Five Baseball Trends That Will Not Last

1) The White Sox will be on top of their division

Right now the Chicago White Sox are 5-3 (64.5 winning percentage) and are only .5 games back behind division winners the Detroit Tigers. I am going to savor this moment because it will not last. I love the White Sox and I hope they succeed and end up- at minimum- with a winning record but I predicted they will finish 4th in the AL Central and will be bad and I still contend this. But for the time being, let the good times roll!

2) The Angels will be bottom dwellers in their division

Even though the Los Angeles offense is essentially Albert Pujols and nobody else, they have the best rotation in the American League and a solid bullpen. Jered Weaver, Dan Haren, and C.J. Wilson are all legitimate #1 starters in this league (plus the Angels also have Ervin Santana who is really good) and their talent will prevail and jettison them to the top of the AL West. Even though the Angels are last in their division and are 4.5 games back behind first place, this trend will not last.

3) Josh Willingham is an elite player in 2012

This year Twins outfielder is tied for 1st in the AL in home runs (4), second in the AL in terms of batting average (.419), and is the 4th best offensive player in fantasy baseball this year. Willingham is good for these type of spurts but do not expect this kind of elite production all season.

4) Albert Pujols is an average to below average first baseman

As of the writing of this post, The Machine has .624 OPS (17th among all first baseball in baseball) and has no home runs and no stolen bases. He may not be the Cardinals Pujols we all know and love while in L.A. but he's not even close to being this bad.

5) I will be in the bottom 4th on my roto fantasy baseball league

At least I hope not. Probably the least likely trend to change on this list.

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Mega Baseball Prediction Post

We here at The Cover 3 do not believe in predictions of any kind. They are worthless. None of us actually know what we're talking about and everyone who predicts will be grossly incorrect at the end.

But that being said, it sure is fun to write and read about predictions, right?

AL EAST

1) Boston Red Sox
2) New York Yankees*
3) Tampa Bay Rays
4) Toronto Blue Jays
5) Baltimore Orioles

AL CENTRAL

1) Minnesota Twins
2) Detroit Tigers
3) Kansas City Royals
4) Chicago White Sox
5) Cleveland Indians

AL WEST

1) Los Angeles Angels
2) Texas Rangers
3) Oakland A's
4) Seattle Mariners

NL EAST

1) Philadelphia Phillies
2) Miami Marlins*
3) Washington Nationals
4) Atlanta Braves
5) New York Mets

NL CENTRAL

1) Milwaukee Brewers
2) Cincinnati Reds
3) St. Louis Cardinals
4) Chicago Cubs
5) Pittsburgh Pirates
6) Houston Astros

NL WEST

1) San Francisco Giants
2) Arizona Diamondbacks
3) San Diego Padres
4) Los Angeles Dodgers
5) Colorado Rockies

*Denotes Wild Card Birth

AL MVP

WINNER: Adrian Gonzalez (BOS)
RUNNER UP: Miguel Cabrera (DET)
DARK HORSE: Joe Mauer (MIN)

NL MVP

WINNER: Joey Votto (CIN)
RUNNER UP: Justin Upton (ARI)
DARK HORSE: Hunter Pence (PHI)

AL CY YOUNG

WINNER: Jared Weaver (LAA)
RUNNER UP: C.C. Sabathia (NYY)
DARK HORSE: Jon Lester (BOS)

NL CY YOUNG

WINNER: Zack Grienke (MIL)
RUNNER UP: Roy Halladay (PHI)
DARK HORSE: Madison Bumgarner (SF)

AL ROOKIE OF THE YEAR

WINNER: Brett Lowrie (TOR)
RUNNER UP: Mike Trout (LAA)
WILD CARD: Jesus Montero (SEA)

NL ROOKIE OF THE YEAR

WINNER: Julio Teheran (ATL)
RUNNER UP: Shelby Miller (STL)
WILD CARD: Devin Mesoraco (CIN)

AL SOPHOMORE OF THE YEAR
WINNER: Desmond Jennings (TB)
RUNNER UP: Eric Hosmer (KC)
WILD CARD: Jeremy Hellickson (TB)

NL SOPHOMORE OF THE YEAR
WINNER: Craig Kimbrel (ATL)
RUNNER UP: Dee Gordon (LAD)
WILD CARD: Vance Worley (PHI)
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