The 2015 Predictions Thread

[imref]

Back by popular demand....

Wins:
Losses:
NL East Standing:
Final Playoff Finish:

HR Leader and #:
RBI Leader and #:
Runs Leader and #:
Average Leader and #:
SB Leader and #:

Wins Leader and #:
Saves Leader and #:
Holds Leader and #
ERA Leader and # :
K Leader and #

Team MVP:
Post-season Awards:
Team All-Star(s):

Opening Day Bullpen:

Who finishes the year at 2B?

Who finishes the year at Closer?

Predict number of games Danny Espinosa plays at the major league level:

Where does Bryce Harper finish in the MVP balloting?

Does Strasburg get through the season?

Do we extend Desmond?

Does Ryan Zimmerman play more than 130 games?

Is Casey Janssen the eighth inning guy at season's end?

Which player massively over-performs?

Which player massively under-performs?

Predict a trade:

Bonus Prediction: (make one up)

2014 Thread: http://www.wnff.net/index.php?topic=30753.0

[aBaltoNat]

Back by popular demand....

Wins:93
Losses:69
NL East Standing:1st
Final Playoff Finish:World Series Loss

HR Leader and #: Ian Desmond, 32
RBI Leader and #: Ian Desmond, 101
Runs Leader and #: Anthony Rendon, 95
Average Leader and #: Anthony Rendon, .297
SB Leader and #: Ian Desmond, 24

Wins Leader and #: Max Scherzer, 16
Saves Leader and #: Drew Storen, 40
Holds Leader and # Aaron Barrett, 26
ERA Leader and # : Jordan Zimmermann, 2.65
K Leader and # Max Scherzer, 271

Team MVP: Ian Desmond
Post-season Awards: Cy Young, Max Scherzer / Ian Desmond, Silver Slugger /
Team All-Star(s): Ian Desmond, Anthony Rendon, Max Scherzer, Jordan Zimmermann

Opening Day Bullpen:

Who finishes the year at 2B? Dan Uggla

Who finishes the year at Closer? Drew Storen

Predict number of games Danny Espinosa plays at the major league level: 95

Where does Bryce Harper finish in the MVP balloting? No idea.

Does Strasburg get through the season? Yes.

Do we extend Desmond? Yes.

Does Ryan Zimmerman play more than 130 games? No.

Is Casey Janssen the eighth inning guy at season's end? Yes, late in the year.

Which player massively over-performs? Dan Uggla

Which player massively under-performs? Jayson Werth

Predict a trade: Pedro Strop to the Nationals. Not going to speculate on who we lose in return. At the trade deadline.

Bonus Prediction: (make one up)Michael Taylor is on the 25 man team for the entire season and plays well in the playoffs, manning either Span, Werth or Harper's spot.

2014 Thread: http://www.wnff.net/index.php?topic=30753.0

[varoadking]

Wins: 99
Losses: 62 (1 rainout game not made up)
NL East Standing: First
Final Playoff Finish: Lose in first round to eventual WS winner (it's what we do)

HR Leader and #: Harper - 29
RBI Leader and #:  Rendon - 105
Runs Leader and #: Desmond - 92
Average Leader and #: Rendon - .303
SB Leader and #: Harper - 19

Wins Leader and #: Scherzer - 19
Saves Leader and #: A new guy
Holds Leader and #: Stammen - 19
ERA Leader and #: Zimmermann - 2.15
K Leader and #: Strasburg - 199

Team MVP: Rendon
Post-season Awards: None
Team All-Star(s): Scherzer, Rendon, Harper

Opening Day Bullpen: Doesn't matter - crappy, with little hope of getting better as the year goes on other than Stammen

Who finishes the year at 2B? The new guy

Who finishes the year at Closer? A new guy

Predict number of games Danny Espinosa plays at the major league level: 29

Where does Bryce Harper finish in the MVP balloting? Outside of the top 10

Does Strasburg get through the season? Yes, but with a mid-season DL stint

Do we extend Desmond? LOL

Does Ryan Zimmerman play more than 130 games? No...be lucky if he plays over 81 games.

Is Casey Janssen the eighth inning guy at season's end? No

Which player massively over-performs? T-Mo

Which player massively under-performs? Blevins

Predict a trade: Predict Rizzo...perhaps someone of value for a real closer, though I really want 3Kespi gone..still

Bonus Prediction: (make one up) Williams does not pull starter with 2 outs in the top of the 9th with a 1 run lead in the playoffs

[imref]

Wins: 92
Losses: 70
NL East Standing: 1st
Final Playoff Finish: Loss in the NLCS

HR Leader and #: Harper, 33
RBI Leader and #: Harper, 115
Runs Leader and #: Rendon, 93
Average Leader and #: Rendon, .311
SB Leader and #: Span, 25

Wins Leader and #: Scherzer, 19
Saves Leader and #: Storen, 41
Holds Leader and # Trienan, 35
ERA Leader and # : Scherzer, 2.20
K Leader and # Scherzer, 215

Team MVP: Scherzer
Post-season Awards: Scherzer - Cy Young, Zimmerman - GG/SS, Harper - GG/SS, Rendon - SS
Team All-Star(s): Scherzer, Storen, Zimmerman, Harper, Jordan Zimmermann

Opening Day Bullpen: Storen, Jannsen, Blevins, Thorton, Stammen, Barrett, Trienan (Roark to Syracuse)

Who finishes the year at 2B? Escobar

Who finishes the year at Closer? Storen

Predict number of games Danny Espinosa plays at the major league level: < 75 (I think he's going to open the season in Syracuse)

Where does Bryce Harper finish in the MVP balloting? top 10

Does Strasburg get through the season? Yes

Do we extend Desmond? No

Does Ryan Zimmerman play more than 130 games? Yes

Is Casey Janssen the eighth inning guy at season's end? No, Barrett takes the spot.

Which player massively over-performs? Ryan Zimmerman has a career year at 1B

Which player massively under-performs? Desmond.

Predict a trade: Somehow we get Jonathan Papelbon or Edward Mujica

Bonus Prediction: (make one up): Wilson Ramos stays healthy and hits 25 HRs.

[HalfSmokes]

Wins: 90
Losses: 62
NL East Standing: 1st
Final Playoff Finish: loss in nlds

HR Leader and #: Rendon 28
RBI Leader and #: Rendon 110
Runs Leader and #: Rendon 90
Average Leader and #: Rendon .310
SB Leader and #: Taylor 22

Wins Leader and #: Zimmermann 22
Saves Leader and #: Storen 35
Holds Leader and # Jansen 25
ERA Leader and # : Zimmermann 2.7
K Leader and # Strasburg 245

Team MVP: Rendon
Post-season Awards: Rendon top 5 mvp and silver slugger. Desmond silver slugger. Zimmermann, Strasburg and Scherzer all receive young votes cancelling each other out
Team All-Star(s): Harper, scherzer, Strasburg

Opening Day Bullpen: storen, Jansen, Blevins, stammen, Barrett, thorton, trienan(imref is right about Roark)

Who finishes the year at 2B? Espinosa

Who finishes the year at Closer? Storen

Predict number of games Danny Espinosa plays at the major league level: 65

Where does Bryce Harper finish in the MVP balloting? Far down if any votes at all

Does Strasburg get through the season? yes

Do we extend Desmond? No

Does Ryan Zimmerman play more than 130 games? Yes

Is Casey Janssen the eighth inning guy at season's end? No

Which player massively over-performs? Taylor

Which player massively under-performs? More of the same for Harper (i.e. less than we're) expecting

Predict a trade: Escobar for random middle reliever

Bonus Prediction: (make one up) Werth's decline accelerates, Taylor replaces span at some point, rendon breaks out in a big way

[PebbleBall]

Back by popular demand....

Wins: 93
Losses: 69
NL East Standing: 1st
Final Playoff Finish: NLDS loss

HR Leader and #: Harper, 32
RBI Leader and #: Harper, 104
Runs Leader and #: Harper, 94
Average Leader and #: Zimmerman, .290
SB Leader and #: Span, 24

Wins Leader and #: Scherzer, 21
Saves Leader and #: Storen, 37
Holds Leader and #: Pass
ERA Leader and # : Zimmermann, 2.47
K Leader and #: Scherzer, 258

Team MVP: Harper, Scherzer
Post-season Awards: Scherzer, Cy Young
Team All-Star(s): Harper, Scherzer, Rendon, Zimmermann, Strasburg

Opening Day Bullpen: yes

Who finishes the year at 2B? Escobar

Who finishes the year at Closer? Storen literally finishes the year on the mound for the Nationals

Predict number of games Danny Espinosa plays at the major league level: 47

Where does Bryce Harper finish in the MVP balloting? 2

Does Strasburg get through the season? yes

Do we extend Desmond? no

Does Ryan Zimmerman play more than 130 games? yes

Is Casey Janssen the eighth inning guy at season's end? No

Which player massively over-performs? Maybe can't call it overperforming but Harper busts out

Which player massively under-performs? Werth

Predict a trade: nothing significant

Bonus Prediction: (make one up): The Phillies win 47 games

2014 Thread: http://www.wnff.net/index.php?topic=30753.0

[varoadking]

Wins: 90
Losses: 62

So you have 10 rain-outs that we don't make-up, or do you advocate shortening the season?   

[HalfSmokes]

So you have 10 rain-outs that we don't make-up, or do you advocate shortening the season?   

Rain out and bad math

[varoadking]

Rain out and bad math

As Slate might say...math is hard... 

[deeznatz]

Wins: 83
Losses: 79
NL East Standing: 2
Final Playoff Finish: no playoffs

HR Leader and #: Harper, 22
RBI Leader and #: Zimmerman, 86
Runs Leader and #: Rendon, no clue
Average Leader and #: Rendon, .298
SB Leader and #: Desmond, 17

Wins Leader and #: Scherzer, 19
Saves Leader and #: Storen, 24
Holds Leader and #
ERA Leader and # : Scherzer, 2.34
K Leader and # Scherzer, 213

Team MVP:Scerhzer
Post-season Awards:
Team All-Star(s): Scherzer, Zimmermann, Rendon

Opening Day Bullpen:

Who finishes the year at 2B? Uggla

Who finishes the year at Closer? Storen

Predict number of games Danny Espinosa plays at the major league level: 20

Where does Bryce Harper finish in the MVP balloting? no votes

Does Strasburg get through the season? no

Do we extend Desmond? no

Does Ryan Zimmerman play more than 130 games? yes

Is Casey Janssen the eighth inning guy at season's end? no

Which player massively over-performs? Uggla

Which player massively under-performs? Harper

Predict a trade: T. Moore for a reliever

Bonus Prediction: (make one up) Strasburg has an ERA of over 4.50

[deeznatz]

Get ready for a 2013-like experience.  This team might have gotten to 90 wins if fully healthy, but Strasburg's total B*tch tendencies, Harper falling all over himself like an oaf in the OF, and now Span and Werth's issues we're in big, big trouble.  An borderline decent lineup is now eviscerated.  We'll be bottom 5 in mlb in runs until we get healthy (which is unlikely), and even then will still struggle.  Won't have to worry about our collective arsewholes clenching in the playoffs, because we won't make the playoffs.  The Fish will win the division and the WCs will be the Pirates and Padres.  Get ready for the pain DC, its going to be a loooooong summer.

[Optics]

Wins: 96
Losses: 66
NL East Standing: 1st
Final Playoff Finish: World Series Champs

HR Leader and #: Harper, 34
RBI Leader and #: Zimmerman, 95
Runs Leader and #: Rendon, 97
Average Leader and #: Rendon, .310
SB Leader and #: Harper, 21

Wins Leader and #: Scherzer, 18
Saves Leader and #: Storen, 33
Holds Leader and # Jansen, 22
ERA Leader and # : Fister, 2.67
K Leader and # Strasburg, 275

Team MVP: Harper
Post-season Awards: Zimmerman wins Gold Glove, Rendon wins Silver Slugger
Team All-Star(s): Zimmerman, Rendon, Harper, Scherzer, Zimmermann

Opening Day Bullpen: A bunch of guys(too lazy to post them all)

Who finishes the year at 2B?: Uggla

Who finishes the year at Closer?: Storen

Predict number of games Danny Espinosa plays at the major league level: 20

Where does Bryce Harper finish in the MVP balloting?: 3rd

Does Strasburg get through the season?: Yes

Do we extend Desmond?: No

Does Ryan Zimmerman play more than 130 games?: Yes

Is Casey Janssen the eighth inning guy at season's end?: Yes

Which player massively over-performs?: Uggla

Which player massively under-performs?: Desmond

Predict a trade: Random bench player for random middle reliever

Bonus Prediction: (make one up) Uggla is one of the bright spots early in the year, at times carrying the offense

[varoadking]

Get ready for a 2013-like experience.  This team might have gotten to 90 wins if fully healthy, but Strasburg's total B*tch tendencies, Harper falling all over himself like an oaf in the OF, and now Span and Werth's issues we're in big, big trouble.  An borderline decent lineup is now eviscerated.  We'll be bottom 5 in mlb in runs until we get healthy (which is unlikely), and even then will still struggle.  Won't have to worry about our collective arsewholes clenching in the playoffs, because we won't make the playoffs.  The Fish will win the division and the WCs will be the Pirates and Padres.  Get ready for the pain DC, its going to be a loooooong summer.

You make SF look like a charter member of the SSS.

[mmzznnxx]

Wins: 91
Losses: 71
NL East Standing: 1st
Final Playoff Finish: Same place we've always finished.

HR Leader and #: Tie between Harper and Desmond, 25
RBI Leader and #: Zimmerman, 90
Runs Leader and #: Rendon, 94
Average Leader and #: Rendon, .285
SB Leader and #: Span, 19

Wins Leader and #: Zimmermann, 16 (LOL like that bullpen's allowing many wins)
Saves Leader and #: Storen, 38 (but still sucks)
Holds Leader and #: Who cares
ERA Leader and # : Zimmermann, 2.50
K Leader and # Strasburg, 220

Team MVP: Rendon
Post-season Awards: ???
Team All-Star(s): Not that All-Star really means much, but: Scherzer, Strasburg, Harper

Opening Day Bullpen: Stammen, Storen, Blevins, Treinen, Roark, Thornton, Barrett

Who finishes the year at 2B? Escobar plays the last game, but the entire position is a black hole the whole season.

Who finishes the year at Closer? Storen undeservedly.

Predict number of games Danny Espinosa plays at the major league level: Any number of games at the major league level is too many for him, but ~70.

Where does Bryce Harper finish in the MVP balloting? Too low to even be noteworthy.

Does Strasburg get through the season? Yes.

Do we extend Desmond? Try to but are thankfully outbid by a team making a grave mistake.

Does Ryan Zimmerman play more than 130 games? He couldn't even play that number of games in MLB The Show.

Is Casey Janssen the eighth inning guy at season's end? No.

Which player massively over-performs? Tyler Moore.

Which player massively under-performs? Span

Predict a trade: Barrett gets traded for some sort of prospect to clear room.

Bonus Prediction: (make one up) Michael Taylor plays a decent amount and shows enough that he should be playing/learning at the MLB level.

[Bloo]

Back by popular demand....

Wins: 120
Losses: 42
NL East Standing: 1st
Final Playoff Finish: Do I really have to say at this point?

HR Leader and #: Harper 52
RBI Leader and #:Harper 154
Runs Leader and #: Rendon 112
Average Leader and #: Harper .334
SB Leader and #: Desmond 26

Wins Leader and #: Fister 22
Saves Leader and #: Stammen 34
Holds Leader and # Barrett 28
ERA Leader and # : Zimmermann 2.15
K Leader and #: Scherzer 212

Team MVP: Harper
Post-season Awards: Desmond, Rendon, Span win gold gloves, Zimmerman wins Comeback player and Fister wins Cy Young
Team All-Star(s): Zimmermann, Zimmerman, Harper, Rendon, Scherzer

Opening Day Bullpen:
Stammen, Blevins, Barrett, Roark, Thornton, Treinen, Storen
Who finishes the year at 2B?
Escobar
Who finishes the year at Closer?
Stammen
Predict number of games Danny Espinosa plays at the major league level:
4
Where does Bryce Harper finish in the MVP balloting?
There is no ballot. Harper wins in a landslide.
Does Strasburg get through the season?
Yes
Do we extend Desmond?
No
Does Ryan Zimmerman play more than 130 games?
Yes
Is Casey Janssen the eighth inning guy at season's end?
No
Which player massively over-performs?
Escobar
Which player massively under-performs?
No one
Predict a trade:
can't think of one right now
Bonus Prediction: (make one up)
A bag that is blown onto the field causes a disruption in the baseball time continuum, making all previous results null.

[UMDNats]

Back by popular demand....

Wins: 90
Losses: 72
NL East Standing: 1st
Final Playoff Finish: WS losers

HR Leader and #: Harper, 31
RBI Leader and #: Harper, 98
Runs Leader and #: Harper, 93
Average Leader and #: Zimmerman, .285
SB Leader and #: Span, 23

Wins Leader and #: Scherzer, 18
Saves Leader and #: Storen, 40
Holds Leader and #: Barrett
ERA Leader and # : Strasburg, 2.53
K Leader and #: Strasburg, 240

Team MVP: Harper
Post-season Awards: Harper MVP, SS
Team All-Star(s): Harper, Scherzer, Strasburg, Zimmermann

Opening Day Bullpen: Barrett, Storen, Thornton, Stammen, Roark, Treinen, Blevins

Who finishes the year at 2B? Escobar

Who finishes the year at Closer? Storen

Predict number of games Danny Espinosa plays at the major league level: 110

Where does Bryce Harper finish in the MVP balloting? 1st

Does Strasburg get through the season? Yes

Do we extend Desmond? No

Does Ryan Zimmerman play more than 130 games? Yes

Is Casey Janssen the eighth inning guy at season's end? no

Which player massively over-performs? Escobar

Which player massively under-performs? Desmond

Predict a trade: At least 2 major bullpen arms by the deadline

Bonus Prediction: (make one up) Strasburg finishes higher in the Cy Young voting than Zimmermann and Scherzer

I'm pretty optimistic that Harper is going to have an insane year and our rotation is going to carry us. Except Rendon to miss significant time early on, same with Span.

[Clever]

Wins: 94
Losses: 68
NL East Standing: 1st
Final Playoff Finish: NL Pennant

HR Leader and #: Harper, 27
RBI Leader and #: Desmond, 86
Runs Leader and #: Harper, 93
Average Leader and #: Werth .304
SB Leader and #: Span, 18

Wins Leader and #: Scherzer, 14
Saves Leader and #: Storen, 35
Holds Leader and # Thornton, 21
ERA Leader and # :Treinen, 1.83
K Leader and # Strasburg, 234

Team MVP: Ryan Zimmerman
Post-season Awards: Yunel Escobar, NLCS MVP
Team All-Star(s): Rendon, Strasburg, Scherzer, Zimmermann

Opening Day Bullpen:
Blevins
Storen
Thornton
Stammen
Treinen
Barrett
Martin
Who finishes the year at 2B?
Escobar
Who finishes the year at Closer?
Storen
Predict number of games Danny Espinosa plays at the major league level:
79
Where does Bryce Harper finish in the MVP balloting?
12th
Does Strasburg get through the season?
Misses a couple starts after spraining a finger whilst eating ice cream.
Do we extend Desmond?
Nah, no way.
Does Ryan Zimmerman play more than 130 games?
127
Is Casey Janssen the eighth inning guy at season's end?
No
Which player massively over-performs?
Escobar
Which player massively under-performs?
Barrett
Predict a trade:
Xavier Cedeno to NYM for cash considerations                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             
Bonus Prediction: (make one up)
Wilmer Difo has another terrific season.

[Clever]

Forgot about Roark's existence. Scratch Martin off my list.

[houston-nat]

deeznatz is back in midseason form!

[Mattionals]

So I checked my last year predictions and some were pretty close. I'll give it another go:

Wins: 91
Losses: 71
NL East Standing: 1st (Marlins hang tough all year and finish with 88)
Final Playoff Finish: Lose NLCS

HR Leader and #: Harper/26
RBI Leader and #: Zimmerman/92
Runs Leader and #: Rendon/95
Average Leader and #: Werth/.292
SB Leader and #: Taylor/27

Wins Leader and #: Scherzer/18
Saves Leader and #: Storen/35
Holds Leader and #: Thornton/23
ERA Leader and #: Fister/2.53
K Leader and #: Scherzer/251

Team MVP: Werth
Post-season Awards: Harper SS
Team All-Star(s): Harper

Opening Day Bullpen: Storen, Thornton, Barrett, Stammen, Blevins Cedeno, Treinen, Roark

Who finishes the year at 2B? Escobar Uggla

Who finishes the year at Closer? Storen

Predict number of games Danny Espinosa plays at the major league level: 95

Where does Bryce Harper finish in the MVP balloting? 7th

Does Strasburg get through the season? Yes

Do we extend Desmond? No

Does Ryan Zimmerman play more than 130 games? No, exactly 130

Is Casey Janssen the eighth inning guy at season's end? No, Treinen

Which player massively over-performs? Ian Stewart (starts OD at 3B) Uggla

Which player massively under-performs? Span

Predict a trade: Tyler Moore to SF for cash

Bonus Prediction: Span doesn't return until June but never gets it going and goes back on the DL in July during the ASB, Taylor returns and finishes the season as the everyday CF batting a somewhat respectable .257/.318/.419 with 15 homers and 27 steals. McLouth doesn't get healthy by the ASB and is released with Tony Gwynn Jr. staying on the roster but only hitting .230/.280/.300 den Dekker replacing him on the roster, Uggla platoons with Escobar as Escobar is the late inning defensive replacement.

[PebbleBall]

deeznatz is back in midseason form!

deeznatz's doomsday predictions include an 83 game win total.  The team has come so far.

[MarquisDeSade]

Wins: 95
Losses: 67
NL East Standing: 1st Place
Final Playoff Finish: Bounced in the first round like Lisa Sparxxx tits at NBA All-Star Weekend, again.

HR Leader and #: Desmond: 28
RBI Leader and #: Desmond: 95
Runs Leader and #: Desmond: 90
Average Leader and #: Rendon: .318 (in 400 PA)
SB Leader and #: Span: 28

Wins Leader and #: Zimmermann: 18
Saves Leader and #: Storen: 27
Holds Leader and # Stammen: 30
ERA Leader and # : Zimmermann: 2.75
K Leader and # Strasburg: 197

Team MVP: Desmond
Post-season Awards: Desmond: Silver Slugger, Rendon: Silver Slugger (assumes he's eligible)
Team All-Star(s): Desmond, Scherzer, Zimmermann

Opening Day Bullpen: Storen (CL), Janssen (set-up, if not injured), Stammen (set-up), Thornton, Treinen (bad ass)

Who finishes the year at 2B? The Ghost of Jeff Kent.  Probably Escobar.

Who finishes the year at Closer? Anybody but Drew Storen

Predict number of games Danny Espinosa plays at the major league level: 87, mostly in an utility role.

Where does Bryce Harper finish in the MVP balloting? Not even on the list.  Begins his descent into JD Drew land with DL stints, strikeout binges, and meltdowns

Does Strasburg get through the season? Yes and he's very solid with few temper tantrums or crybaby sessions

Do we extend Desmond? Yes, but it's not a $100M+ deal

Does Ryan Zimmerman play more than 130 games? No, he suffers a strain in early May trying to scoop a badly thrown ball and misses various parts of the season before needing surgery.  Continues looking like a hounddog in the process.

Is Casey Janssen the eighth inning guy at season's end? No, Stammen, when he's not being GQ, gets the call and becomes the eighth inning holds guy in the NL.

Which player massively over-performs? Desmond.  It's a walk year and he wants to get paid and he's 29 so he's going to have the power to get someone to overpay him.

Which player massively under-performs? Harper.  His struggles against breaking pitches and lefties gets worse and he starts too look like a bust.  His attitude starts to deteriorate to the point he becomes a punchline in the media.

Predict a trade: Rizzo trades Jordan Zimmermann for a treasure trove of prospects and a Cody Ross style sparkplug at the trade deadline.

Bonus Prediction 1: Dan Uggla gets some starts and stays on the bench to see if his eyes problems are really behind him. 

Bonus Prediction 2: Rizzo starts talking more about the "beefcake" in the locker room and gets caught leaving the Manhole in Chicago during a road trip dressed in full leather. 

Bonus Prediction 3: Matt Williams continues his dumb ass "winning breeds winning/we are who we are" speak and looks like a total buffoon when Bud Black outmanages him when the Padres come to town.

Bonus Prediction 4: In an interview after the All-Star break Strasburg has a breakdown and starts talking about Jesus visiting him in San Diego telling him to throw nothing but fastballs to dead red hitters.  He's put on the Disabled List and goes to see Creflo Dollar for guidance and counselling.

Bonus Prediction 5: During a bench clearing brawl against the Phillies Dan Uggla makes the case for a 3 WAR season when he pounds Cole Hamels like a prison snitch during a chow how riot after beaning Denard Span in the head.

Bonus Prediction 6: Desmond, after signing a $80M extension, buys a new construction house in Ashburn and declares himself King of Ashburn upsetting Sportsfan and the rest of the Junkies P1s.

[madj55]

Wins: 95
Losses: 67
NL East Standing: 1st Place
Final Playoff Finish: World Series Champions

HR Leader and #: Bryce Harper, 33
RBI Leader and #: Bryce Harper, 97
Runs Leader and #: Jayson Werth, 92
Average Leader and #: Jayson Werth, .307
SB Leader and #: Denard Span, 29

Wins Leader and #: Max Scherzer, 21
Saves Leader and #: Drew Storen, 43
Holds Leader and #: Aaron Barrett, 24
ERA Leader and # : Jordan Zimmermann, 2.74
K Leader and #: Stephen Strasburg, 260

Team MVP: Bryce Harper
Post-season Awards: Silver Slugger: Harper, Rendon. Gold Glove: Zimmerman, Rendon
Team All-Star(s): Harper, Scherzer, Strasburg, Zimmermann, Desmond

Opening Day Bullpen: Storen, Treinen, Barrett, Thornton, Blevins, Stammen, Roark

Who finishes the year at 2B? Yunel Escobar.

Who finishes the year at Closer? Drew Storen.

Predict number of games Danny Espinosa plays at the major league level: 105

Where does Bryce Harper finish in the MVP balloting? 2nd place finish.

Does Strasburg get through the season? Yes.

Do we extend Desmond? Nope.

Does Ryan Zimmerman play more than 130 games? Yes.
 
Is Casey Janssen the eighth inning guy at season's end? No.

Which player massively over-performs? Wilson Ramos.

Which player massively under-performs? Tanner Roark.

Predict a trade: N/A

Bonus Prediction: We advance to the World Series on a walk-off homer in Game 7 of the NLCS by Ryan Zimmerman.

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Wins:    89
Losses: 73
NL East Standing: First
Final Playoff Finish:  World Series Champs

HR Leader and #:   Harper 37
RBI Leader and #:  Rendon 105 (I'm hopeful about him!)
Runs Leader and #:  Span 94 (him too!)
Average Leader and #:  Zimm 302
SB Leader and #:  Taylor 23

Wins Leader and #:  Zimmn  21
Saves Leader and #:  Storen 40
Holds Leader and #  Stammen 32
ERA Leader and # :  Fister 2.84
K Leader and #  Stras 212

Team MVP:  Zimm
Post-season Awards:  Rendon, Zimmn-gold gloves; Zimmn Cy Young
Team All-Star(s):  Harper, Zimmn,

Opening Day Bullpen:  Stammen, Storen,  Treinen, Barrett, Thornton, Roark, Janssen


Who finishes the year at 2B?  Escobar

Who finishes the year at Closer?  Storen

Predict number of games Danny Espinosa plays at the major league level: For our team or the team we trade him to?  I'll go 40

Where does Bryce Harper finish in the MVP balloting?   4th

Does Strasburg get through the season?  Yes

Do we extend Desmond?  NO

Does Ryan Zimmerman play more than 130 games?  Yes

Is Casey Janssen the eighth inning guy at season's end?  Yes

Which player massively over-performs?  Escobar

Which player massively under-performs?  Ramos

Predict a trade:  Espinosa to anyone who'll take him for whatever they'll give us

Bonus Prediction: (make one up)  Storen does NOT choke in any playoff game  

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Bonus Prediction: (make one up)  Storen does NOT choke in any playoff game  

So we're trading him before the deadline?