TORONTO BLUE JAYS REPEAT with SWEEP of
SAN DIEGO PADRES
IN SEASON 43 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
Welcome to the McCabe World
Newport, KY (McC.com) - Welcome to season 43 in the McCabe
world of professional baseball. Before we unveil this year’s Preview Issue we would
like to welcome back to the baseball community kujhawker new owner of the
Washington DC Nationals. kujhawker was previously the owner of the Cincinnati
Reds from season 33 until season 40, when he sold the franchise to pursue his
lifelong dream of starting a professional spring football league, the Alliance of
American Football (AAF). The 8-Team League went under as quickly as it started
and 7 of the 8 owners all lost money except for kujhawker who was the Chief Finance Officer responsible
for maintaining the financial records and spending for the league. After the league folded kujhawker purchase the Washington Nationals, a move that raise eyebrows
by the remaining AAF investors. Nevertheless, he has returned to his first love,
professional baseball. kujhawker is an experience owner and we are glad to have
him back.
McCabe Magazine Season 43 Most Valuable Player
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McCabe Magazine Season 43 Cy Young Award
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McCabe Magazine Season 43 Rookie of the Year
McCabe Magazine Season 43 Fireman of the Year
Season 43 Playoff Predictions
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McCabe Magazine Season 43 Fireman of the Year
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Season 43 Playoff Predictions
The Blue Jays will sweep the Padres in the fall classic after
beating the New Yankees 4-1 in the League Championship Series. San Diego will
knock off the Cleveland Indians in the NLCS to send them to the World Series
for the first time since losing to the Nationals 4-3 in season 29. The AL
division winners will be the Blue Jays, Yankees, St. Louis Cardinals, and Los Angeles
Dodgers. In the NL the division winners will be the Indians, Pittsburgh
Pirates, Richmond Virginians, and the Padres. Our wildcard teams are the
Minnesota Twins, Milwaukee Brewers, Chicago Cubs, and the Philadelphia
Phillies.
1) Ranked Division America
League North
The first division we’re going to look at is the best in
baseball, the American League North. This division not only produce the season
42 World Series champion in the Toronto Blue Jays it also sent three teams to
the AL playoffs for the second consecutive year. The division winner Blue Jays (114-48) and runner-up Milwaukee
Brewers (101-61) both won 100 games in seasons 41 and 42. It is hands down the
strongest division in baseball, and by seasons end the battle tested Blue Jays
should sweep through the playoffs with an 11-1 playoff record and cruise to its
third world championship in team history. The American League North will place three
teams to this year’s postseason tournament, the Blue Jays, Minnesota Twins and
Brewers.
Season 43 Prediction
ML AL North
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Team
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Owner
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W
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L
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Toronto Blue Jays
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dimestoregin
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105
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57
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*Minnesota Twins
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optistrat
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91
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71
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*Milwaukee Brewers
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cpintens
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90
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72
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Chicago White Sox
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kgrffth
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82
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80
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Best Player: Mariano Paniagua (CF) Toronto Blue Jays
Best Pitcher: Alberto Rodriguez (P) Minnesota Twins
Top Rookie: Brendan Romero (2B) Minnesota Twins
Noteworthy: The AL North sent 16 players to the season 42
All-Star game, AL West 6 players, AL East and Al South 4 each.
2) Ranked Division
National League East
The top division in the National League is the NL East. The
Pittsburgh Pirates have the best roster in baseball from top to bottom. Pirate
second basemen Matty Lopez won the season 42 MVP and help lead
Pittsburgh to a 101-61 record and the top seed in last year’s playoffs. The
next best team is the Philadelphia Phillies. This club has won 91 or more games
every season dating back to season 34. The New York Mets and second year owner
larryscubs have done a great job of stabilizing the franchise and rebuilding
the farm system. However, they’re about 2 years away from competing for the
division crown. Rochester Broncos need to get younger on the mound. They have
three pitchers with 54 years of combine pro experience and 42 years in the
majors, Raul Escalona (R) 20 pro years, 18 ML, Anthony Wehner (R) 18 pro years, 14 ML and Rollie George (R) 16 pro 10 Ml.
ML NL East
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Team
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Owner
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W
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L
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Pittsburgh Pirates
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sportbanker
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110
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52
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*Philadelphia Phillies
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sbank65
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92
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68
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New York Mets
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larryscubs
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86
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76
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Rochester Broncos
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dmann2158
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80
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82
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Best Player: Matty Lopez (2B) Pittsburgh Pirate
Best Pitcher: Burke Blash (P) Pittsburgh Pirate
Noteworthy: The Phillies have made the playoffs every year
since season 34, winning the pennant three (3) times and the World Series in
season 39.
3) Ranked Division
National League North
The Cleveland Indians and the Chicago Cubs are the two
finest teams in this division. In season 42 Cleveland led the National League
in pitching and tied Milwaukee for the major league lead with a team ERA of
3.42. The Cubs led all NL teams in Home Runs with 292, which is 67 more than
the second place Colorado Rockies (223 HR). The Blue Jays led the majors with
303 dingers. According to our metrics the Indians has the best starting lineup
and pitching staff in the division. The Cubs have the second best starting
lineup and best pitching rotation however; we rank the Cubs bullpen as the
worst in the National League. We rank the Detroit Tigers rotation as the second
best in the NL that should help them reach our win total of 89.
ML NL North
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Team
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Owner
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W
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L
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Cleveland Indians
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CollegeBoy33
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101
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61
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*Chicago Cubs
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rod33
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93
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69
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Detroit Tigers
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mrmich1
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89
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73
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Cincinnati Reds
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fsubwj
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68
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94
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Best Player: Alex Javier (2B) Chicago cubs
Best Picher: Bill Garcia (P) Cleveland Indians
Top Rookie: Odalis Ceda (P) Detroit Tigers
Noteworthy: Cincinnati Reds has the youngest roster (26.3
years old) in the division and has the lowest average salary in the major
leagues at $716,000 per player.
4) Ranked Division
National League West
We have selected the San Diego Padres as our choice to win
the season 43 National League Pennant. The top five players on this roster have
a total of 4 years of major league experience.
Trust the Development (Process)
Jake Valle (3B) the number1 overall pick in the
season 39 amateur draft.
Andrew O'Leary (2B) was the number 2 overall
pick in the season 41 amateur draft.
Vic Posey (P) was the number 2 overall pick in
the season 38 amateur draft.
Timo Massey (P) was the number 6 overall pick
in the season 40 amateur draft.
This group of young players along with veteran Corban Grimsley (P) will dominate the NL West
much like the Seattle Mariners dominated the decade of the 30s. Seattle failed
to make the postseason last season for the first time since season 30. The
problem with Seattle is the top six (6) players on the Mariners roster eat up
more than 51.3 % of the total player budget of $81.6 M. Trace Garvin (3B) $9.8M, Andres Alvarez (2B) $7M, Victor Diaz (P) $7.5M, Marvin Hooper (P) $5.1M, John Ma (1B) $5.2M and Petey Glenn (RF) $7.3M. This imbalance has
created a divided locked room and the reason this club will struggle to reach 83
wins.
ML NL West
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Team
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Owner
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W
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L
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San Diego Padres
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jgarron
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95
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67
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Seattle Mariners
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mark3313
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83
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79
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Arizona Diamondbacks
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Frozenherd
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81
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81
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Colorado Rockies
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axtell
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73
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89
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Best Player: Trace Garvin (3B) Seattle Mariners
Best Rookie: Neal Spangenberg (2B) Arizona Diamondbacks
Noteworthy: Colorado Rookies hasn’t finished in 4th
place in the division since season 18. That’s the longest run in the West. The
next closest is Arizona who last finished in that position in season 34.
5) Ranked Division American
League East
The top two teams in this division are the New York Yankees
and Boston Red. We got the Bronx Bombers taking the title by 7 games. The
Yankees haven’t won the division since season 13 however; our analytics say
this is their year to make a run at the pennant. Key players to watch Ramon Pan (2B), Gerald Rossy (RF), and Ben McCartin (1B).
ML AL East
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Team
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Owner
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W
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L
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New York Yankees
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staeben
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98
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64
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Boston Red Sox
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pat007ohmss
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85
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77
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Washington D.C. Nationals
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kujhawker
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79
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83
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Baltimore Orioles
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kingkai53
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69
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93
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Best Player: Billy Ray Colbert (1B) Boston Red Sox
Best Pitcher: Zelous Stern (P) New York Yankees
Best Rookie: Gerald Rossy (RF) New York Yankees
Noteworthy: The Red Sox are the oldest team in division and
tied with the Texas Rangers as the oldest team in the major leagues.
Oldest AL East Team
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Rank
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Franchise
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Avg
Age
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Avg
ML Years
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Avg
Salary
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1
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Boston
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31
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7
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$4.3M
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2
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Washington D.C.
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28.6
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3.8
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$1.9M
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3
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Baltimore
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27.9
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3.2
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$1.9M
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4
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New York
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25.8
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1.7
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$1.4M
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6) Ranked Division American
League South
The St. Louis Cardinals have the best pitching rotation in
the division led by Ace Harry Iglesias (SP1), Albert Oliva (SP2), Louie Albaladejo (SP3), Robel Serafini (SP4), and Victor Kydd (SP5). Designated Hitter Louie Rosa is the best player on this squab
with Felipe Garces (1B) a very close second. Other
players to watch are Texas Ranger’s Rico Crespo (OF), Odrisamer Franco (CF), pitcher Anthony Groom, Houston Astros Gerson Wakefield (SP1), and Kansas City’s Daniel Florie (3B).
ML AL South
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Team
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Owner
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W
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L
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St. Louis Cardinals
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slurie2001
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91
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71
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Texas Rangers
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goldenbaer88
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86
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76
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Houston Astros
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bballer2117
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75
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87
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Kansas City Royals
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TenaciousTYT
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71
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91
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Best Player: Louie Rosa (DH) St. Louis Cardinals
Best Pitcher: Harry Iglesias (SP1), St. Louis Cardinals
Best Rookie: Greg Burks (2B) Houston Astros
Noteworthy: Geraldo Lee (RF) an Atlanta Braves International
Free Agent in season 37 traded to St. Louis Cardinal in season 40 was
named season 42 American league Rookie of the Year.
7) Ranked Division American
League West
This is our most surprising prediction of season 43. Our
choice to win the AL West is the Los Angeles Dodgers. According to Caesar’s
Palace sports book they have installed the Anaheim Angels as the team to beat and,
FoxBet has the Oakland Athletics as their preseason favorite. Our analytics
say they’re both wrong and the Los Angeles Dodgers is our best bet of the
season. The Dodgers haven’t won
the division since season 28, which in fact was the last time they won 90
games. Here are the key Dodgers that will lead this struggling organization to the
season 43 division championship; Matt Finley (3B), Sal Belt (RF) and Germany Taylor (RF).
ML AL West
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Team
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Owner
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W
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L
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Los Angeles Dodgers
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Arte
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92
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70
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Anaheim Angels
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captain10a
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89
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73
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Oakland Athletics
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ojinga
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70
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92
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San Francisco Giants
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wylie715
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67
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95
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Best Player: Shawn Camp (1B) Anaheim Angels
Best Pitcher: Jose Gabriel (P) Anaheim Angels
Noteworthy: The Dodgers lost 103 games in season 42.
8) Ranked Division
National League South
The Richmond Virginians will win the division In a very
close race with the Atlanta Braves. The Top players in the division; Virginians
Gerald Manaea (3B), Danys Feliz (P), Atlanta Braves Tex Brown (SS), Tucker Flores (2B), Andrew Campbell (CIA), Florida Marlins Pedro Ynoa (2B), Junior Meng (RF), and Tampa Bay Rays Wilt Pinder (LF).
ML NL South
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Team
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Owner
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W
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L
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Richmond Virginians
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spintens
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88
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74
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Atlanta Braves
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franknterry
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87
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75
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Florida Marlins
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lido9613
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78
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84
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Tampa Bay Rays
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rsskfs23
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64
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98
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Best Player: Gerald Manaea (3B) Richmond Virginians
Best Pitcher: Andrew Campbell (CIA) Atlanta Braves
Best Rookie: Patrick Youkilis (2B) Richmond Virginians
Noteworthy: The Richmond Virginians have owned the south
division the past 14 seasons, finishing first (1st) in the division
eight times and (2nd) six times.
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