The Calm Before the Storm.

[onejayhawk]

Prediction time:

AL:
East -
Central -
West -

NL:
East -
Central -
West -

Largest Improvement in Wins:

Biggest Collapse:

All Star Game Winning Pitcher:

AL Pennant:
NL Pennant:
World Champion:

Player of significance that only serious fantasy players have heard about:

I'll give mine in a few.

J

[joncarlos]

AL:
East - NYY
Central - CLE
West - HOU
WC - LAA and MIN

NL:
East - WSH
Central - CHC
West - LAD
WC - AZ and PHI

Largest Improvement in Wins: Phillies

Biggest Collapse: Marlins won 77 games last year so they seem an easy pick here. It's possible TEX goes from 78 wins to truly wretched.

All Star Game Winning Pitcher: Well it can't be someone who starts the game so let's go with Greinke.

AL Pennant: HOU
NL Pennant: CHC
World Champion: HOU

Player of significance that only only players have heard about: Like, MLB, not fantasy? Aaron Hicks, maybe?

[B-Fly]

Prediction time:

AL:
East - Yankees
Central - Indians
West - Astros

NL:
East - Nationals
Central - Cubs
West - Dodgers

Largest Improvement in Wins: Phillies

Biggest Collapse: Royals

All Star Game Winning Pitcher: Sale

AL Pennant: Astros
NL Pennant: Nationals
World Champion: Astros

Player of significance that only only players have heard about: On this board, I think we've all heard of everyone, but I'll go with Wilmer Font, who I'm counting on to become this year's Alex Wood when Ryu or another LAD starter inevitably goes down.

[Gregg]

Prediction time:

AL:
East -
Central -
West -

NL:
East -
Central -
West -

Largest Improvement in Wins:

Biggest Collapse:

All Star Game Winning Pitcher:

AL Pennant:
NL Pennant:
World Champion:

Player of significance that only only players have heard about:

I'll give mine in a few.

J

Central- Chicago Cubs

NL Champs- Chicago Cubs

World Series Champions- Chicago Cubs.

The rest do not matter.

[Pauly]

So hard to pick against the divisional favorites.

AL:
East - NYY
Central - CLE
West - HOU
Wild Cards: BOS and LAA

NL:
East - WAS
Central - STL
West - LAD
Wild Cards: PHI and CHC

Largest Improvement in Wins: Phillies go from 66 wins to 85.
Biggest Collapse: Tampa Bay goes from 80 wins to 65.

All Star Game Winning Pitcher: Devenski!

AL Pennant: CLE
NL Pennant: WAS
World Champion: CLE

Player of significance that only only players have heard about: Corbin Burnes

[DMT]

AL:
East - NYY
Central - CLE
West - HOU
WC - LAA and BOS

NL:
East - WSH
Central - CHC
West - LAD
WC - COL and PHI

Largest Improvement in Wins: Phillies

Biggest Collapse: Cardinals

All Star Game Winning Pitcher: who cares?

AL Pennant: HOU
NL Pennant: CHC
World Champion: CHC

Player of significance that only only players have heard about: I only play mixed so can't answer this one.

[revo]

AL:
East - Red Sox
Central - Indians
West - Houston
WCs - NY Yankees & Seattle

NL:
East - Washington
Central - Chicago
West -Los Angeles
WCs - NY Mets & Arizona

Largest Improvement in Wins: Philadelphia

Biggest Collapse: Miami

All Star Game Winning Pitcher: Kluber

AL Pennant: Astros
NL Pennant: Nationals
World Champion: Astros

Player of significance that only only players have heard about: Nate Jones

[harmon]

Central- Chicago Cubs

NL Champs- Chicago Cubs

World Series Champions- Chicago Cubs.

The rest do not matter.

Better fix your spell check Gregg, somehow it was changing Cards to Cubs.

[Pauly]

Wow eveyone going chalk in the AL and everyone loving the Phillies. I thought I was the only one!

[onejayhawk]

AL:
East - Boston
Central - Cleveland
West - Houston

NL:
East - DC
Central - St Louis
West - LA

Largest Improvement in Wins: Atlanta

Biggest Collapse: Miami

All Star Game Winning Pitcher: Corey Knebel

AL Pennant: Cleveland
NL Pennant: NYM
World Champion: Cleveland

Player of significance that only only players have heard about: Scott Kingery

Edit: Changed my answer to Kingery. He's obscure enough to qualify, unlike Acuna.

J

[onejayhawk]

Wow eveyone going chalk in the AL and everyone loving the Phillies. I thought I was the only one!

All three of my candidates are in that division. I went with Hotlanta, but I have the Mets as a WC team.

J

[chancellor]

AL:
East - Yankees
Central - Indians
West - Houston
WCs - Bahston & Minnesota

NL:
East - Washington
Central - Milwaukee, of course. The Cubs suck!
West -Los Angeles
WCs - Chicago and Colorado

Largest Improvement in Wins: Atlanta

Biggest Collapse: KC

All Star Game Winning Pitcher: Roberto Osuna

AL Pennant: Astros
NL Pennant: Milwau
World Champion: Astros

Player of significance that only only players have heard about: BUEHLER! BUEHLER! BUEHLER!!!

[cavebird]

AL:
East - Boston
Central - Cleveland
West - Houston

NL:
East - Washington
Central - Chicago
West - Los Angeles

All chalk, but they are too obvious this year.

Largest Improvement in Wins: Giants (dead cat bounce)

Biggest Collapse: Marlins (this team will struggle to win 55 games)

All Star Game Winning Pitcher: Who cares?

AL Pennant: Houston
NL Pennant: Washington
World Champion: Houston

Player of significance that only only players have heard about: Tyler Mahle

[B-Fly]

AL:
East - Boston
Central - Cleveland
West - Houston

NL:
East - Washington
Central - Chicago
West - Los Angeles

All chalk, but they are too obvious this year.

Boston is neither chalk nor obvious in the AL East, lol.

[Gregg]

Boston is neither chalk nor obvious in the AL East, lol.

Ha, beat me to it.

Going to be a Yankees vs Cubs World Series this year.