McCabe Magazine Season 40 Preview Issue

WELCOME TO SEASON FORTY THE NEW DECADE

Dallas, Texas (McC.com) – Welcome to season 40 in the Robert E. McCabe world of professional baseball. In this preview issue our panel of experts will tell our loyal readers who will win the world championship, most valuable player, Cy Young, and rookie of the year award winners. And as always you can follow us on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, and online at McCabeMagazine.com.  Thanks for reading and a very special thanks to the 2.5 billion online subscribers to McCabe Magazine, thanks again and enjoy the first season 40 installment of the world renowned McCabe Magazine. 

SEASON FORTY PRESEASON AWARDS

Note; All stats are season 40 projected numbers

Most Valuable Player 

Louie Rosa St. Louis Cardinals Age: 31 B/T: R/R Born: Ancon, PA Position(s): 1B/DH View Hardball Dynasty Profile

Stats 53 HR, 146 RBI, 290 BA, 1.045 OPS

Cy Young Award 

Whitey Corino Philadelphia Phillies Age: 29 B/T: R/R Born: Dyke, VA Position(s): P (SP1) View Hardball Dynasty Profile

Stats Games 33, 20-4, 1.10 WHIP, 1.97 ERA

Rookie of the Year

Yangervis Cruz Toronto Blue Jays Age: 23 B/T: R/R Born: Boca De Soco, DO Position(s): 2B/IF/OF View Hardball Dynasty Profile

Stats 28 HR, 112 RBI, 315 BA, 32 SB, 0.956 OPS

Fireman of the Year

Andrew Campbell Atlanta Braves Age: 30 B/T: R/R Born: Vermilion, OH Position(s): P (ClA) View Hardball Dynasty Profile

Stats 53 Saves 58 SVO, 0.95 WHIP 2.63 ERA

TORONTO BLUE JAYS OVER THE PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES

The Toronto Blue Jays will meet the Philadelphia Phillies in the fall classic, knocking off the defending champions in seven games, which will be their second championship in team history. Led by Hall of Famer Alexei DaSilva the Blue Jays captured their first championship in season 28, a four games to one World Series win over the Florida Marlins in season 28. That season DaSilva won his 4^th MVP by knocking in 61 Home Runs, 157 RBI, 322 BA and a 1.068 OPS. This season the Blue Jays have a host of players ready to lead “We The North” to a Major League Championship. Toronto led the league in homers with 291 dingers in season 39 with five players hitting 30 or more, and the leader of the pack was former MVP Kenny Chambers. Last season the McCabe Magazine All-Pro catcher hit 52 home runs, 111 RBI along with a 304 batting average which helped the Blue Jays captured back to back division titles for the first time since they accomplished that feat in seasons 25 and 26.

Other big sticks on the roster are Alex Padilla, LF (37 HR, 88 RBI), Richie McCartin, SS (36 HR, 81 RBI),  Giancarlo Cisnero, RF (36 HR 83 RBI), Mariano Paniagua, CF (32 HR, 94 RBI, 290 BA), and 25-year-old DH John Johjima, (31 HR, 92 RBI, 292 BA). The Ace of the pitching staff is four (4) time American League Cy Young Award winner and eight (8) time All-Star Al Garces (19-7, 1.15 WHIP, 3.58 ERA), along with closer Jin Park, (5-3, 32 saves, 1.00 WHIP, 2.45 ERA) we are confident the season 40 Blue Jays will win the AL Pennant and jettison the Philadelphia Phillies, the defending champions in a seven game series.

The Philadelphia Phillies have enough talent to compete for another world championship. They also run out a daily lineup with multiple players (4) with 30+ Home Runs, Lyle Jordan 2B (38 HR, 130 RBI, 271 BA), Phil Sullivan CF (36 HR, 105 RBI, 284 BA), Juan Beltre C (35 HR, 92 RBI, 302 BA), Davey Parker RF (33 HR, 126 RBI, 316 BA).  However, the backbone of this squad is the pitching staff. This staff had three 18 winners and two 15 game winners last year with a team 1.26 WHIP and 3.72 ERA, both stats ranked 3^rd in the major leagues. Top man in the rotation is Jumbo Rivera (15-8, 1.11 WHIP, 2.98 ERA) who will help the boys from the cheesesteak capital win the NL Pennant with a 4-2 series win over the Pittsburgh Pirates, our number 2 team in McCabe Magazine preseason rankings. 

THE SEASON FORTY PLAYOFF FORECAST

The division winners in the American League will be Toronto, Boston Red Sox, St. Louis Cardinals, and the Anaheim Angels. In the National League the division winners will be Chicago Cubs, Pittsburgh, Atlanta Braves, and the Seattle Mariners. The wildcard teams Minnesota twins, Texas rangers, Philadelphia, and the Colorado Rockies.

SEASON 40 PRESEASON RANKINGS

		TOP 10
Rank	S39 Final	Team	Owner	W	L
1	6	Toronto Blue Jays	dimestoregin	104	58
2	7	Pittsburgh Pirates	sportbanker	102	60
3	3	Chicago Cubs	rod33	101	61
4	2	Philadelphia Phillies	sbank65 *	99	63
5	8	St. Louis Cardinals	slurie2001	98	64
6	20	Anaheim Angels	captain10a	97	65
7	1	Seattle Mariners	mark3313 *	97	65
8	4	Texas Rangers	goldenbaer88	95	67
9	NR	Boston Red Sox	pat007ohmss	93	69
10	9	Minnesota Twins	optistrat	91	71
		THE NEXT 5
Rank	S39 Final	Team	Owner	W	L
11	15	Colorado Rockies	axtell	91	71
12	10	Chicago White Sox	kgrffth	90	72
13	5	Atlanta Braves	franknterry *	90	72
14	NR	Rochester Broncos	daddiothree *	88	74
15	16	Arizona Diamondbacks	Frozenherd	87	75
		THE BEST OF THE REST
Rank	S39 Final	Team	Owner	W	L
16	NR	Los Angeles Dodgers	Arte	86	76
17	NR	Cleveland Indians	CollegeBoy33	85	77
18	18	Richmond Virginians	spintens	84	78
19	12	Kansas City Royals	TenaciousTYT	82	80
20	13	Oakland Athletics	ojinga	81	81

SEASON 40 PRESEASON STANDINGS 

AL North					NL North
Team	Owner	W	L		Team	Owner	W	L
Toronto Blue Jays	dimestoregin	104	58		Chicago Cubs	rod33	101	61
*Minnesota Twins	optistrat	91	71		Cleveland Indians	CollegeBoy33	85	77
Chicago White Sox	kgrffth	90	72		Detroit Tigers	mrmich1	76	86
Milwaukee Brewers	cpintens	75	87		Cincinnati Reds	kujhawker	70	92
AL East					NL East
Team	Owner	W	L		Team	Owner	W	L
Boston Red Sox	pat007ohmss	93	69		Pittsburgh Pirates	sportbanker	102	60
New York Yankees	staeben	80	82		*Philadelphia Phillies	sbank65 *	99	63
Baltimore Orioles	kingkai53	79	83		Rochester Broncos	daddiothree *	88	74
Washington D.C. Nationals	Saffron	69	93		New York Mets	gurubaseball	75	87
AL South					NL South
Team	Owner	W	L		Team	Owner	W	L
St. Louis Cardinals	slurie2001	98	64		Atlanta Braves	franknterry *	90	72
*Texas Rangers	goldenbaer88	95	67		Richmond Virginians	spintens	84	78
Kansas City Royals	TenaciousTYT	82	80		Florida Marlins	lido9613	80	82
Houston Astros	bballer2117	64	98		Tampa Bay Rays	rsskfs23	63	99
AL West					NL West
Team	Owner	W	L		Team	Owner	W	L
Anaheim Angels	captain10a	97	65		Seattle Mariners	mark3313 *	97	65
Los Angeles Dodgers	Arte	86	76		*Colorado Rockies	axtell	91	71
Oakland Athletics	ojinga	81	81		Arizona Diamondbacks	Frozenherd	87	75
San Francisco Giants	wylie715	78	84		San Diego Padres	jgarron	68	94

* Wildcard Teams


A LOOK BACK AT SEASON 39 PREDICTIONS 

Below you'll find our season 39 predictions.

World Series Prediction  World Series  Winner  Philadelphia Phillies  Philadelphia Phillies  American League Pennant Prediction  American League Pennant Winner Toronto Blue Jays Milwaukee Brewers  Lost in AL Divisiional Round to Washington DC 3-0 National League Pennant Prediction  National League Pennant Winner  Philadelphia Phillies  Philadelphia Phillies  AL North Division Prediction AL North Division Winner Toronto Blue Jays Toronto Blue Jays AL East Division Prediction AL East Division Winner Boston Red Sox Washington Nationals  Finished in second and missed playoff  Picked to finish last 67-95  AL South Division Prediction AL South Division Winner St. Louis Cardinals Texas Rangers Finished second and made playoff as Wildcard Picked to finish 3rd with a 90-72 AL West Division Prediction  AL West Division Winner   Los Angeles Dodgers San Francisco Giants  Finished last with a 75-87 Picked to finish 3rd with a 80-82 NL North Division Prediction NL North Division Winner Chicago Cubs Chicago Cubs NL East Division Prediction NL East Division Winner Philadelphia Phillies Philadelphia Phillies NL South Division Prediction NL South Division Winner Richmond Virginians Atlanta Braves Finished second Picked to finish second and a Wildcard Team selection NL West Division Prediction  NL West Division Winner   Seattle Mariners Seattle Mariners AL Wildcard Teams Prediction NL Wildcard Teams Prediction Chicago White Sox  Pittsburgh Pirates Finish 3rd 90-72 and missed playoffs  Made playoffs as a Wildcard (5 seed) St. Louis Cardinals  Atlanta Braves  Made playoffs as a Wildcard (6 seed)  Won NL South division  AL Playoff Teams Prediction NL Playoff Teams Prediction Two (2) correct of six (6) Five (5) correct of six (6) McCabe Magazine next Issue; Decade (30) in review. We'll name our Player and  Team of the decade along with the McCabe Magazine All-Decade Team. Also, throughout the year we'll post stories and stats regarding the decade. And as always if you have anything you'll like to post, please TC or site-mail me. Enjoy and good luck!