Opening Day is finally here! The White Sox are coming off of a 2012 season that surprised many baseball experts. They finished 85-77, but blew a 3-game lead to the Detroit Tigers in the final weeks of September. In 2013, the White Sox should be able to have similar success considering that their roster hasn’t changed too much. Of course, it will be very tough to overtake Detroit for first place and Kansas City appears to be ready to contend, so the AL Central should be a tough division. Given that, I have the White Sox finishing second with an 87-75 record. Unfortunately, according to my other predictions for the rest of the American League, 87 wins will not be good enough for one of the AL Wild Card spots. However, if the White Sox are in position to contend come the trade deadline, they may make an acquisition that could improve their chances.
Here are the rest of my predictions that are likely to go wrong:
AL East
Toronto Blue Jays 94-68
Tampa Bay Rays 91-71
New York Yankees 87-75
Baltimore Orioles 84-78
Boston Red Sox 76-86
AL Central
Detroit Tigers 93-69
Chicago White Sox 87-75
Kansas City Royals 85-77
Cleveland Indians 74-88
Minnesota Twins 64-98
AL West
Los Angeles Angels 92-70
Texas Rangers 89-73
Oakland Athletics 86-76
Seattle Mariners 73-89
Houston Astros 52-110
NL East
Washington Nationals 97-65
Atlanta Braves 95-67
Philadelphia Phillies 84-78
New York Mets 70-92
Miami Marlins 54-108
NL Central
Cincinnati Reds 96-66
St. Louis Cardinals 86-76
Milwaukee Brewers 81-81
Pittsburgh Pirates 77-85
Chicago Cubs 62-100
NL West
San Francisco Giants 91-71
Los Angeles Dodgers 87-75
Arizona Diamondbacks 83-79
San Diego Padres 72-90
Colorado Rockies 68-94
2013 Playoffs
AL Wildcard: Tampa Bay Rays over Texas Rangers
NL Wildcard: Atlanta Braves over Los Angeles Dodgers
ALDS: Toronto Blue Jays over Tampa Bay Rays
ALDS: Detroit Tigers over Los Angeles Angels
NLDS: Washington Nationals over Atlanta Braves
NLDS: San Francisco Giants over Cincinnati Reds
ALCS: Toronto Blue Jays over Detroit Tigers
NLCS: Washington Nationals over San Francisco Giants
World Series: Washington Nationals over Toronto Blue Jays
2013 Awards and League Leaders
AL MVP: Mike Trout
NL MVP: Jason Heyward
AL CY Young: Justin Verlander
NL CY Young: Clayton Kershaw
AL ROY: Jackie Bradley Jr.
NL ROY: Jedd Gyorko
AL MOY: John Gibbons
NL MOY: Fredi Gonzalez
AL Comeback: Mariano Rivera
NL Comeback: Tim Lincecum
AL HR King: Jose Bautista
NL HR King: Giancarlo Stanton
AL Batting Champ: Miguel Cabrera
NL Batting Champ: Joey Votto
AL K’s Leader: Yu Darvish
NL K’s Leader: Stephen Strasburg
-Eric Tichelbaut
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