2010 MLB Predictions

Since I've finished the AL Previews for the season, it's time to make my predictions for the NL as well as the playoffs and some awards.

To recap my AL Division winners, I have: Texas Rangers (AL West), Chicago White Sox (AL Central), and New York Yankees (AL East). My AL Wild Card is going to be the Tampa Bay Rays. The Rays are going to play inspired baseball I think, mostly because they're going to likely lose Carl Crawford and Carlos Peña in the off-season.

NL West: Colorado Rockies.  It's going to be a tight race between Colorado, LA, and San Francisco but I like the Rockies. I think the Rockies are the most balanced team out of the three with solid pitching and a good mix offensively with speed and power.

NL Central: St. Louis Cardinals. Having Wainwright and Carpenter at the top of the rotation is certainly a reason why they'll contend in '10 but it also doesn't hurt to pair Matt Holliday with Albert Pujols.

NL East: Philadelphia Phillies. They have one of the top lineups in baseball and couple that with a rotation that includes Roy Halladay and Cole Hamels, they're the favorites to win the pennant for a reason.

NL Wild Card: San Francisco Giants. One of the best, if not the best rotation in baseball finally has some offense behind it. But this will be the more intriguing Wild Card race this year, I could see any of the following teams winning the Wild Card: Giants, Dodgers, Braves, Brewers, Cubs, or Reds.

Playoff Predictions
ALDS
Yankees over Rangers
White Sox over Rays

NLDS
Giants over Phillies
Cardinals over Rockies

ALCS
Yankees over White Sox

NLCS
Cardinals over Giants

World Series
Cardinals over Yankees

MVP and Cy Young Predictions

AL MVP: Mark Teixeira (Yankees)
NL MVP: Albert Pujols (Cardinals)

AL Cy Young: Jake Peavy (White Sox)
NL Cy Young: Adam Wainwright (Cardinals)