Ryan’s 2015 MLB Predictions

It’s time for my annual pre-season baseball predictions!

Last year, I incorrectly predicted a lot of things. I had the Red Sox and Cardinals in the World Series, I had the Twins losing 105 games, and I only predicted 4 of the 10 playoff teams correctly (Tigers, Nationals, Cardinals, Dodgers). I even had the two teams that met in the World Series–the Giants and Royals–finishing with losing…

Ryan’s Pessimistic 2014 MLB Predictions

Baseball is nearly back!  Opening Day is always one of my most anticipated days of the year, regardless of how bleak the Twins’ chances look.  And this year, I think things look very, very bleak.  Just how bad?  Wait until you see my prediction for their final record.

Last year’s team featured historically bad hitting andhistorically bad pitching.  The front office addressed one of those two…

Some say the Yankees are too old, spend too much money, and do not have enough pieces to contend for the next couple of years. Statistically speaking, the Yankees are way down from the way they were only two years ago. It is hard to envision a scenario in which the Yankees somehow end up qualifying for this year’s postseason, especially when having to compete largely with the Red Sox, Orioles,…

2013′s cellar dwellers of the strongest division in all of baseball are confident they have to be better in 2014. They have to be, right?

Perennial Major League Baseball stars, Jose Bautista and Jose Reyes, are returning to the team. Reyes will obviously start at shortstop again for Toronto, but he will also take on the role of leadoff hitter. His numbers were way down in 2013 as he did not…

Boston Red Sox 2014 Outlook: Starting Pitching

One area where the Boston Red Sox have plenty of depth for this season and the future is starting pitching. Despite Ryan Dempster deciding to sit this campaign out, John Farrell may have some tough decisions to make as the season goes on, as plenty of young guns will be pushing for their shot at the rotation.

Jon Lester will most likely get the ball on opening day, which would mark the fourth…