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Baseball Evaluation
Team
Predictions 2013 - Standings
American League
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Stat
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American League
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| American League East |
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| Toronto Blue Jays |
94 |
78 |
| New York Yankees ** |
84 |
78 |
| Tampa Bay Rays |
83 |
79 |
| Baltimore Orioles |
79 |
83 |
| Boston Red Sox |
73 |
89 |
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| American League Central |
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| Detroit Tigers |
98 |
64 |
| Kansas City Royals ** | 83 | 79 | | Chicago White Sox | 80 | 82 |
| Cleveland Indians |
79 |
83 |
| Minnesota Twins |
72 |
90 |
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| American League West |
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| Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim |
93 |
69 |
| Oakland A's | 81 | 81 |
| Texas Rangers |
81 |
81 |
| Seattle Mariners |
74 |
88 |
| Houston Astros |
59 |
103 |
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Card Winner - Kansas City Royals, Tampa Bay Rays in 1 game
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Note:
Team predictions based on relationship of PEVA Shuffle Index -
Preseason 2013 to wins and losses.
American League East
To
us, and to the PEVA shuffle index, it does not look to be a close race.
The Toronto Blue Jays have added so much firepower, both at bat
and on the pitching mound, that they should take a depleted American
League East, whose Yankee and Boston squads are either old or
rebuilding, and sometimes both. We're hesitant to state that the
Yankees, however, while winning only 84 games, will take the second
wild card, as the shuffle index does not take into account injuries
such as that to Alex Rodriguez, that might cost him the majority, if
not all, of the year. But, we'll leave it as is. The
Yankees have a tendency to spend enough money, if they need to, to get
into contention, and the whole league looks weak to us. Of
course, that might be because they added the weak team of the NL this
year in the Houston Astros.
It's hard for us to believe that
the Orioles can win so many close games with a pitching staff that's
not top notch, but in this division, with the Tampa Bay Rays having
given the Royals a chance to contend with the shipment of pitchers such
as James Shields to the midwest, they could make more of a move than
seems logical.
American League Central
We're
not predicting 100 wins this year for the Tigers, but they'll get
within two at 98. Again, the division will be weak, overall, and
the month of September won't push them to play their entire lineup each
day as they'll coast to the division title. This team is packed.
When you have Miguel Cabrera and Justin Verlander on the same
team, you have a sure advantage right from the start. It will be
a surprise to some, but not to those that follow the game that the
Kansas City Royals are on the ascent, and with the trade for Tampa
Bay's established starters Davis and Shields, we think it will push
them into the wild car playoff, although it may take them an extra game
to do so. There's plenty to like in KC, with youngsters like Mike
Moustakas and Eric Hosmer on the rise and enough acquired vets to push
them over the 0.500 mark. It will be a battle for second place,
however, as the White Sox and Indians are getting better, too.
Unfortunately, for a team like the Indians, their lack of
pitching depth will cause the improved batting lineup with Bourn and
Swisher to fall a couple games short. The Twin have some good
youngsters as well, but they'll fall short this year.
American League West
We
know it's not called theft in baseball free agency, but if this were
the old wild west, taking Josh Hamilton off your division rival might
qualiify. Geez, if this were 1876, it might cause a whole new
league to surface. See the history of the National League raiding
the National Association to understand that comment. I know, too
far in the weeds, but it is appropo. We think the addition of
Hamilton to go along with Mike Trout and Albert Pujols and a pitching
staff with enough starters to keep the games close will be too much for
the Rangers to overcome. But, Texas seems to have a way of
competing to the end, although without their centerfielder as with less
than aggressive standpoint in free agency, it will take their young and
up and coming stars like Profar to push them past the Anaheim nine.
And
geez, you haven't mentioned the Athletics of Oakland, and perhaps, in
the future San Jose. Well, they'll be a competitive team, as
Billy Beane, usually commands., but they're really in the same boat as
Texas, fighting for 2nd place and a wild card berth, gaining the first
goal, but failing in the second. However, we wouldn't be
surprised to see Mr. Cespedes make a run for a Top Ten finish in the
MVP balloting. Seattle is making strides in the right direction,
but they still don't have enough hitting to help Felix Hernandex win
more than individual honors.
And alas, the Houston
Astros, of a new league and more youngsters than a Little League squad.
Anybody think they might have been better off in the
International League. Wait, maybe they're the ones that should
look into a switch to the National Associaiton, ... if time travel is
available.
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| National League Predictions 2012 |
PEVA
Power Ranking
Shuffle
Index 2012 |
| Fantasy
Baseball Cheatsheets |
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Baseball Rankings |
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Team Playoff Predictions
Kansas City over Tampa Bay for
2nd Wild Card Spot
New York Yankees over Kansas City
in WC Playoff
Detroit over NY Yankees
Toronto over LA Angels of Anaheim
Detroit over Toronto
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PEVA Shuffle 2013
Preseason Batting
Power Rankings
1. Detroit Tigers
2. San Francisco Giants
3. St. Louis Cardinals
4. LA Angels of Anaheim
5. Arizona Diamondbacks
6. Milwaukee Brewers
7. Cleveland Indians
8. New York Yankees
9. Toronto Blue Jays
10. Pittsburgh Pirates
11. Washington Nationals
12. San Diego Padres
13. Cincinnati Reds
14. Kansas City Royals
15. Atlanta Braves
16. Los Angeles Dodgers
17. Texas Rangers
18. Chicago White Sox
19. Oakland A's
20. Seattle Mariners
21. Minnesota Twins
22. Baltimore Orioles
23. Tampa Bay Rays
24. New York Mets
25. Philadelphia Phillies
26. Chicago Cubs
27. Boston Red Sox
28. Colorado Rockies
29. Houston Astros
30. Miami Marlins |
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