Today I will finish my MLB rankings with the 6 best teams, the best of them being the Nationals AGAIN.

6.St. Louis Cardinals

The Cardinals are beginning to slow down after being good for many years. Joe Kelly left the team, and AJ Pierzynski, backup catcher. However, they still have a decent rotation including Michael Wacha, Lance Lynn, Adam Wainwright and John Lackey. Jon Jay, Matt Carpenter, Yadier Molina and Matt Holliday remain in the lineup, along with Mark Reynolds and Jhonny Peralta joining the team. But, some of them like Carpenter or Peralta can’t do too much, and they have a hole at second base and backup catcher, along with backup infielders. But, they are still pretty good otherwise and I could still see around 90 wins, the division win and playoff berth from them. The Cardinals might not be that much worse this year.

My Prediction:91-71

5.Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim

The Angels are going to stay a playoff team for a while now that they got in. Mike Trout stays strong, and Josh Hamilton may have an even better year. Albert Pujols can also still hit well. Jered Weaver will also help keep the rotation in shape. Some off season acquirings have also helped, as they signed Matt Joyce and CJ Wilson. They have plenty of players who have at least some potential whether they contribute to the batting skills or fielding skills of the team. In the rotation, they have Andrew Heaney who wasn’t worth who they gave up for him, but should help a little, plus Garrett Richards in the rotation. It hurt to lose Howie Kendrick for Heaney however, leaving them a hole at second base. But Chris Ianetta, Erick Aybar, Kole Calhoun, even Collin Cowgill along with hitters I’ve already listed, if they can all contribute at least a little bit of their skill to the 2015 Angels, the Angels can make up for Kendrick. They can get at least 90 wins I bet.

My Prediction:91-71

4.Texas Rangers

I may have at some point overrated the Rangers but I don’t know why they were higher than this so I moved them down, I mean, I’m not sure if the Rangers can win the AL West, I have a strange feeling the Angels are a tiny bit better. I mean, last year what happened is everybody got injured and everybody thinks they didn’t even have the right players in the first place. They have some support in the rotation from Derek Holland and Yu Darvish if they’re healthy, which is the big division decider. Tanner Scheppers isn’t bad, and Anthony Ranaudo will help their improving prospect choices. They still have the same infield, Jurickson Profar, Adam Rosales and most importantly Adrian Beltre, Elvis Andrus and Prince Fielder. Mitch Moreland at designated hitter, and Sin-Soo Choo to support the outfield. Wait, the outfield is their weakness. Choo will help, but they have no right fielders what so ever and their ceneter field guy is on the 60 day disabled list. If they can stay healthy and get some good outfielders in the draft or in trades, they can get a playoff spot or even win the AL West. I see a potential of possibly having 95 wins.

My Prediction:94-68

3.Los Angeles Dodgers

The Dodgers will still be good even after losing Matt Kemp. Everyone except Nick Punto in the Red Sox and Doders trade of 2012 was worth it. Josh Beckett has joined the starting rotation, and Adrian Gonzalez and Carl Crawford helped the lineup. Them joining Zach Greinke and Clayton Kershaw in the rotation plus Yasiel Puig in the lineup makes a good team. Well, maybe they need a few more components in the lineup after the loss of Kemp. They also have Brandon McCarthy in the rotation in case Beckett can’t come back from the disabled list, but I expect Beckett to do well and stay injury free. Never mind what I said about the lineup. They’ve had an active off season. They got Howie Kendrick from the Angels, Jimmy Rollins making the Phillies even more hopeless this year missing him and John Mayberry Jr., Darwin Barney from the Cubs, well that was 2014’s offseason, all in the infield with Adrian Gonzalez. Andre Either will also continue to support the outfield. So, the Dodgers don’t have many holes on their team this year, which makes it a pretty good team when they stay healthy, which I think they’ll have better luck on than previous years. However, catcher is one weakness to keep your eye on. I expect between 90-95 wins from LA this year.

My Prediction:94-68

2.Kansas City Royals

These world series runner ups stayed active in the offseason. They signed Rangers right fielder Alex Rios, and designated hitter Kendrys Morales. They kept two good catchers, Erik Kratz and all star Salvador Perez at starting catcher. Although they didn’t resign James Shields, they have Yordano Ventura, Jeremy Guthrie, Brandon Finnegan and Danny Duffy in the rotation. Mike Moustakas, Eric Hosmer, Omar Infante and Alcides Escobar fill their infield well while Alex Gordon, Jorge Bonofacio and Alex Rios fill the outfield. However, they do need backup support and it would be nice to have a player who’s experienced in center field as two right fielders and one left fielder are the three outfielders right now. A centerfielder could make and outfield rotation possible, leaving one man to rest each game. So, the Royals have filled their roster well, and should have a good, maybe even division winning team this year.

My Prediction:95-67

1.Washington Nationals

The Nationals are just unbelieveable. Their rotataion is the best, with Stephen Stratsburg, Jordan Zimmermann, Doug Fister, Max Scherzer, Gio Gonzalez and Tanner Roark, some of them newly signed. Although they lost Adam LaRoche and Anthony Rendon is the only one left guarding the infield, they still should do well with that ace rotation. They also have a great bullpen, holding Matt Thornton and Drew Storen. Although they need to be flexble in centerfield, Jayson Werth, Nate McLouth, Ryan Zimmermann, Scott Hairston, Michael Taylor, and especially ready to have his best year yet, Bryce Harper leads the outfield and is a star hitter. It looks like although they have their holes, they have star hitters and aces in the rotation to help them dominate the MLB.

My Prediction:97-65

So, those are the end of my MLB rankings this year. Comment if you have a different opinion.

My version of David Schoenfield 12-7 SweetSpot rankings.

12.Cincinnati Reds

Cincinnati could be a whole lot better this year. Billy Hamilton may top the of his first year. Todd Frazier doesn’t have to rest, he can play third base and put Joey Votto back at 1st. One prediction for the Reds in 2015 I made is that Joey Votto will go back to being the all star hitter he was before his injury last year. Brandon Phillips and Jay Bruce will also return to the Reds. All stars recovering from injuries will make the Reds improve greatly this year. Also, they’ll have Aroldis Chapman all year, being injured to start 2014. Johnny Cueto is another pitcher, a starter, to keep an eye on. Cueto will improve for 2015 and continue being a star pitcher for the Reds rotation. So, I could see the Reds being in this year’s wild card race. They will improve by far, and possibly even make playoffs.

My Prediction:88-74

11.San Francisco Giants

I’ll tell you right away, losing Pablo Sandoval to the Red Sox hurt, and badly. They still have some stars they held on to though. Buster Posey and Hunter Pence are also big hitters. Pitching should be good, with Tim Linecum and Madison Bumgarner in the starting rotation, along with Jake Peavy, who despite having an unbelieveably bad 2014 with the Red Sox as well, had won a world series title with them the previous year. Yes, the Giants will begin to slow down this year after losing Sandoval, but they still have a fair chance in the wild card race this year, and could make playoffs again.

My Prediction:88-74

10.Chicago Cubs

Some people may be shocked to see them up so high right now. The Cubs have majorly rebuilt. Dexter Fowler. Anthony Rizzo. Starlin Castro. Jake Arrieta. Travis Wood. And especially, JON LESTER. Lester will really make the Cubs improve greatly, along with new addition Dexter Fowler, plus previously Cub players Jake Arrieta, Travis Wood, Anthony Rizzo and Starlin Castro. They have so many rising prospects that could make a big impact on this team. I think they’ll surely be in the wild card race late in the season, maybe even make the playoffs, or even win the division. The St. Louis Cardinals aren’t that good anymore. So, it looks like the Cubs could make the playoffs. Maybe they’ll even make the world series, like in Back To The Future 2’s version of 2015. Yeah, that’s 30 years since Back To The Future 2 released. I watched it just two years ago. I doubt that they’ll be against the Marlins, who are in the same league, NL, in that also like the movie. So, the Cubs look like they have a good chance to get back to the playoffs.

My Prediction:89-73

9.Boston Red Sox

The Red Sox. Our team. They have improved SO MUCH since a 2014 season below the 75 win mark. They were one of the most active teams this off season. They traded Yoenis Cespedes for Rick Porcello. They traded Rubby De La Rosa and Allen Webster to get D-Backs star starter Wade Miley. They signed Justin Masterson through free agency, along with Pablo Sandoval and Hanley Ramirez. They are building a great team again, I think they have a chance to make the world series this year, only a chance though. Their rotation is missing one thing, a clear ace, buthave a decent rotation, made up of Wade Miley, Justin Masterson, Rick Porcello, Clay Buchholz and Joe Kelly. Buchholz was an ace in 2013, even dealing with an injury that may have slowed him down forever. It would really help if Buchholz could have a bounce back year and become the team ace again. I could see at least a slightly lower ERA in 2015. They have a decent bullpen, with Craig Breslow, Junichi Tazawa and Burke Badenhop, along with star closer Koji Uehara. OK,maybe not quite a star anymore, but I could see improvement in Koji too. They still have Xander Bogaerts, who should also be better, using Big Papi hopefully as a role model. Although they lost Middlebrooks in the infield, they have plenty of prospects as backups for potential stars starting. I am talking major improvement for the Red Sox.

My Prediction:90-72

8.Detroit Tigers

The Tigers had a decent off season, but will not budge due to a good record in 2014. They got Yoenis Cespedes, still have Jose Iglesias, and Ian Kinsler should help a lot. However, Miguel Cabrera could sit the first few weeks, not good. But don’t worry, the up and down rotation may help. It will hold Anibal Sanchez and David Price. Uh oh, that’s it. The Tigers could be in big trouble to start the year, are they the new Rangers? Maybe. I’m not so sure these Tigers wil fare well in 2015. It doesn’t look good, but the Nats sure stocked up on past Tigers stars, owning Doug Fister and Max Scherzer along with Jordan Zimmerman and Stephen Stratsburg. Hear more about those darn, Nats, who were originally second but I’ll probably move them back to first for the second consecutive unbelievably well projected year, in my version of the 6-1 rankings. Back to the Tigers, I don’t though if they’ll make playoffs as tough competition begins.

My Prediction:90-72

7.New York Yankees

The Yanks continue to rebuild, I disagree with what others have said. The Yanks are going up, not down. They have some key players in the lineup and rotation. Even with Derek Jeter retiring, Stephen Drew might play short for the Yanks. Chase Headley will also secure third base. The rotation is also a key, holding Masahiro Tanaka, Michael Pineda, CC Sabathia and Chris Capuano. Andrew Miller is also a newly signed reliever on New York. I also expect Carlos Beltran and Jacoby Ellsbury to have better years. They were stars on their old 2013 teams. I expect Beltran will stay in right field as Mark Texiera plays first base. Alex Rodriguez returning is also a huge factor. I expect A-Rod will play designated hitter most days for New York. I don’t expect to see him in the field much anymore. So, the Yankees have key players due for better years that will boost them to the lead of the AL East.

My Prediction:91-71

These are my 18-13 rankings, and are nothing like Schoenfield’s.

18.Oakland Athletics

The Athletics lost a ton last year, with Yoenis Cespedes and all. Now they lost Jonny Gomes and Jon Lester too. They even lost Josh Donaldson, although they did receive Brett Lawrie. They have completely started to fall apart after an amazing start to 2014. The A’s are no longer a huge division threat, becoming a mellow team. I mean, Josh Reddick, Nick Punto. that’s it besides Coco Crisp? Come on. Did I even mention they no longer have Brandon Moss. All they have is former Red Sox that mot of them aren’t even that good. However, pitching should remain decent, as the Athletics have held on to a strong starting rotation. The Athletics aren’t a bust, but don’t expect that Oakland will have a monster year.

My Prediction:83-79

17.Seattle Mariners
Seattle has lost players, please note that. But I’m not failing to predict them as badly as I did last year. I learned that Robinson Cano really is huge for the team. However, they lost Justin Smoak and Michael Saunders to the Blue Jays. Dustin Ackley stuck around though. Cano will surely help too. Don’t forget Felix Hernandez! He had a monster year in 2014 and should have an almost as good one this year. The Mariners have some underrated stars by me from last year. They should be just over .500 in 2015, worse than what they really did last year, but way better than my 2014 prediction for them.

My Prediction:84-78

16.New York Mets

The Mets are going slightly upward towards a better season. If they have good days, they can have star hitters, and Matt Harvey already is a star pitcher. They also have new signings Troy Tulowtski, Michael Cuddyer, and John Mayberry Jr. to help. Daisuke Matsuzaka, former Red Sox, should also help the pitching staff. If David Wright and the potential big hitters can have a really good year, I could see some potential in the Mets in 2015.

My Prediction:84-78

15.Pittsburgh Pirates

The Pirates will be hard to predict this season. They still have Andrew McCutchen, who in my opinion is a top 10 outfielder this season. They have a good rotation including Francisco Liriano. But, they have no other noticeable stars to boost them. Good question here, what happens to a team that has a few good stars and the rest stinks? A decent, but not good enough result. I say they’ll be slightly over the .500 mark, even vs a tough division in 2015. I think it could be good or bad for Pittsburgh, as they never are just in the middle, even with such a middle ground power ranking.

My Prediction:84-78

14.Toronto Blue Jays

The Jays have had an up and down offseason, so, they stayed about the same. They picked up Josh Donaldson from Oakland and still have star hitters Jose Bautista and Edwin Encarncion to help. They however lost Adam Lind, Juan Francisco and Melky Cabrera. I think Toronto should be better compared to the division, but not vs the MLB. They did also lose Colby Rasmus and Brett Lawrie, but got Justin Smoak and Michael Saunders from Seattle! They have a large chance to pass the RAYS in the division standings for goodness sake, and they were ranked 14th. So, maybe the Jays will be better vs the MLB, but especially vs the AL East. It comes to show that at least the bottom teams of the AL East are not so good for near 3rd place teams, and not bad enough for 5th place teams. That could be good and bad signs for our Red Sox.

My Prediction:85-77

13.Cleveland Indians

I can see a lot of potential in Terry Francona and is Indians. They have a great lineup with Jason Kipnis, Nick Swisher, Michael Brantley and Michael Bourn. They also, even losing Justin Masterson, have been piling up on good pitchers and all types of free agents. I could see potential in Paul Kasmir, Zach McAllister, Corey Kluber, even Mike Aviles. The Indians just continue to stack up on players who have plenty of potential, and that will get them very far. They are no longer stuck in the middle, and are trending in one direction and one direction only, and it’s the right direction, up. I can’t go overboard with change on Cleveland though, so I don’t expect playoffs, maybe they’ll be close in the wild card race though. The Indians good be really good this year, who knows.

My Prediction:86-76

I was making agreements with the start of Schoenfield’s rankings but these next two portions were different from mine. Here’s my version of Ranking The Teams 24-19.

24.Miami Marlins

The Marlins have gotten better, but what other teams can be worse than them this year? Salty was a bust last year, and all they have is Stanton and two decent pitchers. I don’t have much to say about a team with so many youngsters I’ve never heard of. That’s why they are slightly better, and will one day become pretty good, but I’ll tell you not right now.

My Prediction:75-87

23.Colorado Rockies

I originally said “The only reason the Rockies are in third place is because the Padres and D-Backs stink.” That is mostly true, but however, it is not the only reason, but it is the main reason, and the Padres and D-Backs, especially the D-Backs, will stink. But, there are some key Colorado players. Troy Tulotwski would’ve surely helped by having an all-star like season again, and Khris Davis needs to do their job in the outfield. There are some players with potential across the Rockies ball club, they just have to find it if they want to get better soon.

My Prediction:76-86

22.Baltimore Orioles

Baltimore was a playoff team last year. Whatever they had last year, they don’t have it this year. They always had Manny Machado and didn’t make playoffs. Nelson Cruz is gone. Losing Nick Markakis won’t help much either. The Orioles are really trending down. But that doesn’t mean that they’ll be that much worse. They still have Matt Wieters, Jonathan Schoop, Chris Davis, Adam Jones and Manny Machado in the lineup. The decent pitching staff they had last year also for the most part, stuck around. Baltimore still has some key players that will really help. I could see a record around .500 coming on for the Orioles. Something between 75-81 wins.

My Prediction:77-85

21.Tampa Bay Rays

This is the third AL East team in a row. You might be wondering, “What is it with all the AL East teams?”, “Do these rankings go by division now?” They don’t, it’s just that the bottom of the AL East is very tightly squeezed projected record wise. The Rays lost David Price is the answer. That really hurts. They also lost Wil Myers and Jose Molina, desperately in need of a catcher. Wil Myers plays outfield and catcher. They didn’t lose Evan Longoria and Ben Zobrist though. They still have the rest of what made an ace rotation once. If the rest of them can stay healthy unlike last year, that would be good. They also need their big hitters to have monster seasons. Only if both of those happen will the Rays have a record over .500. I don’t think so, but they’ll be close. They’ll be just under .500 according to my prediction below.

My Predcition:80-82

20.Milwaukee Brewers

The Brew Crew hasn’t changed much since having a similar record last year, and they could have just lost Jonathan Lucroy for 4-6 weeks. They’ve been near silent in the off season, keeping the same basic team. There’s not much to say with zero or little change to a team. I think they’ll have between 75-81 wins again.

My Prediction:80-82

19.Atlanta Braves

The Braves are not going far this season. They gave up all their stars, BJ and Justin Upton, like, the two best players in the lineup. Craig Kimbrel will continue to star, but what’s the point if the rest of the team is a bust. Why not give up Craig Kimbrel Braves? Go for a good 2016 draft pick. However, they have a chance to break the .500 mark, why not go for that? Why release a pitcher when baseball has no salary cap, although it should? Why not go out there and at least try to do well? It’s a thought. The Braves need to decide whether to tank for a pick, or try for a title.

My Prediction:82-80

I will have my MLB in detail posts in April again, but this is just a sneak peak at my rankings, not lists, I have more to say.  I will be doing detailed monthly rankings this year. I like ESPN blogger David Schoenfield’s of ranking teams worst to best six at a time. He released his 30-25 today. My 30-25 rankings are below.

30.Arizona Diamondbacks

I totally agree with David Schoenfield on this one.  Trumbo and Goldschimt aren’t the best in the world.  Their rotation is a bust without Wade Miley.  Rubby De La Rosa and Allen Webster, former Red Sox pitchers won’t make up for him.  Some teams have way more than they do is the point.  Every team this year has some good players, just teams some won’t have enough or that good of players.  They will surely get wins, but they aren’t going to have enough out of just two key hitters in only Paul Goldschimt and Mark Trumbo.

My Prediction:64-98

29.Houston Astros

The Astros will start to get better, but very slowly. Losing Dexter Fowler isn’t going to help very much. The Astros also have to tough of a division they’re facing to move upward that much. They play majority of their games against the Rangers, Angels, Mariners, and Athletics, all teams that should be over the .500 mark this year. This is too tough of a league for the Astros this year. In October 2013, I would pick the Pawtucket Red Sox over the Astros. The Astros aren’t going very far with the rotation they have, and a some holes in the lineup. Sadly for Houston fans, I don’t have much hope for the 2015 Astros, but just wait, in 10 years, they could be a playoff team.

My Prediction:64-98

28.San Diego Padres

Please note that this is my Padres prediction prior to yesterday’s post on them. I can’t count on the Padres being any better than the worst, because they may be the hardest 2015 team to predict. Infact, you can help me predict farther Padres predictions by commenting on them and answering my poll on them. They’ll have a monster outfield and decent rotation with James Shields in it. I can’t expect anything out of the Padres if I just don’t know, that’s the point. Below is my prediction as of now and a poll for me to hear your 2015 Padres prediction.

My Prediction:64-98

27.Minnesota Twins

I don’t expect much from the Twins again either. They have Brian Dozier and Joe Mauer in the lineup, Kurt Suzuki catching. No key pitching, and only three even decent hitters. That doesn’t sound like a Twins team that wins a lot of games. This is making the same point as Arizona. They might have like, one or two, maybe, just maybe thre good innings a game because of these guys but they can’t score runs every time they come up to the plate, sometimes not even hits. So, I really just can’t expect much of the Twin Cities in baseball this year.

My Prediction:65-97

26.Chicago White Sox

Being ranked this low does NOT mean the White Sox stink. they will be ahead of the Twins by a good amount of games. Chris Sale will still have a good year, and newbie Melky Cabrera isn’t the only hope. Remember that Cuban rookie that starred here in 2014? He hasn’t gone anywhere unless it was to get more experience that is. They haven’t changed much since last year, just lost Alejandro De Aza and got Melky Cabrera. That means they should have a similar record. I’m visioning between 70 and 75 wins for them. They’ll get better than that sometime soon though, because they have the right guys to do it, they just haven’t showed up enough yet.

My Prediction:73-89

25.Philadelphia Phillies

I also agree, just like with the Twins and D-Backs, that the Phillies are a bottom six ball club in the MLB. They have a lot of veterans who will do something, but they’re just to old to create a team above .500. I learned from last year that I had my expectations too high for Philly. Don’t you Phillies fans get your hopes up too high, either, even after the slow rebuild thing I was wrong about last year. There was a reason nobody else noticed, it was a fraud. Other bloggers would notice if they were rebuilding. However, Cole Hamels keeps the rotation at least decent. They will still win some games as their players have plenty of experience, but they’re getting too old to have good MLB days every day. They need to get young, and when they do, they just might become good again.

My Prediction:74-88

The Padres just signed former Royals star pitcher James Shields.  I have been so stupid not to notice that the Padres are majorly rebuilding, and were ever since they lost Chase Headley, when I first thought they were going to be screwed.  James Shields can join already Padre players Ian Kennedy, Brandon Morrow, Andrew Cashner and Tyson Ross in the starting rotation.  However, batting skills may be a weakness in Shields after being in the American League, moving to the National League.  However, the Padres have new lineup additions too to make up for Headley and make themselves even better.  They already had Yangervis Solarte and Derek Norris in the lineup.  They already had a decent lineup.  But with three monster free agents in the Padres outfield, they get good.  Guess who took Justin Upton from the rebuilding Braves?  San Diego of course.  What about the Rays Wil Myers?  Also the Padres.  Not to mention the Dodgers Matt Kemp, the Dodgers I predicted to have more wins then the Padres had losses, by only one.  99 Los Angeles wins, 98 Padres losses.  But that prediction may no stand now.  Those three outfielders and James Shields on a decent 2014 team?  That may make my predictions change greatly.  They could have 75 wins, even more, and pass the Rockies.  If the Mets have a slight playoff chance, San Diego would have one, although I thought the Mets would be better.  The point is, I didn’t think about all these free agency pickups when I made my record projection for the Padres.

Lester Impacting Cubs

The Cubs are making some offseason moves that will rebuild their team back into the playoffs.  Jon Lester, ex-Red Sox and Athletics starting pitcher, has even increased their world series odds from 1 in 50 to 1 in 12.  I think along with Travis Wood and Jake Arrieta, Lester will help make the Cubs rotation one of the best in the entire MLB.  The starting lineup has some big hitters like Starlin Castro and Anthony Rizzo, and they added Dexter Fowler.  Joe Maddon being the Cubs new manager will also help, after experiencing manager position for the New York Yankees and Tampa Bay Rays.  The Cubs may soon have one of the best teams in the MLB.  So, if you want to see how they compare to the rest of the MLB based on my current 2015 predictions, read the second post in this double post package.

MLB 2015 Preview

AL East

1.New York Yankees 91-71

2.Boston Red Sox 90-72

3.Tampa Bay Rays 80-82

T4.Toronto Blue Jays 77-85

T4.Baltimore Orioles 77-85

This division will fix their previous mistakes.  The Yankees will move to the top, rebuilding throughout the offseason, making themselves playoff worthy again.  The Yankees are back to being those old Yankees you can never seem to beat.  Although they have been quiet in free agency, they have A-Rod coming back from his steroid suspension, who will probably become a full time designated hitter and have Chase Headley at third for a full season, rather than just 2 months of one.  The Red Sox also rebuilt well and will fight the Yankees for the division title, earning themselves a close 2nd place.  The Rays won’t budge much, actually getting worse, with the loss of David Price, star pitcher.  The Rays still have the ace rotation they’re known for.  They even still have Evan Longoria and Ben Zobrist, but lost Jose Molina to the Nationals.  That puts them in the middle, at 80-82.  The Jays will also stay put.  Although they added Josh Donaldson and now have a decent lineup and rotation, they’ve had losses and weaknesses too.  The Orioles move to last.  Nelson Cruz really was a big booster and mot of the reason the O’s won the division.  With another loss in Nick Markakis, the Orioles could be in trouble, but no worse than Toronto.

AL Central

1.Kansas City Royals 95-67

2.Detroit Tigers 90-72

3.Cleveland Indians 86-76

4.Chicago White Sox 73-89

5.Minnesota Twins 65-97

This division holds little change.  The Royals won themselves the division this time as Detroit is getting both weaker and stronger at the same time, Kansas City is going mostly nowhere but up.  The Tigers stick at 90-72 losing Max Scherzer but having Price for a full season.  Their rotation is still good but lineups are only decent, having Miguel Cabrera.  The Indians start to move away from the middle getting better.  They have Swisher, Kipnis, Bourn and Brantley, come on.  The White Sox go up and down getting Melky Cabrera from Toronto but losing Alejandro De Aza, but getting better rather than than worse, slightly.  The Twins will stay one of the worst in the MLB, with only big hitters in Kurt Suzuki, Joe Mauer and Brian Dozier, and practically no good pitching.  So, not much is different from 2014 in the AL Central.

AL West

1.Texas Rangers 95-67

2.Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim 91-71

3.Seattle Mariners 84-78

4.Oakland Athletics 83-79

5.Houston Astros 64-98

This division would be a wreck predicting who gets last place if it wasn’t for the Astros joining the division.  The Astros have nowhere to go but better, but they won’t get much better.  Their prediction has gone up by 13 wins since their real 2013 record of 51-111.  The Rangers will bounce back after a massive rebuild starting in September last year, with only 70 wins that season.  The Angels remain good for 2nd place, keeping an outstanding lineup and decent starting rotation from last year.  The Mariners do not change much after a bounce back year with Robinson Cano, but slightly worse without Justin Smoak, now on the unstoppable Nationals as well.  The Athletics get worse, now without Yoenis Cespedes, Jonny Gomes and Jon Lester plus Josh Donaldson, nobody from the trade left.  Could Oakland absolutely stink?  Are they completely rebuilding?  Looks like that may be true, as their record just barely reaches over .500.  The Astros obviously still have last place, but they’re slowly getting better and could be a lot better in years to come, making this division very hard to steal.

NL East

1.Washington Nationals 97-65

2.Atlanta Braves 82-80

3.New York Mets 76-86

4,Miami Marlins 75-87

5.Philadelphia Phillies 74-88

The Nationals will CONTINUE to add stars to their team and are just getting better and better.  They remain in 1st place at 97-65 for a record.  The Braves however, gave up Justin Upton and more stars, and will not qualify for any more than one win over .500.  Craig Kimbrel is really their only hope left after free agency begins to wrap up.  The Mets, Marlins and Phillies are all close to each other with win amounts in the mid 70s.  The Mets take third having a decent amount of good players like Matt Harvey and David Wright.  The Marlins continue to pile up on good prospects and will finally make big improvements and steps forward.  The Phillies take last and are just too old to be good anymore.  Starting a prospect rebuild will boost the Phillies like it did to the Chicago Cubs making them so much better this year.  This division is what I would call lowly except for those amazing Washington Nationals, one of the 2015 MLB’s greatest threats.

NL Central

1.St. Louis Cardinals 91-71

2.Chicago Cubs 89-73

3.Cincinnati Reds 88-74

4.Pittsburgh Pirates 84-78

5.Milwaukee Brewers 80-82

This division may be one of the best ever, almost nobody under .500, Milwaukee making the mark with one more win.  At the top, the Cardinals have got to remain there, even if they won’t have the best season ever.  A close second in the Cubs is because of three new additions, Dexter Fowler in the infield, Jon Lester added to the starting rotation, and Joe Maddon managing.  Lester and Maddon along with Fowler and already Cubs stars, Chicago will improve greatly from last year’s benchmark.  The Reds won’t be far behind, as long as they stay healthy unlike last year.  The Reds stunk last year because they lost Aroldis Chapman, Joey Votto and Brandon Phillips to injuries.  Thank god at least rookie star Billy Hamilton stuck around, or they really would’ve been screwed last year.  Hopefully, all four of those guys will have better, healthier, seasons this year boosting Cincinnati back into the playoffs.  The Pirates will stay near the same as they did last year, but with several more losses and missing the playoffs, the Cubs taking over as San Francisco or even Cinci’s wild card opponent.  The Brew Crew just misses the .500 mark, even after the start of last year.  I just don’t see enough potential for playoffs in this team, I don’t know why but I haven’t had much faith for them since I became an MLB follower.  So, this division will be very close, intense, good, and somewhat different from past years.

NL West

1.Los Angeles Dodgers 99-63

2.San Francisco Giants 88-74

3.Colorado Rockies 76-86

T4.San Diego Padres 64-98

T4.Arizona Diamondbcaks 64-98

This division has little change to it.  The Dodgers remain with some great stars, one of the best MLB teams, maybe even the best this year.  San Francisco again gets a chance at the wild card game, facing the Reds to get into it against the Chicago Cubs.  The Rockies take third only because the Padres and D-Backs stink, sitting at 64-98, losing some great players like Chase Headley and Wade Miley.  So, I really don’t have much to say about this division, let’s move on to playoff predictions.  Wait, that’s a whole different post.  See it soon, and that’s all for now.