re: MLB thoughts after the first month the season

Posted on 5/1/16 at 6:31 pm to Vestigial Morgan

Posted by 5 Deep

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Posted on 5/1/16 at 6:31 pm to Vestigial Morgan

One month is way too early but...

Nats/Mets
Cubs/Pirates
Dodgers/Giants

Wouldn't shock me to see STL be STL but those 6 teams look to be the playoff picture for NL. Honestly that's pretty much what most post season predictions were.

AL is a little tougher to project IMO. Both sox, Texas, Detroit, Seattle, and Baltimore all off to great starts but I'd bet 2 or 3 of those teams will fade a little as the season goes while some teams with slow starts like Toronto/KC (they've been avg)/Houston could jump into the discussion when we have our all star break predictions

Astros bias here but very intrigued to see how the AL West will play out. Everyone beat up on each other or will Texas run away with it while staying healthy and getting Yu back?

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Posted by Quidam65

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Posted on 5/1/16 at 7:56 pm to 5 Deep

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Astros bias here but very intrigued to see how the AL West will play out. Everyone beat up on each other or will Texas run away with it while staying healthy and getting Yu back?

I'm surprised the Astros are looking so bad. I thought after last year they were on the upswing while the Rangers had their one last swan song.

And the Rangers are once again doing well despite a crap bullpen, Prince (the hitter) being about as dead at the plate as Prince (the musician) is just dead, and Desmond yet another Jon Daniels gem (sarcasm). They lead the league in defensive double plays, Elvis leads the league in RISP batting average, and the tightest clubhouse in baseball continues to find ways to take series.

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