Clever Ball: Roto Arcade’s 2013 MLB Predictions
Predictions are silly. Predictions are fun.
Today we collect the Yahoo! Five (Funston, Behrens, Evans, Del Don, Pianowski) and we invite Michael Salfino to sit in. It's Crystal Ball time, 2013 MLB season. We've seen the future, and this all works out reasonably well.
Share your predictions in the comments, and Happy Opening Day, gamers.
Brandon Funston, Lead Singer
NL Playoffs
Washington
Atlanta
St. Louis
Cincinnati
San Francisco
AL Playoffs
Toronto
Detroit
Kansas City
LA Angels
Oakland
World Series – Washington over Toronto
NL MVP – Joey Votto (Dark Horse: Jason Heyward)
AL MVP – Mike Trout (Dark Horse: Yoenis Cespedes)
NL Cy Young – Clayton Kershaw (Dark Horse: Madison Bumgarner)
AL Cy Young – Justin Verlander (Dark Horse: Josh Johnson)
NL ROY – Julio Teheran (Dark Horse: Christian Yelich)
AL ROY – Wil Myers (Dark Horse: Mike Zunino)
Andy Behrens, Drums
NL Playoffs
Atlanta
Cincinnati
San Francisco
Washington
Los Angeles
AL Playoffs
Toronto
Detroit
Los Angeles
Tampa Bay
Texas
World Series – Detroit over Cincinnati
NL MVP – Joey Votto (Dark Horse: Bryce Harper)
AL MVP – Mike Trout (Dark Horse: R.A. Dickey)
NL Cy Young – Stephen Strasburg (Dark Horse: Homer Bailey)
AL Cy Young – Justin Verlander (Dark Horse: Brett Anderson)
NL ROY – Yasiel Puig
AL ROY – Jackie Bradley
Brad Evans, Lead Guitar
NL Playoffs
Washington
St. Louis
San Francisco
Cincinnati
Arizona
AL Playoffs
Toronto
Detroit
Los Angeles
Tampa Bay
Texas
World Series – Toronto over Washington
NL MVP – Allen Craig (Dark Horse: Paul Goldschmidt)
AL MVP – Mike Trout (Dark Horse: Adrian Beltre)
NL Cy Young – Stephen Strasburg (Dark Horse: Kris Medlen)
AL Cy Young – Yu Darvish (Dark Horse: Max Scherzer)
NL ROY – Oscar Taveras (Dark Horse: Nolan Arenado)
AL ROY – Jurickson Profar (Dark Horse: Wil Myers)
Bonus Predictions:
-- Mark Trumbo proves his skeptics wrong, jacks 40-plus bombs and is crowned AL home run king.
-- Marco Estrada becomes the ultimate waiver mantasy in shallow leagues, winning 12 games while striking out 190-plus.
-- Chris Carter, Houston’s Pedro Cerrano, impossibly bats over .250 and reaches the cheap seats 35-plus times.
Brandon League staves off Kenley Jansen and sets the saves pace in MLB, closing out 45 games.
Dalton Del Don, Keyboards
NL Playoffs
Washington
Cincinnati
San Francisco
St. Louis
Atlanta
AL Playoffs
Toronto
Detroit
Texas
Los Angeles
Tampa Bay
World Series – Washington over Toronto
NL MVP – Joey Votto (Dark Horse: Ryan Zimmerman)
AL MVP – Albert Pujols (Dark Horse: Edwin Encarnacion)
NL Cy Young – Stephen Strasburg (Dark Horse: Matt Harvey)
AL Cy Young – Yu Darvish (Dark Horse: Brett Anderson)
NL ROY – Oscar Taveras
AL ROY – Jurickson Profar
Scott Pianowski, Bass Guitar
NL Playoffs
Atlanta
Cincinnati
San Francisco
Washington
St. Louis
AL Playoffs
Tampa Bay
Detroit
Texas
Toronto
Los Angeles
World Series – Tampa Bay over Atlanta
NL MVP – Joey Votto (Dark Horse: Jason Heyward)
AL MVP – Mike Trout (Dark Horse: Austin Jackson)
NL Cy Young – Cole Hamels (Dark Horse: Jordan Zimmermann)
AL Cy Young – Yu Darvish (Dark Horse: Max Scherzer)
NL ROY – Oscar Taveras
AL ROY – Wil Myers
Bonus Predictions:
-- The Yankees finish last, with their worst team since 1992
-- Detroit's save leader is not on the Opening-Day roster
-- Walt Weiss is just as frustrating a manager as Jim Tracy was
-- Brandon McCarthy has a career year
-- Miami loses 104 games
-- Jason Heyward takes the leap and is a first-round roto pick in 2013
-- Roy Halladay and Carlos Beltran have lost seasons
-- Prince Fielder's final roto numbers are just as good as Miguel Cabrera's
-- John Kruk drives everyone crazy
Michael Salfino, Sixth Beatle
NL Playoffs
Washington
Cincinnati
San Francisco
Los Angeles
St. Louis
AL Playoffs
Toronto
Detroit
Oakland
Los Angeles
Tampa Bay
NL MVP – Matt Kemp (Dark Horse: Stephen Strasburg)
AL MVP – Yoenis Cespedes (Dark Horse: Austin Jackson)
NL Cy Young – Stephen Strasburg (Dark Horse: Matt Latos)
AL Cy Young – R.A. Dickey (Dark Horse: Brett Anderson)
NL ROY – Oscar Taveras
AL ROY – Jackie Bradley
Bonus Predictions:
-- The Rays don't win 90 games.
-- No rumored star gets suspended for Steroids
-- Harper rises while Trout falls from MVP status
-- Oscar Taveras is up for good by May 1.
We've had our say. Time for yours, in the comments.
