Prediction time 2016

Although predicting the outcomes of a season is often hard, it is still something that many enjoy doing. This offseason provided the hope of improvement for some, while others stood idle. It should be a very interesting 2016 season, with many new teams in the hunt to make the playoffs. Here are my predictions, division-by-division, for the 2016 season.

American League

American League East
1. Boston Red Sox
2. Toronto Blue Jays
3. New York Yankees
4. Tampa Bay Rays
5. Baltimore Orioles

American League Central
1. Kansas City Royals
2. Detroit Tigers
3. Minnesota Twins
4. Cleveland Indians
5. Chicago White Sox

American League West
1. Texas Rangers
2. Houston Astros
3. Seattle Mariners
4. Los Angeles Angels
5. Oakland Athletics

AL Wild Card
1. Toronto Blue Jays
2. Houston Astros

National League

National League East
1. New York Mets
2. Miami Marlins
3. Washington Nationals
4. Atlanta Braves
5. Philadelphia Phillies

National League Central
1. Chicago Cubs
2. Pittsburgh Pirates
3. St. Louis Cardinals
4. Milwaukee Brewers
5. Cincinnati Reds

National League West
1. San Francisco Giants
2. Los Angeles Dodgers
3. Arizona Diamondbacks
4. San Diego Padres
5. Colorado Rockies

NL Wild Card
1. Pittsburgh Pirates
2. Los Angeles Dodgers

World Series
San Francisco Giants over the Kansas City Royals

Stay tuned this week for a breakdown of each prediction, team-by-team.