MLB-National League Predictions

I will start in the National League and let’s go right to it by saying the two best teams in the National League are in the East!

East Division Champs-Washington Nationals
Nationals have pitching and a balanced attack

Wild Card-Atlanta Braves
This Braves team is certainly a mystery in the fact that Chipper will not be in a Braves uniform for the first time since
1993. On top of losing his leadership they don't know what they will get from Brian McCann and their talent is deep but very very young! They have the best bull pen in the Majors and a solid rotation. This is a sleeper team to win World Series.

Central Division Champs-Cincinnati Reds
I would not be shocked if the Reds ended up in the World Series but I still think they are the third best team in the NL.
I like the pickup of Choo and I am relieved that they are keeping Chapman in the closer position. I think Chapman enjoys playing this role and he will excel in 2013. I hope he was not distracted by the team trying to move him into the rotation. I question the back end of their rotation and that is why I have them third in NL but definitely the strongest team in the Central.

West Division Champs-San Francisco Giants
I have to say that everything points to the Dodgers but there is something about the chemistry of the Dodgers and this Giant team just knows how to win and they have one of the best players in the National League in Buster Posey. Their starting pitching is deep and the bull pen seems to find ways to close games.

Wild Card-Los Angeles Dodgers
They have assembled too much talent to not sneak into the last Wild Card spot. This team would scare me if I were the Braves and had to play one game to move on. I think in the end there season will end short of the World Series.
I have to say as we look toward the playoffs that this stupid idea of a one game playoff will bite baseball in the back side again. Baseball has always been decided over a 162 game schedule which tested the depth of a team. A team can have a great 3-4 man rotation that shows their strength over that long season then you make the playoffs and you go home in a one game playoff. I don't even think stupid is the correct term to use. It even bothers me more that the media supports this insanity. There’s the right word..INSANITY!

Never the less here is where we land

Dodgers will play Braves and once again the second best team in the NL will go home when they lose to Kershaw!

Dodgers will play Reds and Reds move on to the NLCS

Nationals will play SF and Nationals will end the dreams of a repeat

Nationals verses the Reds in the NLCS

National League champs in six games will be the Washington Nationals

Be looking tomorrow for my American League Predictions!!!