2010 MLB Predictions

To try something new and bold, I'm going to rate each team in three categories from 1-10: offense, pitching, and the "eye-test", basically just how the team looks overall on paper as well as other intangibles.

American League

East
1. Yankees
Offense- 9
Pitching- 8
Eye-Test- 9
Overall: 26
2. Red Sox (wild card)
Offense- 7
Pitching- 9
Eye-Test- 8
Overall: 24
3. Rays
Offense- 7
Pitching- 7
Eye-Test- 7
Overall: 21
4. Orioles
Offense- 7
Pitching- 4
Eye-Test- 5
Overall: 16
5. Blue Jays
Offense- 5
Pitching- 4
Eye-Test- 4
Overall: 13

Central
1. Twins
Offense- 7
Pitching- 7
Eye-Test-8
Overall: 22
2. White Sox
Offense- 7
Pitching- 8
Eye-test-7
Overall: 22
3. Tigers
Offense- 7
Pitching- 7
Eye-Test- 7
Overall: 21
4. Royals
Offense- 4
Pitching- 6
Eye-Test- 4
Overall- 14
5. Indians
Offense- 4
Pitching- 4
Eye-Test-4
Overall: 12

West
1. Angels
Offense- 7
Pitching- 8
Eye-Test-7
Overall: 22
2. Mariners
Offense- 6
Pitching- 7
Eye-Test- 8
Overall: 21
3. Rangers
Offense- 7
Pitching- 5
Eye-Test- 6
Overall: 18
4. Athletics
Offense- 5
Pitching- 5
Eye-Test- 5
Overall: 15

National League

East
1. Phillies
Offense- 9
Pitching- 8
Eye-Test- 9
Overall: 26
2. Braves (wild card)
Offense- 7
Pitching- 8
Eye-Test- 8
Overall: 23
3. Marlins
Offense- 7
Pitching- 7
Eye-Test- 6
Overall: 20
4. Mets
Offense- 7
Pitching- 5
Eye-Test- 5
Overall: 19
5. Nationals
Offense- 5
Pitching- 3
Eye-Test- 3
Overall: 11

Central
1. Cardinals
Offense- 7
Pitching- 8
Eye-Test- 8
Overall: 23
2. Cubs
Offense- 6
Pitching- 7
Eye-Test- 7
Overall: 20
3. Brewers
Offense- 7
Pitching- 5
Eye-Test- 7
Overall: 19
4. Reds
Offense- 6
Pitching- 7
Eye-Test- 6
Overall: 19
5. Astros
Offense- 7
Pitching- 6
Eye-Test- 6
Overall: 19
6. Pirates
Offense- 4
Pitching- 4
Eye-Test- 3
Overall: 11

West
1. Rockies
Offense- 8
Pitching- 7
Eye-Test-7
Overall: 22
2. Dodgers
Offense- 8
Pitching- 6
Eye-Test-7
Overall: 21
3. Giants
Offense- 5
Pitching- 8
Eye-Test-6
Overall: 19
4. Diamondbacks
Offense- 7
Pitching- 6
Eye-Test-6
Overall: 19
5. Padres
Offense- 5
Pitching- 4
Eye-Test- 5
Overall: 14

Playoffs

Twins over Red Sox Yankees over Angels Phillies over Cardinals Rockies over Braves

Twins over Yankees Phillies over Rockies

World Series: Phillies over Twins in 5 games