2015 MLB Predictions

My picks for the Cubs roster this year are forthcoming as soon as I can get the formatting to work. In the meantime, here's my off-hand picks for the 2015 MLB season:

AL West
Oakland (88-74): They win because that's just what they do; no reason to keep picking against them.
Anaheim (86-76): These guys are old.
Seattle (85-77): I like this team fine. I just don't love them. I don't believe the hype.
Houston (74-88): The future is coming, though I question the ceiling
Texas (65-97): So many injuries already (again)

AL Central
Cleveland (92-70): I love the pitching and see plenty of positional talent.
Detroit (83-79): About to fall off a very expensive cliff.
Kansas City (81-81): Mediocre encore.
Chicago Sox (78-84): Plenty of good additions but the roster was awful beforehand.
Minnesota (77-85): There's more talent than before; lots of decent pitching.

AL East
Boston (92-70): They're going to hit enough to win plenty of games. Pitching will be interesting.
Toronto (90-72): I'm presuming that, at some point, they'll actually address second base.
Baltimore (82-80): Meh.
New York Yankees (80-82): Loud meh.
Tampa Bay (68-94): They're going to sell hard and it's going to get ugly.

NL West
Los Angeles (100-62): Really, really good with absurd ceilings and absurd depth.
San Francisco (84-78): Good, not great. Bumgarner can't pitch every inning.
San Diego (82-80): Despite the noisy offseason, this team still isn't that good?
Colorado (70-92): Might Tulo finally move on?
Arizona (56-106): They suck oh so badly.

NL Central
St. Louis (94-68): Just because.
Chicago Cubs (86-76): The pieces are there, but the timing might just be a bit off. Then again...
Pittsburgh (83-79): Yet another good, not great, team.
Milwaukee (76-86): I don't see a scenario where they contend, but there's real talent here.
Cincinnati (69-93): There's a massive firesale coming.

NL East
Miami (96-66): They're loaded everywhere except shortstop and have plenty of trade chips.
Washington (95-67): Also loaded everywhere, especially on the mound.
New York Mets (82-80): Killer pitching contrasted with devastating spots all over the diamond.
Atlanta (69-93): A bad team with some really excellent parts. Strange roster.
Philadelphia (66-96): Keep clawing for that 66th win, Ruben!

Wild Card Playoffs
Toronto over Anaheim
Washington over Chicago Cubs

Divisional Playoffs
Toronto over Cleveland
Boston over Oakland
Washington over Los Angeles
Miami over St. Louis

League Championship Series
Toronto over Boston
Miami over Washington

World Series
Miami over Toronto

Please excuse me while I vomit thinking about a third World Series for the Marlins.

MVP
OF Mike Trout
OF Giancarlo Stanton

Cy Young
SP David Price
SP Stephen Strasburg

Rookie of the Year
SP Andrew Heaney
3B/OF Kris Bryant

Nothing terribly surprising here. My long-term love affairs with Heaney and Bryant continue, and Heaney's league switch enables them both to take home some hardware.