Phillies Nation’s 2018 Phillies, MLB Predictions

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1. 

   Matt

   March 27, 2018 at 12:22 pm

   1. How many home runs will Rhys Hoskins hit? 32
   2. What will be Carlos Santana’s final triple-slash line? .270/.370/.470
   3. What will be Maikel Franco’s final triple-slash line? .245/.295/.419
   4. What will be Jorge Alfaro’s final strikeout to walk ratio? 145-35
   5. How many games will Aaron Altherr start in right field? 51
   6. What will be Aaron Nola’s final ERA? 3.45
   7. What will be Jake Arrieta’s final ERA? 3.75
   8. What will be Nick Pivetta’s final ERA? 4.22
   9. How many innings will Vince Velasquez pitch? 138
   10. How many saves will Hector Neris earn? 25
   11. How many starts will Scott Kingery have at second base? 40
   12. How many positions will Scott Kingery play? 4
   13. How many times will Gabe Kapler switch outfielders for an at-bat? 55
   14. How many times will Odubel Herrera be pulled from a game? 1
   15. Who will be the first starting pitcher called up? Eshelman
   16. When will the Phillies win their first series? March 29-31 Braves
   17. Who makes the NL all-star team? Hernandez/ Herrera
   18. The Phillies play the Nationals 19 times. What’s their final record against them? 9-10
   19. What will the Phillies record be on before their game on July 31 (117 games played)? 60-57
   20. Will the Phillies make any trade deadline moves? And if so, who leaves or comes in? Hernandez out/Archer in
   21. What will be the Phillies final 2018 record? 84-78
   2018 MLB Predictions
   22. American League MVP- Trout
   23. American League Cy Young- Verlander
   23. American League Rookie of the Year- Calhoun
   24. American League Manager of the Year- Scioscia
   25. National League MVP- Harper
   26. National League Cy Young- Kershaw
   27. National League Rookie of the Year- Crawford
   28. National League Manager of the Year- Kapler
   29. American League Wild Cards- Red Sox/ Angels
   30. American League Division Winners:
   East: Yankees
   Central: Indians
   West: Astros
   31. American League Champion and Runner-Up- Angels and Astros
   32. National League Wild Cards- Phillies and Brewers
   33. National League Division Winners:
   East: Nationals
   Central: Cubs
   West: Dodgers
   34. National League Champion and Runner-Up: Cubs and Nationals
   35. World Series Prediction: Cubs over Angels

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2. 

   Ken Bland

   March 27, 2018 at 12:32 pm

   I’ll take the under on the 3 guesses at Pivetta’s ERA. Fingers crossed. 4.2 or lower.

   TM has DeGrom for the CY. I keep seeing Syndergaard amongst pro NYers. When K’shaw is dead, I’ll pick against him.

   All 3 predictors went elsewhere than Cole Hamels with their deadline trade picks. Whether the Phils get him, I don’t know, but I expect the Rangers to be gone from realistic post season races, and Cole to be dealt.

   Brewers get respect as a playoff contender with these picks. Did they solve their starting pitching enough to get there? Maybe, but iffy.

   No selections for Altuve as AL MVP. Tough chore with Trout around even though he doesn’t win all the time as he should, but no Altuve support? All I’ll say is I don’t think he’s had his career year yet.

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     Tim Malcolm

     March 28, 2018 at 11:15 am

     I wanted to say Thor for Cy Young, but I feel he’s good for a 4-5 start absence every year. Kershaw is amazing and easy to pick, but I can also see him being shut down more often, etc. The Mets NEED their pitchers to do well; one will step up, and I’m giving it to deGrom.

     Yeah, I don’t see us getting Hamels. I see a measured move for a young, controllable pitcher. Plus Hamels’ peripherals scare me.

     I get the Milwaukee hype but I don’t love the pitching. That bullpen is an experiment in scary (also I just looked back and saw I wrote in the Brewers as a wild card … which wasn’t my intention! I’m giving the second to the Mets [they’re being slightly underrated]).

     Altuve is also amazing, but as long as Mike Trout plays baseball, he gets my vote.

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3. 

   Andi

   March 27, 2018 at 12:46 pm

   1. How many home runs will Rhys Hoskins hit? 37
   2. What will be Carlos Santana’s final triple-slash line? .261/.365/.431
   3. What will be Maikel Franco’s final triple-slash line? .258/.329/.438
   4. What will be Jorge Alfaro’s final strikeout to walk ratio? 121/30
   5. How many games will Aaron Altherr start in right field? 42
   6. What will be Aaron Nola’s final ERA? 3.38
   7. What will be Jake Arrieta’s final ERA? 3.69
   8. What will be Nick Pivetta’s final ERA? 4.11
   9. How many innings will Vince Velasquez pitch? 124
   10. How many saves will Hector Neris earn? 23
   11. How many starts will Scott Kingery have at second base? 35
   12. How many positions will Scott Kingery play? 5
   13. How many times will Gabe Kapler switch outfielders for an at-bat? 97
   14. How many times will Odubel Herrera be pulled from a game? 2
   15. Who will be the first starting pitcher called up? Eshelman
   16. When will the Phillies win their first series? Braves – 1st series of the season
   17. Who makes the NL all-star team? Nola/Hoskins
   18. The Phillies play the Nationals 19 times. What’s their final record against them? 8-11
   19. What will the Phillies record be on before their game on July 31 (117 games played)? 61-56
   20. Will the Phillies make any trade deadline moves? And if so, who leaves or comes in? Stroman or Archer come in, one of Williams/Altherr/Quinn leave
   21. What will be the Phillies final 2018 record? 84-78
   2018 MLB Predictions
   29. American League Wild Cards Bos/Min
   30. American League Division Winners:
   East:NYY
   Central: Cle
   West: Hou
   31. American League Champion and Runner-Up champ: Hou runner-up Cle
   32. National League Wild Cards Col/Stl
   33. National League Division Winners:
   East:Was
   Central:CHC
   West: LAD
   34. National League Champion and Runner-Up CHC/ Was
   35. World Series Prediction CHC over Hou

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4. 

   Nick

   March 27, 2018 at 1:12 pm

   1. How many home runs will Rhys Hoskins hit? 38
   2. What will be Carlos Santana’s final triple-slash line? .262/.365/.475
   3. What will be Maikel Franco’s final triple-slash line? .265/.320/.455
   4. What will be Jorge Alfaro’s final strikeout to walk ratio? 150/33
   5. How many games will Aaron Altherr start in right field? 65
   6. What will be Aaron Nola’s final ERA? 2.90
   7. What will be Jake Arrieta’s final ERA? 3.20
   8. What will be Nick Pivetta’s final ERA? 4.65
   9. How many innings will Vince Velasquez pitch? 135
   10. How many saves will Hector Neris earn? 20
   11. How many starts will Scott Kingery have at second base? 70
   12. How many positions will Scott Kingery play? 4
   13. How many times will Gabe Kapler switch outfielders for an at-bat? 40
   14. How many times will Odubel Herrera be pulled from a game? 2
   15. Who will be the first starting pitcher called up? Eschelman
   16. When will the Phillies win their first series? March 29-31 vs Braves
   17. Who makes the NL all-star team? Rhys Hoskins, Aaron Nola, Jake Arrieta
   18. The Phillies play the Nationals 19 times. What’s their final record against them? 8-11
   19. What will the Phillies record be on before their game on July 31 (117 games played)? 60-57
   20. Will the Phillies make any trade deadline moves? And if so, who leaves or comes in?
   – Nick Williams and Cesar Hernandez are traded; Marcus Stroman and Cole Hamels are acquired
   21. What will be the Phillies final 2018 record? 87-75

   2018 MLB Predictions
   22. American League MVP: Mike Trout
   23. American League Cy Young: Chris Sale
   23. American League Rookie of the Year: Shohei Otani
   24. American League Manager of the Year: Terry Francona
   25. National League MVP: Bryce Harper
   26. National League Cy Young: Clayton Kershaw
   27. National League Rookie of the Year: Ronald Acuna
   28. National League Manager of the Year: Joe Maddon
   29. American League Wild Cards: Red Sox, Angels
   30. American League Division Winners: Yankees, Indians, Astros
   31. American League Champion and Runner-Up: Astros d. Yankees
   32. National League Wild Cards: Cardinals, Phillies
   33. National League Division Winners: Nationals, Cubs, Dodgers
   34. National League Champion and Runner-Up: Nationals d. Dodgers
   35. World Series Prediction: Astros d. Nationals

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5. 

   Michael Sadowski

   March 27, 2018 at 1:54 pm

   Altuve was my #2 choice for AL MVP. My thinking was there were times last year when, if you can believe it, a certain player on the Astros seemed to go cold or get hurt. Altuve never did and had to carry some major weight last year. I think this is the year no one goes cold on the Astros and he isn’t overshadowed as much as seen as a very good cog in a offensive machine.

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     Ken Bland

     March 27, 2018 at 5:13 pm

     It’s largely hard to believe the Stros collectively avoid any cold spells, BUT, that is one RIDICULOUSLY talented team, so we’ll see. I looked at a line on AL MVP faves, and Trout is an overwhelmingly overwhelming favorite.

     Trout +150

     Altuve +500

     Correa Lindor Stanton +1000

     Judge +1600

     At +2000, a guy I think might be a sleeper in all this, JD Martinez, along with Donaldson, Machado, and Betts.

     Hoskins is the only Phil given a price on the NL side at +5000. What the hell, might not be a bad play at that price.

     Sometimes, usually utility types win 2, maybe 3 World Championships in a row on different teams (Chris Long, LaGarrett Blount, Zobrist (I think), definitely 1 other MLBer within the last few years whose name escapes me…not a frontliner, seems he played on KC in ’15. That’s an awesome accomplishment, but can you imagine winning MVPs in consecutive years on 2 different teams? Hard enough to repeat as an MVP, let alone what Stanton has a shot at off his NL MVP.

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6. 

   Tim Malcolm

   March 28, 2018 at 11:20 am

   I can’t believe the other writers didn’t pick Acuna. I don’t want it, but this guys is going to destroy us.

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     Ken Bland

     March 28, 2018 at 3:16 pm

     I haven’t seen Acuna play, but from all indications, between he and Albies, that is going to be one dynamic 1-2 punch. Guess I should say should be, though Albies has been around long enough to glow about with decent confidence. Braves-Phillies games should be quite good this year with young talent against young talent.

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