Three Bold Predicitions for the 2012 MLB Season

[SydBarrett]

Ichiro will hit 20 home runs w/270 avg.
Dustin Ackley will be an All-Star.
Of Seattle's three big pitching prospects, James Paxton, will arrive first.

 

[Musial Collector]

1) The Twins will finish with a winning record :lol: You said bold, thats as bold as I get here (82-80)
2) Morneau suffers yet another concussion, retires before year end
3) Cuddyer is an MVP candidate (Top 5)
4) Mauer plays at least 80% of the games this year (thats only 130 games, come on Joe, You CAN do it!!!)

 

[homerun28aa]

The first two really are very, very bold predictions.

 

[jpruitt2]

1. Pujols will spend at least half the season on the DL.

2. Evan Longoria will finally be healthy and hit 38 HR's

3. Kershaw wins 25 games this season

4. Chipper Jones will hit .360 on the season and comes back for 1 more season.

 

[RandomH]

AS Game will go into extras
No player will hit more than 54 HRs
There will be 4 no-hitters
Ichiro will have a comeback year
Manny Ramirez will suck

 

[colts1888]

my one bold statement is that carlos zambrano will hit more Hrs for the marlins than Jose Reyes

 

[wolfmanalfredo]

Jim Thome hits 22 pinch hit HR's
Nick Punto Wins AL MVP
Arod unintentionally becomes the first human to go into hibernation, and doesn't wake up until October.

 

[Austin]

Yu Darvish wins 20 games and ROY.
Josh Hamilton wins the MVP.
Michael Young wins the batting title.
The Rangers return to the World Series for a 3rd straight year, and this time they win.

 

[padremurph]

The Padres will shock the baseball world and win the World Series.

 

[Maroon and Gold]

I'm going to list more than three because I could see all of these happening, but they ARE bold:

Alex Gordon has a 30-30 season and finishes in the top 3 in AL MVP voting
A.J. Burnett has 225 K's
Scott Baker wins the AL Cy Young with an 19-4 2.45 season
The Cardinals finish in 4th place behind Cincinnati, Milwaukee, and Pittsburgh
Matt Wieters is the starting catcher for the AL in the All-Star game
Michael Cuddyer finishes in the top 5 in NL MVP voting
Dee Gordon will steal 70 bases
5 teams from the AL will make the playoffs and the Yankees will NOT be one of them.
5 teams from the NL will make the playoffs and the Nationals WILL be one of them.
The Royals take the AL Central (which is more bold this one or Burnett's?)
There will not be any no-hitters thrown this year.

I might come up with more later.

Agree with the bolded ones

 

[ballerskrip]

1. Matt Garza is 2nd in the NL Cy Young Race

2. Carlos santana hits at a .290 30 HR and 115 RBI clip

3. Adam Dunn bounces back and hits 40 HR

 

[hive17]

1. Mat Gamel has more HRs than Prince Fielder
2. Gallardo wins the Cy Young AND leads the league in Ks
3. Reds choke HARD and finish waaaay behind STL and MIL (and the entire NL central will suck besides)

Edit: my last one sucked and wasn't too bold, so-

4. Nori Aoki displaces Nyjer Morgan and Carlos Gomez by May and then goes on to hit .340+

 

[MOFNY]

Oswalt will play baseball!

 

[Buynhisellnlow]

2. Carlos santana hits at a .290 30 HR and 115 RBI clip

To me, this one isn't even that bold. If he stays healthy, I believe those numbers are very attainable and I expect him to be the #1 catcher in baseball within the next two years.

And although I don't expect it to happen, I sure hope your prediction in regards to Garza comes true

 

[ballerskrip]

2. Carlos santana hits at a .290 30 HR and 115 RBI clip

To me this one isn't even that bold. If he stays healthy, I believe those numbers are very attainable for him and I expect him to be the #1 catcher in baseball within the next two years.

Personally, I agree 100%, but based off of last years numbers, it would be a very large jump. I think he will put up the best numbers of any catcher in baseball this year.

 

[vwnut13]

60% of AL East teams will make the Playoffs.

There is my bold prediction.

 

[Adamsince1981]

1. Starlin Castro flirts with .400 most of the season.
2. Mike Stanton will hit 30 HRs before the All-Star break.
3. Eric Hosmer will be playing back in Omaha before June.

I have more, but my Magic 8-Ball only wants me to share those.

All 3 are a complete joke.

 

[Greg Cleveland]

Bold doesn't mean rediculous. There are some funny predictions here, but the OP did say bold! :lol:

With that in mind, I'll drop a few:

Adam Wainwright wins Comeback Player of the Year.
There will be a 100 win team this year.
There will be a 100 loss team this year.
Prince Fielder, Albert Pujols and Matt Kemp all lose a lot of time on the DL. A LOT.

 

[longbomberz]

1. Starlin Castro flirts with .400 most of the season.
2. Mike Stanton will hit 30 HRs before the All-Star break.
3. Eric Hosmer will be playing back in Omaha before June.

I have more, but my Magic 8-Ball only wants me to share those.

All 3 are a complete joke.

Jose Bautista hit 30 in the second half in 2010 and 31 in the first half in 2011. Stanton has arguably the most raw power in the league. I think it is a perfectly fine bold prediction.

For mine:

1. Justin Upton goes .320/40/120 and wins NL MVP
2. Bryce Harper comes up to the bigs in June and is sent back down for more seasoning.
3. Stephen Strasburg racks up 275 strikeouts.

 

[ThoseBackPages]

1. Jeter will hit .320
2. Pujols will miss 40 games due to injury
3. Leaf will make the news in regards to baseball cards and the MLB