Wow. Even I'm not going to go this far. The writers over at BaseballProspectus put up their individual standing predictions for the AL. Averaged together they are:
AL East
(Team - Average Position)
Boston Red Sox - 1.2 (13)
New York Yankees - 1.8*(4)
Tampa Bay Rays - 3.4
Toronto Blue Jays - 3.6
Baltimore Orioles - 4.9
AL Central
(Team - Average Position)
Detroit Tigers - 1.5 (9)
Cleveland Indians - 1.5 (8)
Chicago White Sox - 3.7
Minnesota Twins - 4.0
Kansas City Royals - 4.2
AL West
(Team - Average Position)
Los Angeles Angels - 1.1 (16)
Seattle Mariners - 2.5 (1)
Oakland Athletics - 2.8
Texas Rangers - 3.6
The "wow" was for the O's. That's not a 5.0; that's a 4.9. That means one (actually intelligent) person picked them to finish in fourth place - above the Blue Jays. Kudos to you Nate Silver. I don't know if he was of sound mind, or if Andy MacPhail paid him off, or if he just really hates Toronto (a lot), but I like it. No real other surprises here.
Thursday, April 3, 2008
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