2012 MLB predictions

The Yankees open today, and that means it's time to make predictions. You can also find my more detailed league scouting reports on Boston.com (AL | NL). The Reds let me down last year, but I'm sticking with them.

AL East 
1. Yankees
2. Rays* 
3. Red Sox
4. Blue Jays 
5. Orioles 

AL Central 
1. Tigers 
2. Royals 
3. Indians
4. Twins
5. White Sox

AL West 
1. Angels 
2. Rangers* 
3. Athletics
4. Mariners 

NL East 
1. Phillies
2. Braves* 
3. Marlins
4. Nationals
5. Mets 

NL Central 
1. Reds
2. Cardinals*
3. Brewers
4. Pirates
5. Cubs
6. Astros 

NL West 
1. Giants 
2. Diamondbacks
3. Dodgers 
4. Rockies
5. Padres

*Wild Card Winner 

Playoffs:
AL Champion: Angels 
NL Champion: Reds 
World Series Champion: Angels, 5 games 

Awards: 
AL MVP: Albert Pujols  
NL MVP: Joey Votto  
AL Cy: David Price  
NL Cy: Tim Lincecum 
AL RoY: Yu Darvish
NL RoY: Bryce Harper 
AL Manager: Jim Leyland  
NL Manager: Ozzie Guillen 
  
Yankee Stats:  
Alex Rodriguez RBIs: 148 
Andy Pettitte wins: 13  
Derek Jeter AVG: .306 
Robinson Cano HR: 35 
Brett Gardner R: 123   
CC Sabathia Ks: 220  
Michael Pineda ERA: 3.88 
Mark Teixeira SB: 2 

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2009 predictions  
2009 results 
2010 predictions 
2010 results
2011 predictions 

What are your predictions for this year?

MLB social media: Yankees are most-liked, Swisher is most-followed [Infographic]

The Wall Street Journal shared a cool infographic about social media in baseball, and it revealed some not-so-surprising Yankees victories.

The Yankees are the most-liked team on Facebook (5.3 million) and Nick Swisher (1.5 million) is the most-followed baseball player on Twitter.

The Red Sox (3.4 million) rank second on Facebook and David Ortiz (225,460) ranks fourth.

The Phillies are the most-followed team on Twitter (680,000), while the Yankees rank second (550,000).

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