2016 MLB Predictions: As Uneducated of Guesses as Ever

Let me just begin by saying that I really have no idea. I didn't do so well on my baseball picks last year, and probably haven't done well since I don't know, 2004. So there's nothing this year that makes me feel especially confident about what I'm about to forecast.

I'm immediately skeptical because of the number of people picking the Cubs to win the World Series this year—a bad sign if there ever was one. Still, the Cubs are deserving favorites in the National League, although there's certainly any number of possible contenders.

The American League, on the other hand, strikes me as being fairly wide open. I don't particularly like any of the teams to win their respective divisions, so I'm sort of of holding my nose as I post those picks.

Anyway, as is so often the case with these beginning of the year predictions, I'm pressed for time and will be forgoing commentary for each division. Not that I would have offered anything terribly insightful.

American League East

Boston Red Sox

Toronto Blue Jays

New York Yankees

Tampa Bay Rays

Baltimore Orioles

American League Central

Minnesota Twins

Kansas City Royals

Cleveland Indians

Detroit Tigers

Chicago White Sox

American League West

Houston Astros

Texas Rangers

Seattle Mariners

Anaheim Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim

Oakland Athletics

National League East

Washington Nationals

New York Mets

Miami Marlins

Atlanta Braves

Philadelphia Phillies

National League Central

Chicago Cubs

St. Louis Cardinals

Pittsburgh Pirates

Cincinnati Reds

Milwaukee Brewers

National League West

Los Angeles Dodgers

San Francisco Giants

Arizona Diamondbacks

San Diego Padres

Colorado Rockies

Wild Card Playoffs

Kansas City Royals over Toronto Blue Jays

San Francisco Giants over St. Louis Cardinals

Divisional Playoffs

Houston Astros over Kansas City Royals in five games

Boston Red Sox over Minnesota Twins in five games

San Francisco Giants over Chicago Cubs in five games

Washington Nationals over Los Angeles Dodgers in five games

League Championship Series

Houston Astros over Boston Red Sox in six games

San Francisco Giants over Washington Nationals in six games

2016 World Series

San Francisco Giants over Houston Astros in seven games

Just like my logic behind my NHL prediction for 2016, I'm using the same thought process for baseball this year. And once again, it's a World Series pick I hope I'm wrong about, but the Kings logic is looking pretty good right now, so why change?