Staff Picks: Jim’s 2012 MLB Predictions
National League:
West: Arizona
Central: St.Louis
East: Philadelphia
Wild Card: Atlanta
Wild Card: Cincinnati
NLDS: Arizona def. Atlanta (5 games); St. Louis def. Philadelphia (5 games)
NLCS: Arizona def. St. Louis (6 games)
NLCS MVP: Justin Upton
Awards:
NL Rookie of the Year (hitter): Yonder Alonso
NL Dark Horse Rookie of the Year (hitter): Zack Cozart
NL Rookie of the Year (pitcher): Drew Pomeranz
NL Dark Horse Rookie of the Year (pitcher): Julio Teheran
NL Reliever of the Year: Craig Kimbrel
NL Dark Horse Reliever of the Year: Joel Hanrahan
NL Comeback Player of the Year: Hanley Ramirez
NL Dark Horse Comeback Player of the Year: Buster Posey
NL Strikeout King: Clayton Kershaw
NL Dark Horse Strikeout King: Josh Johnson
NL Cy Young: Clayton Kershaw
NL Dark Horse Cy Young: Cole Hamels
NL Batting Champ: Joey Votto
NL Dark Horse Batting Champ: Troy Tulowitzki
NL HR Champ: Ryan Braun
NL Dark Horse HR Champ: Dan Uggla
NL MVP: Joey Votto
NL Dark Horse MVP: Matt Kemp
American League:
West: Texas
Central: Detroit
East: Tampa Bay
Wild Card Winner: New York
Wild Card Winner: Anaheim
ALDS: Detroit def. Texas (5 games); Tampa Bay def. Anaheim 4 games)
ALCS: Detroit def. Tampa Bay (6 games)
ALCS MVP: Austin Jackson
AL ROY (hitter): Jesus Montero
AL Dark Horse ROY (hitter): Yoenis Cespedes
AL ROY (pitcher) Matt Moore
AL Dark Horse ROY (pitcher): Tom Milone
AL Comeback Player of the Year: Carl Crawford
AL Dark Horse Comeback Player of the Year: Adam Dunn
AL Reliever of the Year: Jordan Walden
AL Dark Horse Reliever of the Year: Greg Holland
AL Strikeout King: Justin Verlander
AL Dark Horse Strikeout King: David Price
AL Cy Young Winner: Jered Weaver
AL Dark Horse Cy Young Winner: CJ Wilson
AL Batting Champ: Jacoby Ellsbury
AL Dark Horse Batting Champ: Jhonny Peralta
AL HR King: Jose Bautista
AL Dark Horse HR King: Eric Hosmer
AL MVP: Jacoby Ellsbury
AL Dark Horse MVP: Michael Young
2012 World Series:
2012 World Series: Detroit def. Arizona (7 games)
2012 WS MVP: Miguel Cabrera
Interesting and agreeable picks there Jimbo. I would say both of your AL MVP candidates are going to get injured sometime during the season. Pooru and I both think Eric Hosmer is going to make a run at MVP in his sophomore year.