Giancarlo Stanton and the Marlins look to make a splash.

Last year I predicted the Texas Rangers to make it to the World Series. A whole bunch of injuries derailed that idea. But here are my picks for this year. I expect them to be possibly wrong as well.

** = Wild Card

AL WEST

1. Seattle
2. Anaheim **
3. Oakland
4. Texas
5. Houston

AL CENTRAL

1. Cleveland
2. Detroit **
3. Chicago
4. Kansas City
5. Minnesota

AL EAST

1. Baltimore
2. Boston
3. Toronto
4. New York
5. Tampa Bay

NL WEST

1. Los Angeles
2. San Diego **
3. San Francisco
4. Colorado
5. Arizona

NL CENTRAL

1. St. Louis
2. Chicago
3. Pittsburgh
4. Milwaukee
5. Cincinnnati

NL EAST

1. Washington
2. Miami **
3. New York
4. Atlanta
5. Philadelphia

PLAYOFFS

WC: DET def. LAA // MIA def. SD

DIVISIONAL: BAL def. DET // CLE def. SEA // MIA def. LA // WAS def. STL

CHAMPIONSHIP: BAL def. CLE // WAS def. MIA

WS: BAL def. WAS

Now that would be a fun World Series matchup. I don’t think teams that overloaded this offseason (Cubs, Padres) will get far. The Marlins are a young team and this will be the first of many years of postseason runs. The popular pick this year are the Nationals but I feel that once again Matt Williams will mismanage the team. It’s time for Buck Showalter to finally get his ring.