I called the Bo Sox last season and am calling the Mets this year.
Pitching staff is top 3.
Offense is top 3.
Bullpen is top 10.
Not a better team in bases, top to bottom.
Bo Sox aren't going to repeat. Offense is getting older, relief should be much worse, unlikely Beckett and some others stay healthy even though I love DiceK to become an ace.
Anyway, Mets are the best team in the majors.
Pitching staff is top 3.
Offense is top 3.
Bullpen is top 10.
Not a better team in bases, top to bottom.
Bo Sox aren't going to repeat. Offense is getting older, relief should be much worse, unlikely Beckett and some others stay healthy even though I love DiceK to become an ace.
Anyway, Mets are the best team in the majors.
IMO they have a very good shot at the wild card over Boston. Either them or the Angels will win the West and the loser will likely have about the same record as the Yankees or Red Sox (whoever doesn't win the East).
Bedard and Felix are good enough to at least put Seattle in the conversation. They have very nice relief pitching as well. Problem is very much their offense as no one takes walks and all most of the guys do is swing for the fences and whiff alot.
Wrong. In the AL, if you don't score 750+ runs, you will not win 85+ games Jake. This is the worst lineup (offense + defense) in the entire AL, yet somehow you are backing them to contend for the division. They have a 750 OPS DH and horrible defense.
You say they win 85+ games. Let's say, for argument's sake, that they win 86. At that rate, they will need to outscore their opponents by about 50 runs. What are you projecting for their RS/ RA? This ought to be good. I'll go with 710 Runs Scored and 750 Given up, for a record of 77-85.
Also, Felix and Bedard will NOT combine for 380+ Innings. Put that in stone. Both players are injury prone.
2004 25 BAL AL 6 10 27 26 0 0 0 0 137.3 149 83 70 13 71 121 7 7 633 1 2 4.59 4.59 100 1.602
2005 26 BAL AL 6 8 24 24 0 0 0 0 141.7 139 66 63 10 57 125 5 4 606 1 1 4.00 4.32 108 1.384
2006 27 BAL AL 15 11 33 33 0 0 0 0 196.3 196 92 82 16 69 171 5 6 844 0 0 3.76 4.56 121 1.350
2007 28 BAL AL 13 5 28 28 1 1 0 0 182.0 141 66 64 19 57 221 5 3 733 0 0 3.16 4.61 146 1.088
2006 20 SEA AL 12 14 31 31 2 1 0 0 191.0 195 105 96 23 60 176 6 11 816 2 0 4.52 4.43 98 1.335
2007 21 SEA AL 14 7 30 30 1 1 0 0 190.3 209 88 83 20 53 165 3 7 808 4 1 3.92 4.33 110 1.377
</pre>Further, Bedard is an extreme flyball pitcher and is going to have serious problems with Ibanez and Wilkerson manning the corners.
