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Griever20 · 07-03-2025, 02:13 PM

Preseason Prediction:
94-68, 1st in AL East, 11G in front of Baltimore Orioles

Predicted Top Players:
RHSP Marcus Stroman 14-8 3.40 165K 190.2IP
DH Eugenio Suárez ,296/,384/,537 35HR 101HR 22SB

To be honest, that would be amazing… but we fell short of that prediction last year and missed the playoffs by a game, so no reason to get excited yet. Also, we have a total of 7 pure rookies and three guys that have not played a full year in the major leagues on the roster, so where will those kids go? Boom, bust, adjustment, Rookie of the Year?

The huge questions going into 2014 are:
How will the glut of rookies fare?
Can we finally get over the hump and make the playoffs, at least via the Wild Card?
Will our new bullpen thrive?
Can Buchanan show us that je cam be a closer in 2016?
Will Castellanos have a breakout season?

The Division:

The Baltimore Orioles(85-77) finished second in the division and missed the playoffs similar to us, but are predicted to finish at 83-79. It was a breakout season for 3B Manny Machado(22, 3.5*, .309-16-55 .896OPS 4.0WAR 107G) and an insane season by 1B Chris Davis(29, 3*, .266-43- 117 .900OPS 4.0WAR). They will rely heavily on their offense for a repeat.

Tampa Bay(82-80) is expected to play around an even .500 as they lost their ace in David Price and replaced him ‘only’ with veteran Ryan Vogelsong(37, 2.5*, 10-8 4.58 127K 0.7WAR NYM). The duo of 3B Evan Longoria(29, 3.5*, .276-32-111 .854OPS 4.8WAR) and 1B Edwin Encarnacion(32, .258-32-87 .795OPS 3.1WAR) will be joined by $85.2M man LF Melky Cabrera(30, 3*, .310-14-100 .806OPS 1.2WAR SF)… but the overall talent level has not improved over the offseason.

A tough 92 loss season tortured the Boston Red Sox(70-92) fans, but improvement is on the cards according to Las Vegas with a 80-82 year. Their rotation is anchored around SP Jake Peavy(33, 2.5*, 11-12 4.15 186K 4.6WAR), once a Cy Young winner, and their lineup around hyper talented CF Mookie Betts(22, 3.5/5*, .258-11-61 .721OPS 3.4WAR), but the supporting cast is not that impressive apart from 2x All-Star C Miguel Montero(31, 3*, .319-16-74 .885OPS 5.7WAR). As expected, former Blue Jay LF Travis Snider(27, 2.5*, .262-23-105 .788OPS 2.8WAR) had a career year AFTER leaving us…

The New York Yankees(86-76) somehow dragged a veteran group of guys to another division title, but analysts think that 2015 is the end of the road for this team and they will finish with 87 losses. Four of their five opening day starting pitchers are 36 or older and while most of the old guys, like Jeter and A-Rod are retired and Mariano Rivera now works as a setup man with the Los Angeles Dodgers, they still have some talent. 2B Robinson Cano(32, 2.5*, .320-20-81 .920OPS 3.6WAR) had another good year, but you ask if he is worth $29.2M until the end of 2019, and C Jayson Werth(35, 3*, .294-15-73 .863OPS 4.2WAR) isn’t a spring chicken with $18.2M till the end of 2017. Big hopes are on RF Carlos Gonzalez(29, 3.5*, .310-32-98 .908OPS 5.0WAR) in his first year outside of Colorado Rockies.

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Baseball America announced their Top 100 prospect list:
#1 2B Luis Guzman, 22, Miami Marlins(AA) (1st overall 2014)
#2 2B Victor Adan, 18, New York Mets(R)(-1) (IFA signing)
#3 C Adam Walz, 23, Houston Astros(MLB)(NEW) (10th overall 2014)
#4 RHSP Scott Bell, 23, Arizona Diamondbacks(MLB)(NEW) (9th overall 2014)
#5 RF Brian Jones, 20, Milwaukee Brewers(R)(NEW) (9th Rounder 2013)
#6 C Darrell Walzer, 22, Texas Rangers(MLB)(NEW) (20th overall 2014)
#7 RHSP Tyler Morrison, 22, Milwaukee Brewers(R)(NEW) (15th overall 2014)
#8 RHSP Bryan Graham, 21, Los Angeles Dodgers(MLB)(-1)(11th overall 2013)
#9 RHSP Joe Wilgus, 22, Chicago Cubs(AA)(NEW) (14th overall 2014)
#10 SS Chris Unger, 19, Detroit Tigers(R)(NEW) (3rd overall 2014)

Notable Toronto Blue Jays on the list:
#13 LHSP Jeremy Komosinski(4.5*), 23, MLB, 3rd overall 2013 (-10)
#20 RHSP Victor Torres(5*), 19, AAA ,IFA signing (-5)
#22 CF Steve Snyder(4*), 22, AA, 1st round 2014 (NEW)
#27 RHSP Noah Syndergaard(4.5*), 22, MLB (+1)
#31 SS Jim Hatfield(3.5*), 23, MLB, 1st Round 2012 (+1)
#71 LF Jesse Winker(3.5*), 21, AAA, Trade CIN (1)
#92 CF Jake Harris(3.5*), 21, AAA, 4th round 2012 (-31)
#95 RHSP Julio Acosta(3.5*),21, A, 2nd round 2014
#112 RHRP Roberto Osuna(4*), 20, AAA (+32)
#140 LHSP James Saunderson(4.5*), 16, R, Scouting Discovery MIA (NEW)
#150 1B George Benton(4*), 19, R, 3rd round 2014 (NEW)
#155 RHSP Tommy Erikson(4*),22, A, 5th round 2014 (NEW)
#171 SS Jose de los Santos(3.5*), 17, R, IFA signing (NEW)
#183 RHRP Kevin Buchanan(4*), 22, MLB, 10th rounder 2012
#186 LHSP Danny Vasquez(4*), 18, S A, Scouting Discovery BAL (NEW)
#192 1B Joe Sokolow(4*), 22, AA, 7th round 2013 (+98)
#247 C Bobby Cary(3.5*), 19, AAA, Scouting Discovery DET (NEW)
#249 LF Miguel Licea(3.5*), 18, S A, Scouting Discovery TEX (NEW)
#258 RHSP Javier Guzman(3.5*), 18, A, Scouting Discovery KCR (NEW)
#268 LHSP bobby Olenick(3.5*), 22, A, 7th Round 2014 (NEW)
#276 RHRP Jorge Diaz(4.5*), 19, A, Scouting Discovery CWS (+102)
#297 RHRP Mike Smith(4.5*), 18, R 4th rounder 2014 (NEW)

No surprises on the negative side, our 1st rounder is doing well with #22, but a lot of guys will leave this list very soon.

07-03-2025, 02:13 PM	#54
Griever20 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: Dortmund, Germany Posts: 3,727	2015 Preseason Predictions Preseason Prediction: 94-68, 1st in AL East, 11G in front of Baltimore Orioles Predicted Top Players: RHSP Marcus Stroman 14-8 3.40 165K 190.2IP DH Eugenio Suárez ,296/,384/,537 35HR 101HR 22SB To be honest, that would be amazing… but we fell short of that prediction last year and missed the playoffs by a game, so no reason to get excited yet. Also, we have a total of 7 pure rookies and three guys that have not played a full year in the major leagues on the roster, so where will those kids go? Boom, bust, adjustment, Rookie of the Year? The huge questions going into 2014 are: How will the glut of rookies fare? Can we finally get over the hump and make the playoffs, at least via the Wild Card? Will our new bullpen thrive? Can Buchanan show us that je cam be a closer in 2016? Will Castellanos have a breakout season? The Division: The Baltimore Orioles(85-77) finished second in the division and missed the playoffs similar to us, but are predicted to finish at 83-79. It was a breakout season for 3B Manny Machado(22, 3.5, .309-16-55 .896OPS 4.0WAR 107G) and an insane season by 1B Chris Davis(29, 3, .266-43- 117 .900OPS 4.0WAR). They will rely heavily on their offense for a repeat. Tampa Bay(82-80) is expected to play around an even .500 as they lost their ace in David Price and replaced him ‘only’ with veteran Ryan Vogelsong(37, 2.5, 10-8 4.58 127K 0.7WAR NYM). The duo of 3B Evan Longoria(29, 3.5, .276-32-111 .854OPS 4.8WAR) and 1B Edwin Encarnacion(32, .258-32-87 .795OPS 3.1WAR) will be joined by $85.2M man LF Melky Cabrera(30, 3, .310-14-100 .806OPS 1.2WAR SF)… but the overall talent level has not improved over the offseason. A tough 92 loss season tortured the Boston Red Sox(70-92) fans, but improvement is on the cards according to Las Vegas with a 80-82 year. Their rotation is anchored around SP Jake Peavy(33, 2.5, 11-12 4.15 186K 4.6WAR), once a Cy Young winner, and their lineup around hyper talented CF Mookie Betts(22, 3.5/5, .258-11-61 .721OPS 3.4WAR), but the supporting cast is not that impressive apart from 2x All-Star C Miguel Montero(31, 3, .319-16-74 .885OPS 5.7WAR). As expected, former Blue Jay LF Travis Snider(27, 2.5, .262-23-105 .788OPS 2.8WAR) had a career year AFTER leaving us… The New York Yankees(86-76) somehow dragged a veteran group of guys to another division title, but analysts think that 2015 is the end of the road for this team and they will finish with 87 losses. Four of their five opening day starting pitchers are 36 or older and while most of the old guys, like Jeter* and A-Rod are retired and Mariano Rivera now works as a setup man with the Los Angeles Dodgers, they still have some talent. 2B Robinson Cano(32, 2.5, .320-20-81 .920OPS 3.6WAR) had another good year, but you ask if he is worth $29.2M until the end of 2019, and C Jayson Werth(35, 3, .294-15-73 .863OPS 4.2WAR) isn’t a spring chicken with $18.2M till the end of 2017. Big hopes are on RF Carlos Gonzalez(29, 3.5, .310-32-98 .908OPS 5.0WAR) in his first year outside of Colorado Rockies. Top Pitcher* Top Position Player Baseball America announced their Top 100 prospect list: #1 2B Luis Guzman, 22, Miami Marlins(AA) (1st overall 2014) #2 2B Victor Adan, 18, New York Mets(R)(-1) (IFA signing) #3 C Adam Walz, 23, Houston Astros(MLB)(NEW) (10th overall 2014) #4 RHSP Scott Bell, 23, Arizona Diamondbacks(MLB)(NEW) (9th overall 2014) #5 RF Brian Jones, 20, Milwaukee Brewers(R)(NEW) (9th Rounder 2013) #6 C Darrell Walzer, 22, Texas Rangers(MLB)(NEW) (20th overall 2014) #7 RHSP Tyler Morrison, 22, Milwaukee Brewers(R)(NEW) (15th overall 2014) #8 RHSP Bryan Graham, 21, Los Angeles Dodgers(MLB)(-1)(11th overall 2013) #9 RHSP Joe Wilgus, 22, Chicago Cubs(AA)(NEW) (14th overall 2014) #10 SS Chris Unger, 19, Detroit Tigers(R)(NEW) (3rd overall 2014) Notable Toronto Blue Jays on the list: #13 LHSP Jeremy Komosinski(4.5), 23, MLB, 3rd overall 2013 (-10) #20 RHSP Victor Torres(5), 19, AAA ,IFA signing (-5) #22 CF Steve Snyder(4), 22, AA, 1st round 2014 (NEW) #27 RHSP Noah Syndergaard(4.5), 22, MLB (+1) #31 SS Jim Hatfield(3.5), 23, MLB, 1st Round 2012 (+1) #71 LF Jesse Winker(3.5), 21, AAA, Trade CIN (1) #92 CF Jake Harris(3.5), 21, AAA, 4th round 2012 (-31) #95 RHSP Julio Acosta(3.5),21, A, 2nd round 2014 #112 RHRP Roberto Osuna(4), 20, AAA (+32) #140 LHSP James Saunderson(4.5), 16, R, Scouting Discovery MIA (NEW) #150 1B George Benton(4), 19, R, 3rd round 2014 (NEW) #155 RHSP Tommy Erikson(4),22, A, 5th round 2014 (NEW) #171 SS Jose de los Santos(3.5), 17, R, IFA signing (NEW) #183 RHRP Kevin Buchanan(4), 22, MLB, 10th rounder 2012 #186 LHSP Danny Vasquez(4), 18, S A, Scouting Discovery BAL (NEW) #192 1B Joe Sokolow(4), 22, AA, 7th round 2013 (+98) #247 C Bobby Cary(3.5), 19, AAA, Scouting Discovery DET (NEW) #249 LF Miguel Licea(3.5), 18, S A, Scouting Discovery TEX (NEW) #258 RHSP Javier Guzman(3.5), 18, A, Scouting Discovery KCR (NEW) #268 LHSP bobby Olenick(3.5), 22, A, 7th Round 2014 (NEW) #276 RHRP Jorge Diaz(4.5), 19, A, Scouting Discovery CWS (+102) #297 RHRP Mike Smith(4.5), 18, R 4th rounder 2014 (NEW) No surprises on the negative side, our 1st rounder is doing well with #22, but a lot of guys will leave this list very soon. __________________ The Montreal Expos... 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