Our baseball writers’ picks for the 2012 season
We asked our baseball experts (Cubs writer Bruces Miles, Sox writer Scot Gregor, columnists Mike Imrem and Barry Rozner, and sports writer Mike Spellman) to make their picks for the 2012 MLB season.
Here are their lists for the American League divisions and playoffs, and the National League divisions and playoffs.
As always, there is a difference of opinion as to which teams will meet in the World Series, and which one will win it all.
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Bruce Miles:
American League East
Tampa Bay Rays
New York Yankees
Boston Red Sox
Toronto Blue Jays
Baltimore Orioles
American League Central
Detroit Tigers
WHITE SOX
Kansas City Royals
Minnesota Twins
Cleveland Indians
American League West
Los Angeles Angels
Texas Rangers
Oakland Athletics
Seattle Mariners
Wild-card playoff: Rangers over Yankees
Division series: Tigers over Rangers
Division series: Angels over Rays
ALCS: Angels over Tigers
National League East
Philadelphia Phillies
Washington Nationals
Miami Marlins
Atlanta Braves
New York Mets
National League Central
Cincinnati Reds
Milwaukee Brewers
St. Louis Cardinals
CUBS
Pittsburgh Pirates
Houston Astros
National League West
San Francisco Giants
Arizona Diamondbacks
Colorado Rockies
Los Angeles Dodgers
San Diego Padres
Wild-card playoff: Diamondbacks over Brewers
Division series: Giants over Diamondbacks
Division series: Phillies over Reds
NLCS: Giants over Phillies
World Series: Angels over Giants
Scot Gregor:
American League East
New York Yankees
Tampa Bay Rays
Boston Red Sox
Toronto Blue Jays
Baltimore Orioles
American League Central
Detroit Tigers
Cleveland Indians
WHITE SOX
Kansas City Royals
Minnesota Twins
American League West
Texas Rangers
Los Angeles Angels
Seattle Mariners
Oakland Athletics
Wild-card playoff: Angels over Rays
Division series: Rangers over Tigers
Division series: Yankees over Angels
ALCS: Rangers over Yankees
National League East
Philadelphia Phillies
Miami Marlins
Washington Nationals
Atlanta Braves
New York Mets
National League Central
St. Louis Cardinals
Cincinnati Reds
Milwaukee Brewers
CUBS
Pittsburgh Pirates
Houston Astros
National League West
Arizona Diamondbacks
San Francisco Giants
Los Angeles Dodgers
Colorado Rockies
San Diego Padres
Wild-card playoff: Giants over Marlins
Division series: Phillies over Giants
Division series: Cardinals over Diamondbacks
NLCS: Phillies over Cardinals
World Series: Rangers over Phillies
Mike Imrem:
American League East
New York Yankees
Toronto Blue Jays
Tampa Bay Rays
Boston Red Sox
Baltimore Orioles
American League Central
Detroit Tigers
Kansas City Royals
WHITE SOX
Cleveland Indians
Minnesota Twins
American League West
Texas Rangers
Los Angeles Angels
Seattle Mariners
Oakland A’s
Wild-card playoff: Angels over Royals
Division series: Angels over Yankees,
Division series: Tigers over Rangers
ALCS: Angels over Tigers
National League East
Miami Marlins
Atlanta Braves
Philadelphia Phillies
Washington Nationals
New York Mets
National League Central
Milwaukee Brewers
Cincinnati Reds
Pittsburgh Pirates
St. Louis Cardinals
CUBS
Houston Astros
National League West
San Francisco Giants
Arizona Diamondbacks
Los Angeles Dodgers
Colorado Rockies
San Diego Padres
Wild-card playoff: Braves over Diamondbacks
Division series: Giants over Braves
Division series: Marlins over Brewers
NLCS: Marlins over Giants
World Series: Marlins over Angels
Barry Rozner:
American League East
Tampa Bay Rays
New York Yankees
Toronto Blue Jays
Boston Red Sox
Baltimore Orioles
American League Central
Detroit Tigers
Kansas City Royals
WHITE SOX
Minnesota Twins
Cleveland Indians
American League West
Texas Rangers
Los Angeles Angels
Oakland Athletics
Seattle Mariners
Wild-card playoff: Angels over Yankees
Division series: Tigers over Rangers
Division series: Rays over Angels
ALCS: Rays over Tigers
National League East
Washington Nationals
Philadelphia Phillies
Miami Marlins
Atlanta Braves
New York Mets
National League Central
Cincinnati Reds
Milwaukee Brewers
St. Louis Cardinals
Pittsburgh Pirates
CUBS
Houston Astros
National League West
San Francisco Giants
Arizona Diamondbacks
Los Angeles Dodgers
Colorado Rockies
San Diego Padres
Wild-card playoff: Phillies over Marlins
Division series: Giants over Reds
Division series: Phillies over Nationals
NLCS: Giants over Phillies
World Series: Rays over Giants
Mike Spellman:
American League East
New York Yankees
Tampa Bay Rays
Toronto Blue Jays
Boston Red Sox
Baltimore Orioles
American League Central
Detroit Tigers
Kansas City Royals
WHITE SOX
Cleveland Indians
Minnesota Twins
American League West
Los Angeles Angels
Texas Rangers
Oakland Athletics
Seattle Mariners
Wild-card series: Rays over Rangers
Division series: Tigers over Yankees;
Division series: Angels over Rays
ALCS: Angels over Tigers
National League East
Philadelphia Phillies
Miami Marlins
Washington Nationals
Atlanta Braves
New York Mets
National League Central
Milwaukee Brewers
St. Louis Cardinals
Cincinnati Reds
CUBS
Pittsburgh Pirates
Houston Astros
National League West
San Francisco Giants
Arizona Diamondbacks
Los Angeles Dodgers
Colorado Rockies
San Diego Padres
Wild-card playoff: Cardinals over Marlins
Division series: Giants over Brewers
Division series: Phillies over Cardinals
NLCS: Giants over Phillies
World Series: Angels over Giants