{"id":6106,"date":"2012-04-09T17:20:37","date_gmt":"2012-04-09T22:20:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thegoldensombrero.com\/wordpress\/?p=6106"},"modified":"2012-04-09T16:35:10","modified_gmt":"2012-04-09T21:35:10","slug":"staff-picks-ryans-2012-mlb-predictions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/thegoldensombrero.com\/wordpress\/archives\/6106","title":{"rendered":"Staff Picks: Ryan’s 2012 MLB Predictions"},"content":{"rendered":"

National League:<\/span><\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n

West<\/strong>: Diamondbacks
\n<\/strong><\/p>\n

Central: <\/strong>Cardinals<\/p>\n

East: <\/strong>Phillies<\/p>\n

Wild Card:<\/strong>\u00a0Marlins<\/p>\n

Wild Card: <\/strong>Giants<\/p>\n

NLDS:<\/strong>\u00a0Phillies def. Marlins in 4; Cardinals def. Diamondbacks in 5<\/p>\n

NLCS: <\/strong>Cardinals <\/strong>def. <\/strong>Phillies <\/strong>in <\/strong>6<\/p>\n

NLCS MVP<\/strong>: Lance Berkman<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Awards:<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n

NL Rookie of the Year<\/strong> (hitter): Devin Mesoraco<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

NL Dark Horse Rookie of the Year<\/strong> (hitter): Bryce Harper<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

NL Rookie of the Year<\/strong> (pitcher): Trevor Bauer<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

NL Dark Horse Rookie of the Year<\/strong> (pitcher): Shelby Miller<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

NL Reliever of the Year<\/strong>: Jonathan Axford<\/p>\n

NL Dark Horse Reliever of the Year<\/strong>: Jason Motte<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

NL Comeback Player of the Year: <\/strong>Hanley Ramirez<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

NL Dark Horse Comeback Player of the Year: <\/strong>Dan <\/strong>Uggla<\/p>\n

NL Strikeout King<\/strong>: Clayton Kershaw<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

NL Dark Horse Strikeout King<\/strong>: Madison Bumgarner<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

NL Cy Young<\/strong>: Clayton Kershaw<\/p>\n

NL Dark Horse Cy Young<\/strong>: Josh Johnson<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

NL Batting Champ<\/strong>: Carlos Gonzalez<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

NL Dark Horse Batting Champ<\/strong>: Starlin Castro<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

NL HR Champ<\/strong>: Giancarlo Stanton<\/p>\n

NL Dark Horse HR Champ<\/strong>: No one is going to hit more HRs than Stanton<\/p>\n

NL MVP<\/strong>: Justin Upton<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

NL Dark Horse MVP: <\/strong>Giancarlo Stanton<\/p>\n

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American League<\/span><\/strong><\/h4>\n

West: <\/strong>Angels<\/p>\n

Central: <\/strong>Tigers<\/p>\n

East: <\/strong>Rays<\/p>\n

Wild Card Winner: <\/strong>Yankees<\/p>\n

Wild Card Winner<\/strong>: Rangers<\/p>\n

ALDS: <\/strong>Angels def. Yankees in 3; Tigers def. Rays in 4<\/p>\n

ALCS<\/strong>: Tigers def. Angels in 7<\/p>\n

ALCS MVP<\/strong>: Prince Fielder<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

AL ROY<\/strong> (hitter): Jesus Montero<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

AL Dark Horse ROY<\/strong> (hitter): Yoenis Cespedes<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

AL ROY<\/strong> (pitcher): Matt Moore<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

AL Dark Horse ROY<\/strong> (pitcher): Yu Darvish<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

AL Comeback Player of the Year: <\/strong>Ichiro Suzuki<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

AL Dark Horse Comeback Player of the Year: <\/strong>Vernon Wells<\/a><\/strong>\/Adam Dunn<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

AL Strikeout King<\/strong>: Felix Hernandez<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

AL Dark Horse Strikeout King<\/strong>: Matt Moore<\/p>\n

AL Cy Young Winner<\/strong>: Felix Hernandez<\/p>\n

AL Dark Horse Cy Young Winner<\/strong>: Ubaldo Jiminez<\/p>\n

AL Batting Champ<\/strong>: Adrian Gonzalez<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

AL Dark Horse Batting Champ<\/strong>: Eric Hosmer<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

AL HR King<\/strong>: Jose Bautista<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

AL Dark Horse HR King<\/strong>: Evan Longoria<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

AL MVP<\/strong>: Miguel Cabrera<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

AL Dark Horse MVP<\/strong>: Albert Pujols<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

2012 World Series:<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n

2012 World Series: <\/strong>Tigers def. Cardinals in 6<\/p>\n

2012 WS MVP<\/strong>: Justin Verlander<\/a><\/strong>
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