Sunday, March 30, 2008

Projection: Monday, March 31, 2008

NYY 99 63 0.611

NYM 91 71 0.562
BOS 86 76 0.531

ATL 85 77 0.525
TOR 81 81 0.500

PHI 74 88 0.457
TAM 77 85 0.475

WAS 68 94 0.420
BAL 68 94 0.420

FLA 63 99 0.389










CLE 94 68 0.580

HOU 91 71 0.562
DET 86 76 0.531

CHC 89 73 0.549
MIN 80 82 0.494

MIL 88 74 0.543
CHW 76 86 0.469

CIN 77 85 0.475
KC 73 89 0.451

STL 72 90 0.444






PIT 68 94 0.420










LAA 86 76 0.531

LAD 97 65 0.599
TEX 83 79 0.512

SDP 87 75 0.537
OAK 80 82 0.494

COL 85 77 0.525
SEA 69 93 0.426

ARI 83 79 0.512






SFG 74 88 0.457

Best Team to Miss Playoffs (AL): Detroit Tigers
Best Team to Miss Playoffs (NL): San Diego Padres

ALDS: Yankees defeat Angels, Indians defeat Red Sox
NLDS: Dodgers defeat Cubs, Astros defeat Mets

ALCS: Yankees defeat Indians
NLCS: Dodgers defeat Astros

World Series: Dodgers defeat Yankees

Monday, March 24, 2008

Opening Day Projections

NYY 99 63 0.611

NYM 91 71 0.562
BOS 88 74 0.543

ATL 87 75 0.537
TOR 81 81 0.500

PHI 74 88 0.457
TAM 78 84 0.481

WAS 68 94 0.420
BAL 68 94 0.420

FLA 63 99 0.389










CLE 94 68 0.580

HOU 92 70 0.568
DET 86 76 0.531

CHC 89 73 0.549
MIN 80 82 0.494

MIL 87 75 0.537
CHW 76 86 0.469

CIN 77 85 0.475
KC 73 89 0.451

STL 71 91 0.438






PIT 68 94 0.420










LAA 85 77 0.525

LAD 97 65 0.599
TEX 83 79 0.512

SDP 86 76 0.531
OAK 79 83 0.488

COL 84 78 0.519
SEA 69 93 0.426

ARI 83 79 0.512






SFG 74 88 0.457

ALDS: Yankees defeat Angels, Indians defeat Red Sox
NLDS: Dodgers defeat Cubs, Astros defeat Mets

ALCS: Yankees defeat Indians
NLCS: Dodgers defeat Astros

World Series: Dodgers defeat Yankees

Saturday, March 15, 2008

Mid-Spring Training Projections

NYY 98 64 0.605

ATL 93 69 0.574
BOS 91 71 0.562

NYM 89 73 0.549
TOR 81 81 0.500

PHI 75 87 0.463
TAM 78 84 0.481

WAS 74 88 0.457
BAL 69 93 0.426

FLA 68 94 0.420










CLE 95 67 0.586

HOU 89 73 0.549
DET 84 78 0.519

CHC 87 75 0.537
MIN 80 82 0.494

MIL 84 78 0.519
CHW 77 85 0.475

CIN 77 85 0.475
KC 72 90 0.444

STL 72 90 0.444






PIT 68 94 0.420










LAA 89 73 0.549

LAD 90 72 0.556
OAK 78 84 0.481

SDP 86 76 0.531
TEX 76 86 0.469

COL 85 77 0.525
SEA 69 93 0.426

ARI 83 79 0.512






SFG 73 89 0.451

ALDS: Yankees defeat Angels, Red Sox defeat Cleveland
NLDS: Braves defeat Astros, Dodgers defeat Mets

ALCS: Yankees defeat Red Sox
NLCS: Dodgers defeat Braves

World Series: Dodgers defeat Yankees

Monday, March 3, 2008

Press to Willie: Who’s On First?

With Carlos Delgado out for next few days with a hip injury, the question comes up, if he gets hurt during the season, who will man first base for the New York Mets. Delgado is 35 years old and it will be more difficult to recover from injuries as he gets older. Although the hip injury doesn’t seem to be a major issue, no one knows if it will bother him through the course of the season.

Utility player and pinch hitting phenom, Marlon Anderson, would be a solid replacement for Carlos Delgado. He can handle the glove well at first base and knows his way around the plate. He will not completely replace Delgado’s bat, but he is not a black hole in the lineup. Unfortunately, he was a part of an on-field collision with the new Met rightfielder, Ryan Church, and will be out of the lineup with a sternum contusion.

Damian Easley is a viable utility infielder on the roster who can play first base. He hit very well off the bench for the Mets last year and still shows remnants of his power from his early days in Detroit. Unfortunately, he tore several ligaments in his ankle towards the end of the 2007 season and he’s not ready to come back just yet.

Non-roster invitee Olmedo Saenz can play first base. He’s been the Dodgers backup first and third basemen for the past few years as well as a solid pinch hitter. He performed the role very well with the exception of last year. His batting average dropped over 100 points last season, his power dropped off, and he’ll be 37 years old this coming season. If he were younger, I’d say that last season was an anomaly, but he’s not and he can’t fit the everyday role of a first baseman.

Switch-hitting Ruben Gotay emerged as a solid hitter last season off the bench and filling in as an infielder. Perhaps his defense wasn’t the best, but Delgado isn’t any gold glover and will not be any time soon. Gotay also displayed his ability to hit batting .295. Batting lefty, he also showed some power. He has been working on hitting as a righty this spring in hopes to make the big league ball club; with all these injuries he has a good chance.

Michel Abreu, who had residency issues as a member of the Boston Red Sox, is now a Mets farmhand and a non-roster invitee. He has an excellent bat, hitting .332 in Double-A Binghamton in 2006 and committing only 6 errors in 96 games. He looks like a viable candidate to play first base for the Mets and looks like he would fit in perfectly for an injured Delgado. Although he did not play in the 2007 season, he seems to be a natural hitter so far early in this spring training. He has not missed a beat and will surely open the eyes of Willie Randolph and the Mets front office.

Saturday, March 1, 2008

March Projections

NYY 98 64 0.605

ATL 92 70 0.568
BOS 90 72 0.556

NYM 91 71 0.562
TOR 81 81 0.500

PHI 74 88 0.457
TAM 78 84 0.481

WAS 73 89 0.451
BAL 70 92 0.432

FLA 68 94 0.420










CLE 95 67 0.586

HOU 89 73 0.549
DET 85 77 0.525

CHC 87 75 0.537
MIN 81 81 0.500

MIL 84 78 0.519
CHW 77 85 0.475

CIN 77 85 0.475
KC 72 90 0.444

STL 72 90 0.444






PIT 68 94 0.420










LAA 89 73 0.549

LAD 90 72 0.556
OAK 79 83 0.488

SDP 86 76 0.531
TEX 75 87 0.463

COL 85 77 0.525
SEA 69 93 0.426

ARI 83 79 0.512






SFG 76 86 0.469

ALDS: Yankees defeat Angels, Red Sox defeat Cleveland
NLDS: Braves defeat Astros, Dodgers defeat Mets

ALCS: Yankees defeat Red Sox
NLCS: Dodgers defeat Braves

World Series: Dodgers defeat Yankees
 
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