Looking Back at my 2015 Standings & Playoff Predictions

We are under two weeks away from the start of the 2015 playoffs for Major League Baseball which seems like a good time to check back on my pre-season predictions again. Like the major awards we have been going over this week I also took a shot at predicting the records and standings for all 30 MLB teams while also predicting the playoff teams in 2015. Those predictions are below, how did I do?

American League East:

Boston Red Sox - 96- 66 *

New York Yankees - 90-72

Baltimore Orioles - 88-74

Toronto Blue Jays – 85 -77

Tampa Bay Rays – 70 - 92

American League Central:

Detroit Tigers - 93 -69 *

Cleveland Indians – 92- 70 **

Chicago White Sox – 89 - 75

Kansas City Royals – 83 - 79

Minnesota Twins – 79 - 83

American League West:

Seattle Mariners – 95-67 *

Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim – 93 -69 **

Oakland Athletics – 90 -72

Texas Rangers - 88 -76

Houston Astros - 82-82

National League East:

Washington Nationals -101-61 *

Miami Marlins – 93-69 **

New York Mets – 89 - 73

Atlanta Braves – 82-82

Philadelphia Phillies – 65- 97

National League Central:

Pittsburgh Pirates - 91- 71 *

St. Louis Cardinals – 90-72 **

Chicago Cubs – 88 -74

Milwaukee Brewers – 79- 83

Cincinnati Reds – 70 - 92

National League West:

Los Angeles Dodgers – 99-63 *

San Diego Padres – 89- 73

San Francisco Giants – 85-77

Colorado Rockies – 78-84

Arizona Diamondbacks – 75-87

Well I kind of whiffed on the Boston Red Sox prediction but I was relatively close on the Yankees prediction I think. I pretty much whiffed on the Detroit Tigers prediction as well as most of the AL Central and AL West Divisions. Why even bother anymore?

The National League East wasn't much better but I feel like I did well in the NL Central. The win/loss numbers may not be accurate but the Pirates could absolutely take the Cardinals over by the end of the season thus predicting the top three teams in the division. I think everyone had the Dodgers winning the NL West Division although I had higher hopes for AJ Preller's San Diego Padres team.