It’s almost All-Star time, which is a good time to review the predictions I made at the beginning of the season. It’s also a good time to make some mid-season adjustments. Let’s take a look at how I finished the AL Central:
1 tigers
2 Royals
3 Indians
4 twins
5 White Sox
I am quite happy with these predictions.
1 Tigers – The Tigers have had a good first half of the season. They are still the team to beat in this division.
2 Royals – The Royals are limping into the All-Star break, but I still think they’ll be late to finish second.
3 Indians – Indians are just over 500, which is probably how they will end up. They are playing very well at home, but they are under 500 on the road.
4 Twins: The Twins are struggling in the first half, but are still in fourth place, which is where they will likely end up. Even if they have a good second half, they are unlikely to catch the Indians or Royals.
5 White Sox – The White Sox are not having a good season. They are on track to lose 96 games. There isn’t much to look forward to for Sox fans.
In addition to the Tigers, the AL Central is made up of mediocre teams. None of them are horrible, but it looks like the wild card team will come out of the East and West this season. Well, the White Sox and Twins are not mediocre yet, but other than that, I stand by my previous statements.
1 tigers
2 Royals
3 Indians
4 twins
5 White Sox
I’m going to stick to my prediction for the AL Central. The Tigers will take the division with the Royals and Indians battling for second place and the Twins and White Sox at the rear.