MLB Picks

First, check out the post below for an update on some Barry Zito happenings today in Denver. Cool stuff. Now, I know the season is a few days old, so sue me if you think I could have gained significant extra gleanings from this, but here are my obligatory baseball picks for 2012:

AL East:
1. Yankees
2. Rays
3. Red Sox
4. Blue Jays
5. Orioles

AL Central:
1. Tigers
2. Royals
3. Indians
4. Twins
5. White Sox

AL West:
1. Rangers
2. Angels
3. Athletics
4. Mariners

AL Wild Cards: Rays, Angels

NL East:
1. Phillies
2. Braves
3. Nationals
4. Marlins
5. Mets

NL Central:
1. Cardinals
2. Reds
3. Brewers
4. Pirates
5. Cubs
6. Astros

NL West:
1. Giants
2. Diamondbacks
3. Dodgers
4. Rockies
5. Padres

NL Wild Cards: Diamondbacks, Reds

Playoff seedings:
AL: Rangers, Yankees, Tigers, Rays (over Angels in Wild Card Game)
NL: Phillies, Cardinals, Giants, Diamondbacks (over Reds in Wild Card Game)

First Round Playoff results:
Rangers over Rays, Tigers over Yankees, Phillies over Diamondbacks, Giants over Cardinals

LCS results:
Rangers over Tigers, Phillies over Giants

World Series:
Rangers over Phillies

So there you have it. I'm on the record now. Hopefully it's all Giants this year, though.