Each bold prediction contains one real baseball prediction plus one fantasy-related prediction. Might as well double my chances to look foolish! Also provided is my favorite offshore online gambling odds, for entertainment purposes only of course.
1) Dallas Kuechal wins the AL CY Young (+600) and finishes the season with more IP and K's than Chris Sale.
2) The Tigers go from worst to first in the AL Central (+425). Justin Upton finishes the season as the Tiger's highest rated position player (ESPN player rater).
3) The affable Pedro Alvarez hits above .250 for the first time in his career while Chris Davis hits below .250. The Orioles finish last in the AL East (-110 under 80.5 wins).
4) Aroldis Chapman beats his 2015 save total and finishes the season as the highest rated AL reliever. The Yankees finish third in the AL East, but still make the wildcard (-110 over 85 wins).
5) Rick Porcello regains some of his form and finishes the season with 12+ wins, good for second most on the Red Sox. The Red Sox finish second in the AL East (-110 over 85.5 wins).
6) Jose Altuve finishes higher in the ESPN player rater and hits more HR+SB than Mike Trout for the second straight year. The Astros finish first in the AL West and have best record in AL (+150 to win West / -110 over 85.5 wins / Altuve +2500 to win AL MVP).
7) Alex Gordon finishes in top 5 for WAR among players 32 and older (Finished 12th in 2015 among 31 and older). Royals miss playoffs (-110 under 87 wins).
8) Clay Buchholz pitches more innings than any of his previous three seasons (170.1 IP), but sub 4 run support per 9 IP for the third straight season keeps him from double digit wins (and keep Red Sox from winning AL East).
9) Khris Davis has his first 30+ HR season of his career. Someone bids a non-zero dollar amount on Billy Butler at some point this season. Oakland still worst team in AL, but Warriors win NBA Finals (-140).
10) Xander Boegarts beats his steamer projections (.291BA/15HR/78R/77RBI/7SB) in all 5 categories. Finishes as season leader in all but SB among SS. Red Sox win Pennant! (+600)
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