Ok..it's three games into the season, but I've been sick. Three games to start don't mean much..but here you go...and in no particular order:
1. The Yankees duo of Granderson and Nick Johnson will post better numbers than Damon and Matsui will this season.
2. Vazquez will put up better numbers than Lackey by season's end.
3. Without Molina catching Burnett, AJ's ERA will be closer to 5.00 than 4.00.
4. Arod will break 40 homeruns again.
5. Cano will put to rest the RISP debate with a solid season with runners on base.
6. At some point in the season, Nick Johnson will suffer a wrist injury scooping out ice cream that will place him on the DL.
7. Victor Martinez will put up great numbers at the plate, but the Red Sox ERA will suffer greatly with him, ala Posada. The grumblings should begin in the summer.
8. Beltre will be a good signing, while Cameron will turn into a bust.
9. Boston's defensive scheme will backfire. Building a team on defense instead of power when you play half your games in Fenway is a bad idea.
10. Manny will put up monster numbers and end up in one of the following cities by the All-Star Break: New York, Anaheim, Tampa, or the White Sox.
11. AGon will be traded to the Sox...the White ones.
12. Hughes will not be the young ace that a lot of people expect, at least not this year.
13. The Atlanta Braves will win the wild card, and be the team NO ONE wants to face in the National League playoffs.
14. The Cubs will fight it out with the Cardinals, with Pujols being just too much for the Cubs. Wait till next year..again.
15. Quietly, Milton Bradley will have a very good season in Seattle.
16. Texas will surprise most pundits and win the AL West.
17. The Mets will be a nightmare of a team and fight it out with the Nationals for last place in the National League East.
18. Kevin Youkilis won't get the MVP consideration he should be getting. A good player will get even better.
19. Somehow, some way, Mariano will find a way to keep chugging along at the levels we've come to expect from him.
20. This year's one game playoff will be Boston against Tampa. The winner? It depends on Carl Crawford. If he gets on base three times, the Red Sox lose. If he is kept off the bases, the Red Sox win the wild card. 1 or 2 times...pick'em.