Predictions for the 2013 Major League Baseball season

Will 2013 bring about more of the same in baseball or have we seen a changing of the guard at the top of the league? To be decided. In the mean time, here are my division and postseason predictions for this season. Yes, I alternate sometimes between city and team name.

AL East

1. Tampa Bay

2. Toronto (Wild Card)

3. Yankees

4. Orioles

5. Red Sox

AL Central

1. Detroit

2. White Sox

3. Indians

4. Royals

5. Twins

AL West

1. Angels

2. A's (Wild Card)

3. Rangers

4. Mariners

5. Astros 

 NL East

1. Nationals

2. Phillies

3. Braves

4. Mets

5. Marlins

NL Central

1. Reds

2. Cardinals (Wild Card)

3. Brewers

4. Pirates

5. Cubs

NL West

1. Giants

2. Dodgers (Wild Card)

3. Diamondbacks

4. Rockies

5. Padres

Wild Card Games:

AL: Oakland over Toronto

NL: Dodgers over Cardinals

Division Series:

AL: Winners: Detroit, Angels

NL: Winners: Reds, Giants

Championship Series:

AL: Tigers over Angels

NL: Reds over Giants

World Series:

Reds over Tigers in 5 games

Everyone seems to be predicting either Washington or Detroit for the World Series this year. As you can see, I'm going slightly different because I just don't see Washington living up to their hype in the postseason and Detroit has a recent history of getting deep in the playoffs only to not show up when it matters. Especially Justin Verlander. Best regular season pitcher in the game today, but once we get to October, the magic seems to stop and I don't see it changing this year.