Predicting the 2019 MLB season from the Colorado Rockies perspective

By Jake Shapiro | Mar 28, 2019

DENVER, CO - JULY 3: Antonio Senzatela #49 of the Colorado Rockies is congratulated in the dugout after throwing seven scoreless innings against the San Francisco Giants at Coors Field on July 3, 2018 in Denver, Colorado. (Photo by Justin Edmonds/Getty Images) /

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ANAHEIM, CA – MAY 03: Mike Trout #27 of the Los Angeles Angels reacts to his RBI triple to take a 1-0 lead over the Baltimore Orioles during the first inning at Angel Stadium on May 3, 2018 in Anaheim, California. (Photo by Harry How/Getty Images)

ANAHEIM, CA – MAY 03: Mike Trout #27 of the Los Angeles Angels reacts to his RBI triple to take a 1-0 lead over the Baltimore Orioles during the first inning at Angel Stadium on May 3, 2018 in Anaheim, California. (Photo by Harry How/Getty Images) /

American League Playoffs: New York, Cleveland, Houston – Boston, Tampa Bay

The same four teams that have been elite in the American League will stay there. Bold stuff I know to have the Yankees, Indians, Astros and Red Sox as once again near the top. Cleveland I don’t think is a World Series contender but they should beat up on a pretty poor division

Meanwhile the Yankees are once again loaded and the New York media’s hype of the pinstripes is justified. I believe them to be the best team in baseball this year. The Red Sox should take a small step back and turn it on in October but their bullpen is nowhere near as good as New York’s, even with the wild fluctuations that happen year to year. Kevin Cash should build with his pitching staff and find their way to the fifth playoff spot which more or less could be a dart at a dartboard this year. The Astros should be back with health even without some of their pitching from last year. Michael Brantley should be a great pickup.

National League Playoffs: Philadelphia, St. Louis, Los Angeles – Milwaukee, Chicago

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The Cardinals are going to be really good. They could challenge the Dodgers for best in the NL … but it’s more likely the boys in blue once again take the senior circuit.

But yeah if you’re still reading, sorry. I don’t have the Rockies in the playoffs despite just missing the 90-win mark. The Central — like it was in 2015 — has the perfect combination of three really good teams, one decent one and one bad one to see three teams win over 92 games and take each of the Wild Card spots. Because of that, it will be up to the Rockies to steal more games from the diminished Giants and Padres teams than the Dodgers do.

Look, the Rockies were not even one game off from winning the division last year. It could happen … but the Dodgers’ floor is right about where the Rockies’ celling is.

Cy Youngs: Walker Buehler, James Paxton

Sophomore slump be damned, Buehler is really good. You saw it in Game 163 last year. He will be the Dodgers’ ace this year and the transition from Kershaw will be smooth.

Even though the last time the Yankees acquired an AL West pitcher — Sonny Gray — it didn’t end well, I think this is the year — East Coast bias — where people finally realize how good Paxton is.

MVPs: Kris Bryant, Mike Trout

The Cubs will be really solid and Kris Bryant is their best player. Bryant is an incredible overall player and that gets lost in the third baseman wars. He has one MVP to his name already and the Cubs need him to be one to get back to the top. Should his health remain, he could have a massive year.

Next. Previewing the Opening Series against the Marlins. dark

On the other side, he’s like maybe the best player ever and the Los Angeles Angels should be respectable so, yeah, Trout is good.

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