 5. padres NL Central 1. cubs 2. cardinals 3. brewers 4. astros 5. reds 6. pirates NL East 1. mets 2. phillies x 3. braves 4. marlins 5. nationals AL MVP mark texieira NL MVP manny ramierez AL ROY travis snider NL ROY pablo sandoval AL CY cc sabathia NL CY tim lincecum AL HR mark texieira NL HR ryan howard AL Batting grady sizemore NL Batting hanley ramierez AL ERA felix hernadez NL ERA tim lincecum AL Saves jonathon papelbon NL Saves brade lidge AL Champion new york yankees ( and arod doesnt play a game in 2009) NL Champion new york mets World Series Champion new york mets Seattle Mariners Predictions Ichiro Suzuki 320/370/400 Franklin Gutierrez 275/315/426 Jose Lopez 298/326/386 Russell Branyan 256/318/431 Ken Griffey, Jr. 289/360/534 Adrian Beltre 315/336/440 Kenji Johjima 268/299/396 Mike Sweeney 301/370/464 Rob Johnson 248/120/209 Wlad Balentien 267/234/375 Endy Chavez 259/ 295/ 311 Ronny Cedeno 198/ 210/ 267 Yuniesky Betancourt 311/ 346/ 410 Jeff Clement 250/ 298/ 378 Do the same with these pitchers, using ERA/IP/K. Felix Hernandez 2.98/ 220/ 199 Erik Bedard 3.99/ 190/ 175 Carlos Silva 4.89/ 175/ 65 Jarrod Washburn 4.97/ 195/ 110 Ryan Rowland-Smith 4.68/ 101/ 79 Brandon Morrow 2.96/ 43/ 72 David Aardsma 3.97 / 45/ 37 Mark Lowe 4.92/ 69/ 24 Josh Fields (MLB only) 1.96 / 25 / 19 Chris Jakubauskas 5.67 / 72 / 12 Shawn Kelley 4.01 / 49/ 19 Team leaders with final statistic: Average ichiro OBP ichiro Home Runs beltre Doubles beltre Triples chavez Stolen Bases ichiro Walks rowland smith Runs silva ERA hernadez Strikeouts hernandez Wins hernandez Saves morrow Innings hernandez Team Average 267 Team OBP 321 Team Slugging 379 Team Home Runs 131 Team Runs Scored 710 Team ERA 4.64 Team Win-Loss 78 - 84 |
| 4. By: acqb1424 on 04-05-2009 20:54:44 I know this is supposed to be a predictions thread, but Baker posted tonight that Aumont is going to be converting full time into a reliever. He even has GM Z quoted in it. I know you mentioned this earlier Jason but then it sounded more like it was just a move to limit his innings. Is this really a full time move or are we now looking at our last three first round picks being relief pitchers for good? |
| 5. By: slick on 04-05-2009 21:10:45 AL WEST 1. ANGELS 88-74 2. A'S 3. MARINERS 4. RANGERS AL CENTRAL 1. TWINS 89-73 2. INDIANS 3. WHITE SOX 4. ROYALS 5. TIGERS AL EAST 1. YANKEES 95-67 2. BOSTON X 3. RAYS 4. BLUE JAYS 5. O'S NL WEST 1. DODGERS 92-70 2. GIANTS 3. D BACKS 4. PADRES 5. ROCKIES NL CENTRAL 1. CARDINALS 90-72 2. BREWERS 3. CUBS 4. REDS 5. ASTROS 6. PIRATES NL EAST 1. METS (93-69) 2. MARLINS X 3. PHILLIES 4. BRAVES 5. NATIONALS AL MVP Texieira NL MVP JOSE REYES AL BATTING AVG NICK MARKAKIS NL BATTING AVG RAPHEAL FURCAL AL ROY TRAVIS SNIDER NL ROY MOTTO (CLOSER CARDINALS) AL CY YOUNG SABATHIA NL CY YOUNG WEBB AL HR DAVIS NL HR HOWARD AL ERA LEE NL ERA SANTANA AL SAVES MARIANO RIVERA NL SAVES BROXTON AL CHAMPION BOSTON NL CHAMPION DODGERS WORLD SERIES CHAMP BOSTON |
| 6. By: littlelinny6 on 04-05-2009 21:11:42 AL West 1. LA Angels of Anaheim 89-73 2. Oakland 3. Seattle 4. Texas AL Central 1. Cleveland 93-69 2. Minnesota 3. ChiSox 4. Detroit 5. KC AL East 1. Tampa Bay 94-68 2. BoSox X 3. NYY 4. Toronto 5. Baltimore NL West 1. LAD 87-75 2. SF 3. Arizona 4. Colorado 5. San Diego NL Central 1. Chicago Cubs 96-66 2. St. Louis 3. Milwaukee 4. Houston 5. Cincinnati 6. Pittsburgh NL East 1. NYM 94-68 2. Philadelphia X 3. Atlanta 4. Florida 5. Washington AL MVP Mark Teixiera NL MVP Albert Pujols AL ROY Matt Weiters NL ROY Pablo Sandoval AL CY CC Sabathia NL CY Johan Santana AL HR Carlos Pena NL HR Adam Dunn AL Batting Ichiro NL Batting Pujols AL ERA CC Sabathia NL ERA Johan Santana AL Saves Mariano Rivera NL Saves Brad Lidge AL Champion Boston Red Sox NL Champion Chicago Cubs World Series Champion Chicago Cubs Seattle Mariners Predictions Give a triple-slash prediction (avg/obp/slg) for the following hitters. No home run totals, steals or anything like that, since playing time dictates. Ichiro Suzuki .323/.385/.400 Franklin Gutierrez .270/.320/.440 Jose Lopez .285/.320/.465 Russell Branyan .250/.340/.580 Ken Griffey, Jr. .260/.340/.510 Adrian Beltre .290/.345/.580 Kenji Johjima .240/.280/.440 Mike Sweeney .275//340/.460 Rob Johnson .250/.310/.360 Wlad Balentien .250/.300/.500 Endy Chavez .260/.310/.365 Ronny Cedeno Yuniesky Betancourt .290/.300/.390 Jeff Clement Do the same with these pitchers, using ERA/IP/K. Felix Hernandez 3.92/210/180 Erik Bedard 4.15/150/132 Carlos Silva 4.50/190/60 Jarrod Washburn 4.20/195/89 Ryan Rowland-Smith 4.73/140/90 Brandon Morrow 2.15/65/69 David Aardsma 3.45/56/65 Mark Lowe 4.50/45/40 Josh Fields (MLB only) 3.50/20/25 Chris Jakubauskas 4.80/100/52 Shawn Kelley 4.23/55/45 Team leaders with final statistic: Average Ichiro .323 OBP Ichiro .385 Home Runs Branyan 28 Doubles Beltre 41 Triples Chavez 6 Stolen Bases Ichiro 45 Walks Branyan 71 Runs Ichiro 108 ERA Felix 3.50 Strikeouts 180 Wins Felix 16 Saves Morrow 30 Innings Felix 210 Team Average .255 Team OBP .320 Team Slugging .415 Team Home Runs 140 Team Runs Scored 700 Team ERA 4.73 Team Win-Loss 75-87 |
| 7. By: littlelinny6 on 04-05-2009 21:14:40 F*%&*ck!!! Why is Aumont now a reliever? Who is going to be a starting pitcher in later on? I really hope Pineda and other High A boys develop quickly or otherwise we may have a dynamite bullpen that will never pitch because we'll be losing all the time. |
| 8. By: The Great Pumpkin on 04-05-2009 21:33:08 AL West 1. Angels 90-72 2. A's 3. Rangers 4. Mariners AL Central 1. Twins 89-73 2. Tigers 3. Indians 4. White Sox 5. Royals AL East 1. Red Sox 98-64 2. Yankees X 3. Rays 4. Blue Jays 5. Orioles NL West 1. Dodgers 93-69 2. Diamondbacks 3. Giants 4. Rockies 5. Padres NL Central 1. Cubs 94-68 2. Reds 3. Cardinals 4. Brewers 5. Astros 6. Pirates NL East 1. Mets 91-71 2. Phillies 3. Braves 4. Marlins 5. Nationals AL MVP - Miguel Cabrera NL MVP - Manny Ramirez AL ROY - Matt Wieters NL ROY - Cameron Maybin AL CY - CC Sabathia NL CY - Brandon Webb AL HR - Miguel Cabrera 41 NL HR - Adam Dunn 43 AL Batting - Ichiro .340 NL Batting - Chipper Jones .345 AL ERA - CC Sabathia 3.25 NL ERA - Jake Peavy 3.10 AL Saves - Papelbon 41 NL Saves - Brad Lidge 44 AL Champion - Yankees NL Champion - Cubs World Series Champion - Cubs Seattle Mariners Predictions Give a triple-slash prediction (avg/obp/slg) for the following hitters. No home run totals, steals or anything like that, since playing time dictates. Ichiro Suzuki - 340/390/420 Franklin Gutierrez - 265/330/435 Jose Lopez - 290/340/455 Russell Branyan - 250/325/475 Ken Griffey, Jr. - 270/355/490 Adrian Beltre - 285/360/515 Kenji Johjima - 275/325/460 Mike Sweeney - 290/350/460 Rob Johnson - 245/300/440 Wlad Balentien - 255/320/450 Endy Chavez - 280/340/390 Ronny Cedeno - 265/300/390 Yuniesky Betancourt - 290/320/440 Jeff Clement - 255/325/475 Do the same with these pitchers, using ERA/IP/K. Felix Hernandez - 3.75/210/200 Erik Bedard - 3.60/145/130 Carlos Silva - 4.70/205/75 Jarrod Washburn - 4.60/175/80 Ryan Rowland-Smith - 4.20/140/90 Brandon Morrow - 3.65/50/65 David Aardsma - 4.05/60/60 Mark Lowe - 4.90/65/60 Josh Fields (MLB only) - 4.50/30/25 Chris Jakubauskas - 4.50/70/25 Shawn Kelley - 4.50/60/20 Team leaders with final statistic: Average - Ichiro 340 OBP - Ichiro 390 Home Runs - Beltre 32 Doubles - Lopez 45 Triples - Ichiro 6 Stolen Bases - Ichiro 40 Walks - Beltre 65 Runs - Ichiro 100 ERA - Bedard 3.60 Strikeouts - Felix 200 Wins - Felix 14 Saves - Morrow 25 Innings - Felix 210 Team Average - 260 Team OBP - 330 Team Slugging - 360 Team Home Runs - 130 Team Runs Scored - 660 Team ERA - 4.60 Team Win-Loss 71-91 |
| 9. By: bilbo on 04-05-2009 21:43:07 Don't know where else to put this Jason so feel free to move or delete, but please tell me there is no truth to Aumont being moved to a RP permanently as a 20 year old because he is 6'7" and can get to the show "really quick". I seriously don't know why we bother with this team. fuck. |
| 10. By: SvhoopsStar5 on 04-05-2009 22:14:44 This Aumont situation makes me want to throw up. I pray this is only a move to get him to the majors quick to face major league pitching and then put him back in the rotation. Seems rather short-sighted though |
| 11. By: Adam T on 04-05-2009 22:26:59 Svhoops - That seems like the backwards way of doing things, but apparently the Mariners like to do things backwards, regardless of management... What a strange decision... |
| 12. By: stickball on 04-05-2009 22:41:47 AL WEST 1. Angels 90-72 2. Mariners 3. Athletics 4. Rangers AL CENTRAL 1. Twins 87-75 2. Indians 3. Tigers 4. White Sox 5. Royals AL EAST 1. Red Sox 93-69 2. Yankees - X 3. Rays 4. Orioles 5. Blue Jays NL WEST 1. Dodgers 90-72 2. Diamondbacks 3. Rockies 4. Giants 5. Padres NL CENTRAL 1. Cubs 92-70 2. Cardinals 3. Brewers 4. Astros 5. Reds 6. Pirates NL EAST 1. Mets 90-72 2. Phillies 3. Braves 4. Marlins 5. Nationals AL MVP - Morneau NL MVP - Ramirez AL ROY - Wieters NL ROY - Maybin AL CY - Halladay NL CY - Webb AL HR - Hamilton, 34 NL HR - Howard, 44 AL Batting - Ichiro Suzuki, .344 NL Batting - Pujols, .335 AL ERA - Halladay 2.88 NL ERA - Santana, 2.90 AL Saves - Papelbon, 43 NL Saves - Francisco Rodriguez, 40 AL Champion - Boston NL Champion - LA Dodgers World Series Champion: LA Dodgers Seattle Mariners Predictions Ichiro Suzuki - .344/.390/.425 Franklin Gutierrez - .265/.325/.435 Jose Lopez - .290/.325/.440 Russell Branyan - .260/.340/.460 Ken Griffey, Jr. - .265/.340/.440 Adrian Beltre - .275/.335/.475 Kenji Johjima - .267/.305/.405 Mike Sweeney - .270/.330/.430 Rob Johnson - .250/.300/.370 Wlad Balentien - .250/.305/.420 Endy Chavez - .275/.320/.365 Ronny Cedeno - .270/.330/.390 Yuniesky Betancourt - .290/.320/.400 Jeff Clement - .255/.330/.440 Do the same with these pitchers, using ERA/IP/K. Felix Hernandez - 3.50/205/185 Erik Bedard - 3.60/180/180 Carlos Silva - 4.60/170/80 Jarrod Washburn - 4.50/160/100 Ryan Rowland-Smith - 4.30/150/120 Brandon Morrow - 3.30/65/75 David Aardsma - 4.00/55/50 Mark Lowe - 4.40/50/45 Josh Fields (MLB only) - 0/0/0 Chris Jakubauskas - 4.20/75/45 Shawn Kelley - 4.90/35/25 Team leaders with final statistic: Average - Ichiro, .344 OBP - Ichiro, .390 Home Runs - Griffey, 25 Doubles - Lopez, 42 Triples - Ichiro, 8 Stolen Bases - Ichiro, 39 Walks - Griffey, 65 Runs - Ichiro 110 ERA SP: Hernandez, 3.50 RP: Corcoran, 3.00 Strikeouts - Hernandez, 185 Wins - Hernandez, 14 Saves - Morrow, 27 Innings - Hernandez 205 Team Average - .280 Team OBP - .330 Team Slugging - .425 Team Home Runs - 148 Team Runs Scored - 780 Team ERA - 4.65 Team Win-Loss - 79-83 |
| 13. By: stickball on 04-05-2009 22:48:36 EDIT: Team Home Runs - 145 |
| 14. By: slamcactus on 04-05-2009 23:09:09 AL West: Angels A's Mariners Rangers AL Central Indians Twins White Sox Tigers Royals AL East: Rays Red Sox Yankees Blue Jays Orioles NL West Giants Diamondbacks Dodgers Rockies Padres NL Central Cubs Cardinals Brewers Reds Pirates Astros NL East Mets Braves Phillies Marlins Nationals AL MVP: Grady Sizemore AL Cy Young: Scott Kazmir NL MVP: David Wright NL Cy Young: Tim Lincecum AL ROY: Matt Wieters NL ROY: Colby Rasmus AL HR: Carlos Quentin NL HR: Ryan Howard AL AVG: Howie Kendrick NL AVG: Albert Pujols AL ERA: Roy Halladay NL ERA: Tim Lincecum AL Saves: Brian Fuentes NL Saves: Brad Lidge AL Champion: Rays NL Champion: Mets WS Champion: Rays |
| 15. By: rocketdawg31 on 04-06-2009 00:59:55 AL West 1. Los Angeles Angels, 90-72 2. Texas 3. Seattle 4. Oakland AL Central 1. Chicago White Sox, 93-69 2. Cleveland 3. Minnesota 4. Detroit 5. Kansas City AL East 1. Boston, 96-66 2. Tampa Bay X 3. Toronto 4. NY Yankees 5. Baltimore NL West 1. LA Dodgers, 88-74 2. Colorado 3. Arizona 4. San Francisco 5. San Diego NL Central 1. Chicago Cubs, 95-67 2. Cincinnati 3. St. Louis 4. Milwaukee 5. Pittsburgh 6. Houston NL East 1. Philadelphia, 91-71 2. NY Mets X 3. Atlanta 4. Florida 5. Washington AL MVP Evan Longoria, 3B, Tampa Bay Rays NL MVP Hanley Ramirez, SS, Florida Marlins AL ROY Matt Wieters, C, Baltimore Orioles NL ROY Fernando Martinez, OF, New York Mets AL CY Josh Beckett, Boston Red Sox NL CY Brandon Webb, Arizona Diamondbacks AL HR Grady Sizemore, Cleveland- 38 NL HR Ryan Howard, Philadelphia- 53 AL Batting- Ichiro Suzuki, Seattle- .331 NL Batting- Chipper Jones- Atlanta- .347 AL ERA- Roy Halladay, Toronto, 2.67 NL ERA- Johan Santana, NY Mets, 2.25 AL Saves- Joe Nathan, Minnesota- 51 NL Saves- Brad Lidge, Philadelphia- 46 AL Champion- Boston Red Sox NL Champion- Chicago Cubs World Series Champion- Chicago Cubs Seattle Mariners Predictions Give a triple-slash prediction (avg/obp/slg) for the following hitters. No home run totals, steals or anything like that, since playing time dictates. Ichiro Suzuki- .331/.385/.400 Franklin Gutierrez- .279/.350/.440 Jose Lopez- .303/.380/.450 Russell Branyan- .248/.330/.460 Ken Griffey, Jr.- .254/.330/.450 Adrian Beltre- .265/.340/.470 Kenji Johjima- .258/.305/.420 Mike Sweeney- .244/.325/.415 Rob Johnson- .255/.315/.370 Wlad Balentien- .272/.325/.420 Endy Chavez- .288/.325/.360 Ronny Cedeno- .238/.300/.370 Yuniesky Betancourt- .291/.330/.395 Jeff Clement- .277/.330/.425 Do the same with these pitchers, using ERA/IP/K. Felix Hernandez- 2.95/214.2/248 Erik Bedard- 4.25/184/179 (traded in July) Carlos Silva- 5.21/200.2/149 Jarrod Washburn- 3.55/187.1/104 (traded in July) Ryan Rowland-Smith- 3.63/168.1/153 Brandon Morrow- 2.79/73/99 David Aardsma- 4.33/64.2/50 Mark Lowe- 5.55/59/47 Josh Fields (MLB only)- 7.80/22/14 Chris Jakubauskas- 8.75/27/10 (demoted in mid-May) Shawn Kelley- 4.49/101.2/55 Team leaders with final statistic: Average- Ichiro, .331 OBP- Ichiro, .385 Home Runs- Beltre, 27 Doubles- Gutierrez, 64 Triples- Betancourt, 8 Stolen Bases- Ichiro, 44 Walks- Lopez, 67 Runs- Ichiro, 111 ERA- SP: Hernandez, 2.95 RP: Morrow, 2.79 Strikeouts- Hernandez, 248 Wins- Hernandez, 17 Saves- Morrow, 30 Innings- Hernandez, 214.2 Team Average- .271 Team OBP- .311 Team Slugging- .390 Team Home Runs- 151 Team Runs Scored- 737 Team ERA- 3.95 Team Win-Loss- 75-87; 3rd place, AL West |
| 16. By: 24forever on 04-06-2009 03:43:01 AL West 1. Anaheim 84-78 2. Oakland 3. Seattle 4. Texas AL Central 1. Cleveland 88-74 2. Detroit 3. Chicago 4. Minnesota 5. Kansas City AL East 1. NY Yankees 97-65 2. Boston 3. Tampa Bay 4. Toronto 5. Baltimore NL West 1. LA 92-70 2. Arizona 3. San Francisco 4. Colorado 5. San Diego NL Central 1. Chicago 93-69 2. Milwaukee 3. St. Louis 4. Cincinnati 5. Houston 6. Pittsburgh NL East 1. NY Mets 93-69 2. Philadelphia 3. Atlanta 4. Florida 5. Washington AL MVP Grady Sizemore NL MVP Albert Pujols AL ROY Matt Wieters NL ROY Dexter Fowler AL CY CC Sabathia NL CY Tim Lincecum AL HR Miggy Cabrera NL HR Prince Fielder AL Batting Ichiro NL Batting Albert Pujols AL ERA Roy Halladay NL ERA Johan Santana AL Saves Jonathan Papelbon NL Saves Francisco Rodriguez AL Champion Boston NL Champion Chicago Cubs World Series Champion Boston Seattle Mariners Predictions Ichiro Suzuki .330/.385/.415 Franklin Gutierrez .265/.320/.415 Jose Lopez .290/.320/.445 Russell Branyan .245/.345/.465 Ken Griffey, Jr. .260/.360/.440 Adrian Beltre .275/.330/.470 Kenji Johjima .265/.310/.405 Mike Sweeney .270/.325/.405 Rob Johnson .250/.300/.375 Wlad Balentien .245/.310/.430 Endy Chavez .270/.315/.365 Ronny Cedeno .260/.310/.375 Yuniesky Betancourt .280/.305/.405 Jeff Clement .255/.335/.435 Do the same with these pitchers, using ERA/IP/K. Felix Hernandez 3.30/210/185 Erik Bedard 3.50/145/135 Carlos Silva 5.00/170/75 Jarrod Washburn 4.50/160/90 Ryan Rowland-Smith 4.30/150/95 Brandon Morrow 3.20/70/80 David Aardsma 4.50/50/50 Mark Lowe 4.60/65/60 Josh Fields (MLB only) 3.50/15/16 Chris Jakubauskas 4.50/70/43 Shawn Kelley 4.10/45/35 Team leaders with final statistic: Average Ichiro .330 OBP Ichiro .385 Home Runs Beltre 27 Doubles Lopez 45 Triples Ichiro 7 Stolen Bases Ichiro 35 Walks Branyan 60 Runs Ichiro 110 ERA Felix 3.30 Strikeouts Felix 185 Wins 14 Saves Morrow 25 Innings Felix 210 Team Average .260 Team OBP .320 Team Slugging .410 Team Home Runs 145 Team Runs Scored 730 Team ERA 4.40 Team Win-Loss 76-86 |
| 17. By: BrettJMiller on 04-06-2009 03:51:39 AL West 1. Athletics 84-78 2. Mariners 3. Angels 4. Rangers AL Central 1. Indians 95-67 2. Twins 3. White Sox 4. Royals 5. Tigers AL East 1. Rays 100-62 2. Yankees X 3. Red Sox 4. Baltimore 5. Toronto NL West 1. Diamondbacks 90-72 2. Giants 3. Dodgers 4. Rockies 5. Padres NL Central 1. Cubs 95-67 2. Cardinals 3. Brewers 4. Reds 5. Pirates 6. Astros NL East 1. Braves 98-64 2. Phillies X 3. Mets 4. Marlins 5. Nationals AL MVP Evan Longoria NL MVP Chipper Jones AL ROY Matt Wieters NL ROY Tommy Hanson AL CY King Felix NL CY Brandon Webb AL HR Josh Hamilton, 38 NL HR Albert Pujols, 45 AL Batting Ichiro, .331 NL Batting Jose Reyes, .322 AL ERA King Felix, 2.67 NL ERA Jake Peavy, 3.03 AL Saves Papelbon, 42 NL Saves Putz, 34 (K-Rod injury!) AL Champion Indians NL Champion Braves World Series Champion Indians Seattle Mariners Predictions Give a triple-slash prediction (avg/obp/slg) for the following hitters. No home run totals, steals or anything like that, since playing time dictates. Ichiro Suzuki .331/.398/.422 Franklin Gutierrez .271/.327/.441 Jose Lopez .295/.313/.478 Russell Branyan .266/.341/.501 Ken Griffey, Jr. .279/.355/.475 Adrian Beltre .282/.340/.521 Kenji Johjima .261/.304/.397 Mike Sweeney .281/.335/.425 Rob Johnson .266/.320/.384 Wlad Balentien .258/.312/.450 Endy Chavez .295/.319/.349 Ronny Cedeno .272/.338/.400 Yuniesky Betancourt .290/.297/.401 Jeff Clement .264/.348/.462 Do the same with these pitchers, using ERA/IP/K. Felix Hernandez 2.67/231/214 Erik Bedard 3.46/172/190 Carlos Silva 4.98/202/96 Jarrod Washburn 4.69/185/89 Ryan Rowland-Smith 4.42/178/100 Brandon Morrow 2.79/65/80 David Aardsma 3.95/52/60 Mark Lowe 4.89/50/55 Josh Fields (MLB only) 3.23/27/35 Chris Jakubauskas 4.65/72/45 Shawn Kelley 3.75/58/61 Team leaders with final statistic: Average Ichiro .331 OBP Ichiro .398 Home Runs Beltre, 31 Doubles Lopez, 41 Triples Gutierrez, 7 Stolen Bases Ichiro, 42 Walks Griffey, 74 Runs Ichiro, 121 ERA Felix, 2.67 Strikeouts Felix, 214 Wins Felix, 17 Saves Morrow, 32 Innings Felix, 231 Team Average .279 Team OBP .332 Team Slugging .436 Team Home Runs 171 Team Runs Scored 771 Team ERA 4.40 Team Win-Loss 80-82 |
| 18. By: Adam The Lord on 04-06-2009 10:39:42 AL West 1. Angels 84-78 2. A's 3. Mariners 4. Rangers AL Central 1. Indians 89-73 2. Twins 3. Tigers 4. White Sox 5. Royals AL East 1. Red Sox 97-65 2. Rays X 3. Yankees 4. Blue Jays 5. Orioles NL West 1. Diamondbacks 88-74 2. Dodgers 3. Giants 4. Rockies 5. Padres NL Central 1. Cubs 94-68 2. Cardinals 3. Reds 4. Brewers 5. Astros 6. Pirates NL East 1. Mets 90-72 2. Phillies X 3. Braves 4. Marlins 5. Nationals AL MVP - Grady Sizemore NL MVP - Albert Pujols AL ROY - Matt Wieters NL ROY - Cameron Maybin AL CY - Roy Halladay NL CY - Tim Lincecum AL HR - Miguel Cabrera 40 NL HR - Albert Pujols 42 AL Batting - Ichiro .333 NL Batting - Chipper Jones .335 AL ERA - Roy Halladay 3.10 NL ERA - Johan Santana 3.15 AL Saves - Jonathan Papelbon 39 NL Saves - Brad Lidge 36 AL Champion - Rays NL Champion - Mets World Series Champion - Mets Seattle Mariners Predictions Give a triple-slash prediction (avg/obp/slg) for the following hitters. No home run totals, steals or anything like that, since playing time dictates. Ichiro Suzuki - .333/.375/.410 Franklin Gutierrez - .270/.325/.435 Jose Lopez - .280/.330/.435 Russell Branyan - .245/.330/.490 Ken Griffey, Jr. - .270/.365/.475 Adrian Beltre - .280/.335/.490 Kenji Johjima - .275/.325/.420 Mike Sweeney - .280/.355/.435 Rob Johnson - .255/.300/.420 Wlad Balentien - .255/.315/.440 Endy Chavez - .275/.335/.375 Ronny Cedeno - .270/.325/.380 Yuniesky Betancourt - .285/.310/.420 Jeff Clement - .260/.335/.445 Do the same with these pitchers, using ERA/IP/K. Felix Hernandez - 3.55/210/200 Erik Bedard - 3.60/150/145 Carlos Silva - 4.95/190/87 Jarrod Washburn - 4.55/180/100 Ryan Rowland-Smith - 4.35/160/110 Brandon Morrow - 3.15/65/80 David Aardsma - 4.25/55/60 Mark Lowe - 4.50/60/55 Josh Fields (MLB only) - 3.90/25/25 Chris Jakubauskas - 4.50/65/30 Shawn Kelley - 4.25/50/35 Team leaders with final statistic: Average - Ichiro .333 OBP - Ichiro .375 Home Runs - Beltre/Branyan 29 Doubles - Betancourt 33 Triples - Ichiro 6 Stolen Bases - Ichiro 35 Walks - Griffey 58 Runs - Ichiro 101 ERA - Felix 3.55 Strikeouts - Felix 200 Wins - Felix 15 Saves - Morrow 26 Innings - Felix 210 Team Average - .274 Team OBP - .333 Team Slugging - .434 Team Home Runs - 189 Team Runs Scored - 765 Team ERA - 4.30 Team Runs Allowed - 730 Team Pythag. Win-Loss - 85-77 Team Win-Loss 78-84 |
| 19. By: fandom on 04-06-2009 13:26:32 AL West 1. Angels 2. A's 3. M's 4. Rangers AL Central 1. Minnesota 2. Cleveland 3. Kansas City 4. Chicago 5. Detroit AL East 1. Boston 2. New York X 3. Tampa Bay 4. Baltimore 5. Toronto NL West 1. Los Angeles 2. Arizona X 3. San Fran 4. Colorado 5. San Diego NL Central 1. Chicago 2. St. Louis 3. Milwaukee 4. Cincinnati 5. Houston 6. Pittsburgh NL East 1. New York 2. Philadelphia 3. Atlanta 4. Florida 5. Washington AL MVP Teixeira NL MVP Wright AL ROY Wieters NL ROY Schaefer AL CY Felix NL CY Peavy AL HR Teixeira NL HR Pujols AL Batting Youkilis NL Batting Pujols AL ERA Felix NL ERA Santana AL Saves Nathan NL Saves K-Rod AL Champion Boston NL Champion Los Angeles World Series Champion Los Angeles Seattle Mariners Predictions Give a triple-slash prediction (avg/obp/slg) for the following hitters. No home run totals, steals or anything like that, since playing time dictates. Ichiro Suzuki .305/.355/.400 Franklin Gutierrez .285/.345/.425 Jose Lopez .265/.310/.440 Russell Branyan .250/.345/.455 Ken Griffey, Jr. .270/.330/.445 Adrian Beltre .285/.335/.445 Kenji Johjima .255/.310/.425 Mike Sweeney .255/.345/.425 Rob Johnson .210/.295/.355 Wlad Balentien .250/.310/.415 Endy Chavez .275/.345/.385 Ronny Cedeno .265/.315/.370 Yuniesky Betancourt .265/.310/.410 Jeff Clement .245/.330/.420 Do the same with these pitchers, using ERA/IP/K. Felix Hernandez 3.35/190/195 Erik Bedard 3.95/80/75 Carlos Silva 5.25/180/115 Jarrod Washburn 4.50/85/65 Ryan Rowland-Smith 4.25/165/145 Brandon Morrow 3.30/55/75 David Aardsma 4.20/70/80 Mark Lowe 4.45/65/72 Josh Fields (MLB only) 4.35/25/17 Chris Jakubauskas 4.55/65/40 Shawn Kelley 4.65/60/50 Team leaders with final statistic: Average Ichiro .305 OBP Ichiro .355 Home Runs Branyan 29 Doubles Lopez 40 Triples Ichiro 5 Stolen Bases Ichiro 29 Walks Griffey 62 Runs Ichiro 96 ERA SP Felix 3.35 RP Morrow 3.30 Strikeouts Felix Wins Felix 15 Saves Morrow 29 Innings Felix 195 Team Average .268 Team OBP .324 Team Slugging .405 Team Home Runs 162 Team Runs Scored 755 Team ERA 4.35 Team Win-Loss 75-87 |
| 20. By: Pumpkin on 04-06-2009 14:14:39 I feel like I am going to puke, if this aumont thing is real I have no hope whatsoever for this organization. I read Baker's blog and the reasonning that Jack Z used for this move made absolutely no sense whatsoever. Is it possible this move is from pressure from Howard Lincon? First Morrow now Aumont? What is wrong with this organization? |
| 21. By: malcontent1 on 04-06-2009 16:23:27 AL West 1.Mariners 2.A's 3.Angels 4.Rangers AL Central 1.Indians 2.Twins 3.Royals 4.White Sox 5.Tigers AL East 1.Yankees 2.Rays X 3.Red Sox 4.Blue Jays 5.Orioles NL West 1.Dodgers 2.Giants 3.Rockies 4.Diamondbacks 5.Padres NL Central 1.Cubs 2.Brewers 3.Reds 4.Cardinals 5.Astros 6.Pirates NL East 1.Mets 2.Phillies X 3.Braves 4.Marlins 5.Nationals AL MVP Carl Crawford NL MVP David Wright AL ROY Matt Wieters NL ROY Pablo Sandoval AL CY Felix Hernandez NL CY Chad Billingsley AL HR Mark Texiera NL HR Albert Pujols AL Batting Ichiro NL Batting Chipper Jones AL ERA Felix Hernandez NL ERA Jake Peavy AL Saves Brandon Morrow NL Saves Francisco Rodriguez AL Champion Indians NL Champion Mets World Series Champion Indians Seattle Mariners Predictions Ichiro Suzuki .335/.380/.425 Franklin Gutierrez .270/.350/.400 Jose Lopez .290/.315/.450 Russell Branyan .250/.350/.480 Ken Griffey, Jr. .280/.370/.480 Adrian Beltre .300/.360/.510 Kenji Johjima .285/.315/.430 Mike Sweeney .290/.335/.420 Rob Johnson .260/.310/.370 Wlad Balentien .250/.310/.450 Endy Chavez .270/.310/.375 Ronny Cedeno .270/.320/.350 Yuniesky Betancourt .290/.310/.415 Jeff Clement .260/.320/.450 Felix Hernandez 2.70/210/190 Erik Bedard 3.40/180/180 Carlos Silva 4.20/200/90 Jarrod Washburn 4.20/200/120 Ryan Rowland-Smith 4.55/160/100 Brandon Morrow 2.20/75/100 David Aardsma 3.10/60/70 Mark Lowe 4.10/60/60 Josh Fields (MLB only) 5.70/15/15 Chris Jakubauskas 3.90/70/55 Shawn Kelley 4.00/60/45 Average Ichiro OBP Ichiro Home Runs Beltre Doubles Lopez Triples Ichiro Stolen Bases Ichiro Walks Branyan Runs Ichiro ERA Felix Hernandez / Brandon Morrow Strikeouts Felix Hernandez Wins Hernandez Saves Morrow Innings Hernandez Team Average .265 Team OBP .330 Team Slugging .405 Team Home Runs 140 Team Runs Scored 770 Team ERA 4.45 Team Win-Loss 89-73 |
| 22. By: Shawnuel on 04-06-2009 18:07:36 AL West 1.Oakland, 88-74 2.LA Anaheim 3.Texas 4.Seattle AL Central 1.Cleveland, 92-70 2.Minnesota 3.Chicago 4.Kansas City 5.Detroit AL East 1.Tampa Bay, 98-64 2.Boston X 3.New York 4.Toronto 5.Baltimore NL West 1.San Francisco, 91-71 2.Los Angeles 3.Arizona 4.Colorado 5.San Diego NL Central 1.Chicago, 97-65 2.Cincinnati 3.St. Louis 4.Milwaukee 5.Pittsburgh 6.Houston NL East 1.New York, 93-69 2.Philadelphia X 3.Atlanta 4.Florida 5.Washington AL MVP Miguel Cabrera NL MVP Albert Pujols AL ROY Matt Wieters NL ROY Tommy Hanson AL CY Roy Hallady NL CY Jake Peavy AL HR Miguel Cabrera NL HR Ryan Howard AL Batting Howie Kendrick NL Batting Miguel Cabrera AL ERA James Shields NL ERA Tim Lincecum AL Saves Joe Nathan NL Saves Brian Wilson AL Champion Boston NL Champion Chicago World Series Champion Chicago Seattle Mariners Predictions Give a triple-slash prediction (avg/obp/slg) for the following hitters. No home run totals, steals or anything like that, since playing time dictates. Ichiro Suzuki 334/390/413 Franklin Gutierrez 274/330/445 Jose Lopez 304/359/459 Russell Branyan 234/320/479 Ken Griffey, Jr. 262/345/436 Adrian Beltre 282/334/494 Kenji Johjima 261/304/418 Mike Sweeney 295/369/435 Rob Johnson 233/298/389 Wlad Balentien 253/310/474 Endy Chavez 297/343/353 Ronny Cedeno 271/331/406 Yuniesky Betancourt 275/308/419 Jeff Clement 260/327/434 Do the same with these pitchers, using ERA/IP/K. Felix Hernandez 3.18/214/201 Erik Bedard 3.23/167/159 Carlos Silva 4.43/210/121 Jarrod Washburn 4.56/201/138 Ryan Rowland-Smith 4.35/189/123 Brandon Morrow 3.35/71/74 David Aardsma 3.78/78/72 Mark Lowe 4.21/84/68 Josh Fields (MLB only) 4.38/13/13 Chris Jakubauskas 4.23/113/56 Shawn Kelley 4.74/67/56 Team leaders with final statistic: Average Ichiro .334 OBP Ichiro .390 Home Runs Beltre, 31 Doubles Guttierez, 37 Triples Chavez, 7 Stolen Bases Ichiro, 44 Walks, Branyan, 78 Runs, Ichiro, 113 ERA, Felix, 3.18 Strikeouts Felix, 201 Wins Felix, 16 Saves, Morrow, 24 Innings, Felix, 214 Team Average .262 Team OBP .323 Team Slugging, .421 Team Home Runs 178 Team Runs Scored, 753 Team ERA, 4.53 Team Win-Loss, 79-83 |
| 23. By: Shawnuel on 04-06-2009 18:12:35 Oops. Batting AL Miguel Cabrera NL Chase Utley |
| 24. By: stickball on 04-06-2009 21:58:32 I didn't name a NL Wild Card team. NL Wild Card: Phillies. |
| 25. By: randallball on 04-07-2009 12:12:25 AL West 1. Oakland 86-76 2. Anaheim 3. Seattle 4. Texas AL Central 1. Cleveland 95-67 2. Minnesota X 3. Chicago 4. Kansas City 5. Detroit AL East 1. Boston 94-68 2. Tampa Bay 3. New York 4. Baltimore 5. Toronto NL West 1. Los Angeles 92-70 2. Arizona 3. San Francisco 4. Colorado 5. San Diego NL Central 1. Chicago 97-65 2. St. Louis 3. Houston 4. Cincinatti 5. Milwaukee 6. Pittsburgh NL East 1. New York 99-63 2. Philadelphia X 3. Atlanta 4. Florida 5. Washington AL MVP Youkilis NL MVP Reyes AL ROY Matt Weiters NL ROY Jordan Schaeffer AL CY Roy Halladay NL CY Johan Santana AL HR Josh Hamilton 39 NL HR Ryan Howard 46 AL Batting Kevin Youkilis .330 NL Batting Albert Pujols .344 AL ERA Roy Halladay 2.90 NL ERA Johan Santana 2.71 AL Saves Papelbon 44 NL Saves Lidge 45 AL Champion Cleveland NL Champion New York World Series Champion New York Mets Seattle Mariners Predictions Ichiro Suzuki .319/.368/.409 Franklin Gutierrez .265/.318/.424 Jose Lopez .297/.331/.459 Russell Branyan .251/.309/.487 Ken Griffey, Jr. .271/.368/.496 Adrian Beltre .290/.331/.502 Kenji Johjima .256/.290/.381 Mike Sweeney .244/.336/.415 Rob Johnson .225/.300/.345 Wlad Balentien .260/.296/.445 Endy Chavez .271/.331/.389 Ronny Cedeno .256/.312/.400 Yuniesky Betancourt .278/.300/.430 Jeff Clement .240/.335/.460 Felix Hernandez 3.24/217/191 Erik Bedard 3.81/183/167 Carlos Silva 5.19/131/62 Jarrod Washburn 4.87/166/81 Ryan Rowland-Smith 4.35/168/95 Brandon Morrow 2.05/62/71 David Aardsma 3.50/70/66 Mark Lowe 4.80/63/40 Josh Fields (MLB only) 4.00/18/14 Chris Jakubauskas 4.30/34/16 Shawn Kelley 7.85/20/6 Team leaders with final statistic: Average Ichiro (.319) OBP Ichiro, Griffey (.368) Home Runs Beltre (29) Doubles Lopez (44) Triples Ichiro (6) Stolen Bases Ichiro (38) Walks Griffey (78) Runs Ichiro (104) ERA Felix (3.24) Strikeouts Felix (191) Wins Felix (19) Saves Morrow (31) Innings Felix (217) Team Average .272 Team OBP .332 Team Slugging .405 Team Home Runs 162 Team Runs Scored 707 Team ERA 4.59 Team Win-Loss 76-86 |
| 26. By: NEOregonMarinersFan on 04-07-2009 12:52:59 AL West 1. Angels 92-70 2. Athletics 86-76 3. Mariners 78-84 4. Rangers 77-85 AL Central 1. Minnesota 90-72 2. Chicago 88-74 3. Cleveland 81-81 4. Detroit 5. Kansas City AL East 1. Boston 98-64 2. Tampa Bay 94-68 X 3. New York 4. Baltimore 5. Toronto NL West 1. Los Angeles 90-72 2. San Francisco X 88-74 3. Arizona 4. Colorado 5. San Diego 56-106 NL Central 1. Chicago 95-67 2. St. Louis 85-77 3. Milwaukie 4. Cincinnati 5. Pittsburgh 6. Houston NL East 1. New York 94-68 2. Atlanta 86-76 3. Philadelphia 85-77 4. Florida 5. Washington AL MVP - Mark Teixeira NL MVP - Albert Pujols AL ROY - NL ROY - AL CY - Felix Hernandez NL CY AL HR - NL HR AL Batting - Kevin Youklis, .321 NL Batting - Matt Kemp, .339 AL ERA - Felix Hernandez, 2.40 NL ERA - Derek Lowe, 2.37 AL Saves - Brian Fuentes, 44 NL Saves - Francisco Rodriguez, 44 AL Champion - Boston NL Champion - Chicago World Series Champion - Chicago Seattle Mariners Predictions (includes full seasons for Beltre, Washburn, Bedard, Silva) Give a triple-slash prediction (avg/obp/slg) for the following hitters. No home run totals, steals or anything like that, since playing time dictates. Ichiro Suzuki .340/.380/.400 Franklin Gutierrez .280/.340/.480 Jose Lopez .300/.340/.480 Russell Branyan .225/.325/.500 Ken Griffey, Jr. .290/.390/.525 Adrian Beltre .270/.330/.500 Kenji Johjima .250/.320/.400 Mike Sweeney .250/.350/.450 Rob Johnson .220/.290/.375 Wlad Balentien .260/.320/.440 Endy Chavez .260/.330/.350 Ronny Cedeno .225/.280/.350 Yuniesky Betancourt .290/.330/.425 Jeff Clement .250/.350/.475 Do the same with these pitchers, using ERA/IP/K. Felix Hernandez 2.40/210/185 Erik Bedard 3.80/190/155 Carlos Silva 4.40/200/125 Jarrod Washburn 4.80/200/140 Ryan Rowland-Smith 4.00/180/135 Brandon Morrow 2.75/70/85 David Aardsma 4.75/70/60 Mark Lowe 4.25/70/50 Josh Fields (MLB only) 5.00/40/45 Chris Jakubauskas 4.00/55/40 Shawn Kelley 3.75/60/50 Team leaders with final statistic: Average - Ichiro .340 OBP - Ichiro, Griffey .380 Home Runs - Griffey 31, Branyan 30, Beltre 28, Gutierrez 24, Lopez 24 Doubles - Beltre 40 Triples - Gutierrez 9 Stolen Bases - Ichiro 38 Walks - Griffey 88 Runs - Ichiro 106 ERA - Felix Hernandez 2.40 Strikeouts - Felix Hernandez 185 Wins - Felix Hernandez 19 Saves - Brandon Morrow 36 Innings - Felix Hernandez 210 Team Average - .256 Team OBP - .330 Team Slugging - .448 Team Home Runs - 177 Team Runs Scored - 717 Team ERA - 4.41 Team Win-Loss - 78-84 There will be more power than people expect. Five players in the lineup will have 20 HRs or more. The team will be more fundamentally sound than in 2008, and team defense will be good. This will help Silva and Washburn do better. It will also show up in moving runners over more than last year, better efficiency at scratching out runs, and getting on base more with a more patient team approach at the plate. Felix will have his "breakout" year. Griffey will be a presence in the lineup with his hitting. Sweeney will hit 15-20 HRs and be a positive clubhouse presence. Betancourt will be about the same as last year but he will get on base more often. Lopez will improve at the plate, so will Johjima. The rotation will be average overall. So will the bullpen. The manager and his coaching staff apparently know how to run a clubhouse well, and although one game is not a large data sample, he apparently knows how to manage a ballgame. The Mariners will be one of baseball's surprises this year, in that the team will be lots more competitive than people think it will. With some good breaks, .500 is not out of the realm of possibility. |
| 27. By: flamefox111 on 04-07-2009 15:40:45 AL West 1.LA Angels 2.Texas Rangers 3.Seattle Mariners 4.Oakland A's AL Central 1.Chicago White Sox 2.Minnesota Twins 3.Cleveland Indians 4.Detroit Tigers 5.Kansas City Royals AL East 1.Boston Red Sox 2.Tampa Bay Rays-X 3.NY Yankees 4.Baltimore Orioles 5.Toronto Blue Jays NL West 1.LA Dodgers 2.San Francisco Giants 3.Arizona Diamondbacks 4.Colorado Rockies 5.San Diego Padres NL Central 1.Chicago Cubs 2.Milwakee Brewers 3.Cincinatti Reds 4.St. Louis Cardinals 5.Houston Astros 6.Pittsburgh Pirates NL East 1.Philidelphia Phillies 2.NY Mets-X 3.Atlanta Braves 4.Florida Marlins 5.Washington Nationals AL MVP- Miguel Cabrera NL MVP- David Wright AL ROY- Matt Wieters NL ROY- Jordan Schaefer AL CY- Roy Halladay NL CY- Johan Santana AL HR- Miguel Cabrera 44 NL HR- Ryan Howard 49 AL Batting- Kevin Youkilis .337 NL Batting- David Wright .335 AL ERA- Felix Hernandez 3.04 NL ERA- Danny Haren 2.92 AL Saves- Joe Nathan 48 NL Saves- Brad Lidge 45 AL Champion- Chicago White Sox NL Champion- Philidelphia Phillies World Series Champion- Philidelphia Phillies Seattle Mariners Predictions Give a triple-slash prediction (avg/obp/slg) for the following hitters. No home run totals, steals or anything like that, since playing time dictates. Ichiro Suzuki .320/.375/.430 Franklin Gutierrez .260/.330/.430 Jose Lopez .280/.330/.480 Russell Branyan .230/.340/.480 Ken Griffey, Jr. .260/.340/.470 Adrian Beltre .275/.330/.490 Kenji Johjima .270/.320/.390 Mike Sweeney .260/.335/.450 Rob Johnson .275/.310/.375 Wlad Balentien .250/.300/.400 Endy Chavez .280/.320/.410 Ronny Cedeno .260/.320/.400 Yuniesky Betancourt .270/.295/.360 Jeff Clement .260/.330/.420 Do the same with these pitchers, using ERA/IP/K. Felix Hernandez 3.04/210/190 Erik Bedard 3.40/170/175 Carlos Silva 5.50/150/80 Jarrod Washburn 4.30/180/120 Ryan Rowland-Smith 4.10/150/125 Brandon Morrow 2.20/60/75 David Aardsma 3.80/45/60 Mark Lowe 4.20/50/50 Josh Fields (MLB only)3.60/30/25 Chris Jakubauskas 4.40/70/40 Shawn Kelley 3.90/60/60 Team leaders with final statistic: Average Ichiro .320 OBP Ichiro .375 Home Runs Branyan 33 Doubles Beltre 48 Triples Ichiro 7 Stolen Bases Ichiro 37 Walks Griffey 74 Runs Ichiro 110 ERA Felix 3.04 Strikeouts Felix 190 Wins Felix 14 Saves Morrow 31 Innings Felix 210 Team Average Team OBP Team Slugging Team Home Runs Team Runs Scored Team ERA Team Win-Loss 80-82 |
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