2015 Bold Fantasy Baseball Predictions

Good


C: Derek Norris pops 23 HR, top 3 among catches

1B: Mark Trumbo leads all of MLB in HR with 39

2B: Rougned Odor is a top 5 2B at a crowded position. 85runs 15hr 20sb

3B: Kris Bryant flirts with the NL rookie record for HRs. Falls 4 short, hits 34.

SS: Jung Ho Kang goes 20hr/70rbi, finishes 3rdin ROY to Soler & Bryant.

OF: Jorge Soler at some point is in MVP talks. He cools down, but hits 28HR and drives in 90 hitting cleanup for the Cubs. Wins ROY

OF: Travis Snider enjoys a full time spot hitting in a nice lineup. 23/80 .820ops

OF: Chris Young fills in for an injured Yankee OF. 25 HR/25 SBs

SP: Tajuan Walker is top 3 in all MLB in Ks. Sub 3.00 ERA

RP: Cody Allen leads league in Saves.


BAD

C: Yan Gomes, flash in the pan. Hits 12 and .230

1B: Freddie Freeman has a rough go without any protection. HR dip once again, to 15

2B: Brian Dozier comes back to earth. 13 HR 50 RBI, OPS dips below .700

3B: Nolan Arenado fails to hit 20HR. Struggles continue on the road.

SS: Javier Baez spends most of 2015 in the minors.

OF: josh Harrison returns to being a .250 hitter

OF: George Springer strikes out so much, Astros considering sending him down.

OF: Mike Trout gets suspended for PEDs

SP: Corey Kluber proves to be a 1 year wonder as ERA creeps near 4.00

send money for TBM bracket plz

Damn, I disagree with a shite ton of your "bad" predictions, but I guess they are bold for a reason.

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Of- AJ pollock loses his job bc he sucks

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Probably has a shite ton of sugar

You ever had it? Damn that shits delicious,

Prolly better off for you. My doc told me that tea can lead to kidney stones. I'd rather eat a baboon's a-hole then to get another kidney stone.

Good
Rob Refsnyder takes over in June at 2B for Yanks. Great avg, OBP and runs. Meh in SBs.
Alex Guerreo hits 20 home runs and has an .817 OPS
Rusney Castillo hits 16 homers and steals 33 bags
Carlos Gonzalez goes 20/20 with an .860 OPS

Bad
Andrew McCutchen's lower leg soreness zaps his speed and power. Outside top-20 in OF
Justin Verlander falls off another cliff. Gets shutdown for a "injury"

So he's becoming a jockey?

Good:

C - The trio of 2014 A's catchers all have very good years in 2015 with more at-bats each and a DH role for Jaso. Vogt will also pick up catcher eligibility within two weeks. All three of them are top 10 catchers by season's end.

1B - Even losing some at-bats to lefties, Lucas Duda repeats 2014 even though he went outside the top 100 picks. He is the best bargain at a loaded position.

2B - Neil Walker again leads the 2B position in power production. He stays healthy and harvests RBI's on the reg hitting behind Marte and Cutch. 80/25/90/5/.270

Brian Dozier

3B - Nolan Arenado is a fringe first-rounder by 2016. Road struggles? That's cute. Call me when he gets traded. Arenado is very receptive to coaching and will continue to improve his already great game. Remember when he was a bad fielder as a prospect? No? Now, he is a GG defender. He flirts with 30/100/.300.

3B - Josh Donaldson wins the AL MVP with a filthy 90/35/110/.280 campaign. Billy Beane is left wondering why he traded for Lawrie who spends 4 months on the DL.

SS - Joe Maddon gets Starlin Castro running again. 15/15 and safely passes Jose Reyes as the #4 SS in fantasy.

Gyno's JJ Hardy prediction

OF - Kemp and Upton each hit 25+ in their new Petco home. They live up to their lofty ADP's.

OF - Rajai Davis leads the AL in stolen bases.

OF - Drew Stubbs finds 400 plate appearances and goes 20/20 with 80% of the production in Coors.

SP - Arrieta is legit. Not sure why they are any doubters after watching him last year.

SP - Matt Shoemaker laughs in the face of projected regression and posts a 3.25 ERA. He has great control and knows how to keep the ball down. I really do not understand the projections for him.

SP - The foot injury does not affect Chris Sale. He misses two starts, but still makes 30 great starts this year, wins the Cy Young, and his arm still looks like Gumby.

RP - Steve Cishek performs like an elite closer with an 11 K/9, 40 saves, and a 2.00 ERA.

RP - Adam Ottovino attends the funeral of old man Hawkins in May, grabs the ball from his cold, dead hand, and does not look back. 25 saves

Bad:

C - Jonathan Lucroy is a top five catcher, but nowhere near his ADP. The spring injury hampers him a little and he hits only 10 homers with a .280 average.

1B - Matt Adams fails to turn up the power again. He flirts with 20 bombs, but the 30 bombs we hoped for in 2014 were nothing more than a mirage of his massive figure.

2B - Jason Kipnis still looks lost at the plate. His 20+ steals are not worth the price at all. He falls outside of the top 10 2B.

2B - Rougned Odor is not bad at all, but the hype train goes too far for a young kid who ends up with 10/10 and a .250 average.

3B - Yasmany Tomas (assuming eligibility) flops as he hits for empty power. See Jonathan Schoop's 2014.

SS - Elvis Andrus is a huge fantasy disappointment as usual. I am not sure why he continues to be drafted so highly when he clearly is awful. He is a more expensive version of Alcides Escobar and Jean Segura.

SS - Jose Reyes only steals 20 bases and enters the SS territory of the three players listed above.

OF - Jay Bruce leads the league in strikeouts. He still manages 20-25 homers, but he looks absolutely lost at the plate and may struggle for consistent AB's in the future.

OF - Neither Rusney Castillo nor Mookie Betts can live up to their expectations as there are not enough at-bats to go around in Boston.

SP - Tyson Ross gets hurt. Throwing sliders over 40% of the time will do that to you.

SP - Alex Cobb's forearm issue is way more than what is reported right now. He fails to reach 100 IP.

SP - Adam Wainwright is done as an elite pitcher.

RP - Neftali Feliz is dog shite. He strikes out no one and has a worse ERA than Edwin Jackson.

Other and/or crazy:

1B - Freddie Freeman's R and RBI do not really decrease as expected because people forgot how shitty the Braves lineup was in 2014.

2B - Devon Travis wins the 2B job in Toronto, steals 25 bases, and hits .300.

OF - Chris Black Young hits 7 bombs in April, rondo faps, and then he hits 4 more for the rest of the season.

OF - Michael Saunders continues his miraculous healing pace and is ready for Opening Day. He replaces Jose Reyes as the Toronto table setter and goes 100/20/75/15/.285 as this year's poor man Michael Brantley.

RP - Only five teams replace their closers. The closers oddly stay healthy and effective.