| mets 2005: 83-79 (3rd) manager: willie randolph, 2nd year stadium: shea (57,333) batting studs 1b-carlos delgado 301 avg, 33 hr, 115 rbi lf-cliff floyd 273 avg, 34 hr, 98 rbi 3b-david wright 306 avg, 27 hr, 102 rbi pitching studs rhp-pedro martinez 15-8, 2.82 era lhp-tom glavine 13-13, 3.53 era rp-billy wagner 4-3, 1.51 era, 38 sv 2006 prediction: 93-69 (the mets upgraded offense finally dethrones the braves) braves 2005: 90-72 (1st) manager: bobby cox, 21st year stadium: turner (49,583) batting studs cf-andrew jones 263 avg, 51 hr, 128 rbi 3b-chipper jones 296 avg, 21 hr, 72 rbi 1b-adam laroche 259 avg, 20 hr, 78 rbi pitching studs rhp-john smoltz 14-7, 3.06 era rhp-tim hudson 14-9, 3.52 era rp-chris reitsma 3-6, 3.93 era, 15 sv 2006 prediction: 90-72 (90 wins will not be enough for the braves this year) phillies 2005: 88-74 (2nd) manager: charlie manuel, 5th year stadium: citizens bank (43,647) batting studs lf-pat burrell 281 avg, 32 hr, 117 rbi 2b-chase utley 291 avg, 28 hr, 105 rbi rf-bobby abreu 286 avg, 24 hr, 102 rbi pitching studs rhp-brett myers 13-8, 3.72 era rhp-jon lieber 17-13, 4.20 era rp-tom gordon 5-4, 2.57 era, 2 sv 2006 prediction: 89-73 (will once again fall short in the wildcard and division race) nationals 2005: 81-81 (5th) manager: frank robinson, 17th year stadium: rfk (46,382) batting studs lf-alfonso soriano 268 avg, 36 hr, 104 rbi rf-jose guillen 283 avg, 24 hr, 76 rbi 1b-nick johnson 289 avg, 15 hr, 74 rbi pitching studs rhp-livian hernandez 15-10, 3.98 era rhp-john patterson 9-7, 3.13 era rp-chad cordero 2-4, 1.82 era, 47 sv 2006 prediction: 66-96 (this team quit on frank robinson last year and will do the same this year) marlins 2005: 83-79 (3rd) manager: joe girardi, 1st year stadium: dolphins (36,331) batting stud 3b-miguel cabrera 323 avg, 33 hr, 116 rbi pitching studs lhp-dontrelle willis 22-10, 2.63 era rhp-brian moehler 6-12, 4.55 era rp-joe borowski 1-5, 4.47 era, 0 sv 2006 prediction: 63-99 (thank god, for the royals) |