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Auggie

(31,189 posts)
Sun Apr 5, 2015, 02:43 PM Apr 2015

MLB.com/.net experts pick Nationals to win World Series. Who's your pick?

mlb.com

Sure, everyone's a Major League expert before the 162-game marathon begins, and no prognostication is wrong. At least that's true until all the twists and turns unfold on the road to October, and some predictions begin to unravel.

With another perfectly unpredictable season on the horizon, we polled dozens of MLB.com and MLB Network experts to put together a consensus of which teams will be claiming division titles, Wild Card berths, and ultimately, the game's greatest prize -- the World Series title.

Here's a look at how this group of baseball reporters and analysts sees the 2015 season playing out:

http://m.mlb.com/news/article/116252342/mlb-experts-make-picks-who-will-win-it-all-in-2015

I like the Nationals' line-up too. My question: does Matt Williams have the skill to take them all the way?

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MLB.com/.net experts pick Nationals to win World Series. Who's your pick? (Original Post) Auggie Apr 2015 OP
Reverse jinx. I pick the Cardinals. Kingofalldems Apr 2015 #1
Padres! Check this out >>> El Supremo Apr 2015 #2
Dude. April Fool's was last Wednesday. KamaAina Apr 2015 #4
The pair of Uptons are back together again. El Supremo Apr 2015 #5
Um, A's? KamaAina Apr 2015 #3
Bucco's PRETZEL Apr 2015 #6
Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha!!!! Initech Apr 2015 #7

El Supremo

(20,365 posts)
2. Padres! Check this out >>>
Sun Apr 5, 2015, 06:43 PM
Apr 2015

MIAMI -- The Braves traded closer Craig Kimbrel and outfielder Melvin Upton Jr. to the Padres on Sunday in exchange for outfielders Cameron Maybin and Carlos Quentin. A Major League source revealed Atlanta will also acquire two highly-regarded prospects -- right-handed pitcher Matt Wisler and outfielder Jordan Paroubeck -- and the 41st pick in June's Draft.

Maybin and Quentin were targeted to provide immediate value to Atlanta's outfield. The Padres are getting arguably the game's best closer and Upton, who is sidelined until at least mid-May with a left foot ailment.

It was not revealed how much of the $46.3 million Upton is owed over the next few years that the Padres accepted responsibility for.

http://m.mlb.com/news/article/116488476/padres-land-kimbrel-upton-in-blockbuster-deal-with-braves

El Supremo

(20,365 posts)
5. The pair of Uptons are back together again.
Sun Apr 5, 2015, 09:35 PM
Apr 2015

I swear the Pads' front office has gone nuts since December. Can they put all these new guys together as a real contender?

 

KamaAina

(78,249 posts)
3. Um, A's?
Sun Apr 5, 2015, 09:11 PM
Apr 2015

It's an odd-numbered year, so you know the defending World Champions are gonna find a way to blow it.

Initech

(100,103 posts)
7. Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha!!!!
Mon Apr 6, 2015, 10:59 AM
Apr 2015

I pick the Angels to finish first in the AL West, only to completely blow it in the first round of the playoffs.

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