Predictions.... Notes....Buster Olney Video Talking About Jake Peavy.

Here are my 8 teams to make the playoffs:

NL

West: Diamondbacks- They have added Jon Garland, and they now have a solid starting three.

Central: Cubs-Weak division, monster lineup, and a good starting rotation.

East: Mets- Great bullpen, good lineup, OK starting pitcher (unless they sign another SP.)

Wild card: Phillies- They beat out Atlanta. Great bullpen, great lineup, solid starting rotation.

AL

West: Angels- Very good starting rotation, solid bullpen, good offense. (95-67)

Central: Indians: OK starting rotation, good bullpen, good offense. (88-74)

East: Redsox- Great starting rotation, great bullpen, good lineup. (102-60)

Wild card: Yankees- They beat out the Rays in a playoff game (Joba beats big game winner in Matt Garza) great lineup, Great starting rotation, OK bullpen. (97-65)

ALDS
Redsox beat Indians in 4 games.
Yankees beat Angels in 5 games.

ALCS
Yankees beat Redsox in 7 games.


All-star game: National League finally wins.

Carlos Marmol VS Kevin Gregg

Bold indicates "winner."

Career ERA:
Marmol-3.43
Gregg-4.00

Avg. K's per year:
Marmol-90
Gregg-61

Career Saves:
Marmol-8
Gregg-62 (only second year as full time closer.)

Postseason ERA:
Marmol-7.94 (5.2IP)
Gregg-0.00 (4IP)

Avg. BB per year:
Marmol-45
Gregg-27

With a limited sample, it looks like Kevin Gregg is victorious. But with that being said, I'd still prefer Carlos Marmol as the closer.

Here's a link with Buster Olney talking about the Cubs and a possible Jake Peavy deal (it's encouraging.)

On Thursday I will have a mock draft up, to show how to draft 7Th in fantasy baseball. It will show which players I picked with the rounds they were selected in.

On January, 31 @ 12:00pm (noon) I will have a chat on this very website to talk Baseball, but more importantly to talk Cubs.