So, I've got Cleveland winning the Central with the AL's best record; the Yankees take the East and homefield advantage over West champions Angels.
Tampa take the wildcard and head for Cleveland for their first taste of the postseason.
With the extreme caveat that the playoffs is pretty much a crapshoot I'll include predictions for the playoffs for completeness.
Rays over Indians in 4
Yankees over Angels in 5
Rays over Yankees in 5
Yes, I really am putting the Rays into the Series. Well, like I said, it's a crapshoot so I may as well pick the playoff results I like best.
One more caveat before going on to awards: In the previous posts for each division I wasn't really predicting winners for awards as much as who I thought would perform best (rarely the same thing). For the overall league ones, given that they actually exist, I'll include who I think will win in brackets after my pick for who should.
MVP
Grady Sizemore (Alex Rodriguez)
Cy Young
Felix Hernandez (Fausto Carmona)
Rookie of the Year
Daric Barton (Daric Barton) - note: ok, given he's been called up much earlier than expected it'll probably be Longoria now, but I'll stick with the "pre-season view".
Manager of the Year
Trey Hillman (Joe Maddon)
I don't care enough about the All-Star Game to bother trying to put together a roster to fit their arcane rules so feel free to imagine one you like in the space below:
Next: A quick diversion into league and positional averages then rushing on to the NL whilst it's still April.
