2013 MLB Predictions – Review
Now that the season is over, it is time to look at how my predictions have fared. I made predictions before the start of the season, and then updated them at the All-Star Break. Let’s take a look at those predictions:
| Preseason | All-Star Update | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| National League | National League | |||||
| East | Central | West | East | Central | West | |
| Nationals | Reds | Giants | Nationals | Reds | Dodgers | |
| Braves | Brewers | Dodgers | Braves | Cardinals | D-backs | |
| Phillies | Cardinals | D-backs | Phillies | Pirates | Giants | |
| Mets | Pirates | Padres | Mets | Cubs | Rockies | |
| Marlins | Cubs | Rockies | Marlins | Brewers | Padres | |
| American League | American League | |||||
| East | Central | West | East | Central | West | |
| Blue Jays | Tigers | Angels | Red Sox | Tigers | Athletics | |
| Orioles | Royals | Athletics | Orioles | Royals | Rangers | |
| Rays | Indians | Rangers | Yankees | Indians | Angels | |
| Red Sox | Twins | Mariners | Rays | Twins | Mariners | |
| Yankees | White Sox | Astros | Blue Jays | White Sox | Astros | |
Now let’s look at how the season actually turned out:
| National League | American League | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| East | Central | West | East | Central | West | |
| Braves | Cardinals | Dodgers | Red Sox | Tigers | Athletics | |
| Nationals | Pirates | D-backs | Rays | Indians | Rangers | |
| Mets | Reds | Padres | Orioles | Royals | Angels | |
| Phillies | Brewers | Giants | Yankees | Twins | Mariners | |
| Marlins | Cubs | Rockies | Blue Jays | White Sox | Astros | |
I think I did pretty well in my preseason predictions. In the NL East, I had 1 and 2 flip-flopped and 3 and 4 flip-flopped. In the NL Central, I was right about 3 teams going to the playoffs, just not the right 3 teams. In the NL West, I just had the Giants in the wrong place, and the same goes with the Angels in the AL West. In the AL Central, I had the Royals and Indians swapped. The AL East was probably my worst preseason prediction.