The 2015 mlb playoffs are now underway, and already some experts predictions have been rendered useless. Espn formed a panel of writers, analysts and contributors to. Sb nations 2015 mlb postseason predictions new, 23 comments even though the yankees or cardinals will probably win, we tried to predict the postseason anyway. My 2015 mlb playoff predictions the first week of summer. The 2015 major league baseball season is here, so its time to looks at sporting news predictions for how each team will do and who will play in the postseason. The country is warming up and spring is here, and that really only means one things to sports fans. With two dominating performances, the astros and cubs have advanced to the divisional round of the mlb playoffs where the other six teams await. The mlb 2015 season is getting close to the end and some predictions heading into the stretch run will cover some of the top awards and matchups, including the mvp winners in the al and nl, the. Five bold predictions for the 2015 mlb postseason baseball. Page 1 will consists of the top three candidates for each award.
After six months of regularseason play and more than 2,000 baseball games in the books, the 2015 postseason is officially underway. Anthony rizzo picks up winning pitcher jake arrieta after the cubs won their first postseason game in 12 years. Steamer adjusts its estimate of each players true talent for aging, ballpark effects, fastball velocity, and. After six months and 162 games per team, its time for the real season to begin. The official 2015 standings for major league baseball. The postseason is upon us, with the new york yankees and houston astros. Blue jays, yankees make playoffs with dodgers, mets, pirates, cubs, cardinals and royals world series. We recently polled 88 espn experts for their team predictions division. With the baseball season upon us, our baseball experts put together their predictions for the upcoming mlb season. After six months of regular season play and well over 2000 baseball games in the books, its time for the postseason. Predicting the entire 2015 mlb playoffs by jacob kornhauser. From besttoworst record, this years contenders are the american league kansas city royals, toronto blue jays, new york yankees, texas rangers.
The houston astros, upstart darlings of 2015, take on the kansas city royals, last seasons upstartsturneddefending american league champs. Are the royals really this much better than the mets. Baseball and marriage daryll 2016 mlb predictions adam 2016 mlb predictions daryll why leaving harvey in for all of it was the right call daryll 2015 postseason predictions daryll recent comments. The 2015 major league baseball season began on april 5 with a sunday night game between the st. Nl east early projections, division winner leave a reply cancel reply save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time i comment. Picks, predictions, odds and lines for wildcard games, more. With that, our 2015 major league baseball predictions. But theres still a lot of time for the experts to be proven right, though.
April 6, 2015 ocgoggles sports baseball, playoffs, predictions. This years playoffs already kicked into high gear with two entertaining wild card games. Sports bars, job sites and cubical mazes are filled with fan conversations centered on the 2015 major league baseball season. With a wideopen mlb playoff field set to begin play next week, the excitement is ready to begin. A time when they most likely outcome, is rarely the actual outcome. Tweet the teams are set, so now let the postseason begin. The top ten teams from all of major league baseball are ready to battle it out to bring home this years world series trophy. San francisco giants over pittsburgh pirates a rematch of last. Well folks, its finally here the reason baseball plays 162 games. This time of year there are always more questions than answers. The 2015 american league championship series alcs was a bestofseven playoff contested between the toronto blue jays and kansas city royals for the american league al pennant and the right to play in the 2015 world series. The mlb playoffs are set, which means everything done to this point means nothing. It has been awhile since i have had the chance to write. However, today is the perfect day to get it going again.
Even though the yankees or cardinals will probably win, we tried to predict the postseason anyway. Predicting the entire 2015 mlb playoffs rantsports. Our picks for who will make, advance in, and win the mlb playoffs and world series. Our mlb experts have carefully picked winners for every series this october.
Fortunately, firstpass steamer projections for 2015 have already arrived, so i summed the systems projected war totals for the players on each postseason team with some big league experience who are under team control for 2015. Divisional series october 8, 2015 by daryl karpinski jr. Which team is going to win the world series in 2015. As you can see, i have the toronto blue jays beating the chicago cubs in the world series. The ttfb 2015 mlb postseason award predictions point to king felix, mike trout as favorites to take home hardware this season. The houston astros will travel to the big apple to face the new york yankees in. Beginning thursday and spilling into friday, the four division series will commence. Tonight, at 8 pm, is the first game of the major league baseball playoffs. But that wont last very long, and the best clubs will soon begin to separate. The 2015 major league baseball postseason looks wide open. Any of the 10 remaining teams in the field has a chance to take home a. Page 3 will give you the league championships and page 4 will give you s official world series prediction.
Grantlands mlb writers and editors are here to offer their predictions for the upcoming season, so grab a. Louis cardinals and the chicago cubs at wrigley field, and ended on november 1 with the kansas city royals winning the world series. If the mlb wild card games were the appetizerthe amusebouche, if youre feeling fancythen the main course is about to be served. Weve seen historic performances, teams that rose above expectations, and other story lines that have made for an. The nationals make the postseason in these predictions every time, just like you were hoping and predicting. Espn formed a panel of writers, analysts and contributors to give their team and award predictions for the 2015 mlb season.