By ContractBud.com Staff 2005 Major League Baseball Season Predictions The season is upon us. As the DL fills with stars, thirty teams take the field in quest of the World Series. Who will win? More important, which team will fall victim to the new steroid policy the most. Take a look at how we did last year, too. National League American League East (by Brian Wilmer) East (by Matt Phillips) Central (by Brian Wilmer) Central (by Adam Conn) West (by Ed Barnes) West (by Ed Barnes) Adam Conn Brian Wilmer Ed Barnes Matt Phillips AL East Winner Red Sox Red Sox Yankees Yankees AL Central Winner Twins Indians Twins Twins AL West Winner Angels Angels Angels Angels NL East Winner Marlins Braves Braves Braves NL Central Winner Cardinals Cardinals Cardinals Cardinals NL West Winner Giants Padres Giants Dodgers AL Wild Card Yankees Yankees Red Sox Red Sox NL Wild Card Braves Marlins Marlins Marlins World Series Anaheim over Marlins Anaheim over Padres Yankees over Braves Yankees over Cardinals NL Worst Record Pirates (61-101) Arizona (65-97) Colorado (63-99) Arizona (58-104) AL Worst Record Kansas City (53-109) Kansas City (69-93) Kansas City (60-102) Kansas City (54-108) AL MVP Vladimir Guerrero Vladimir Guerrero Manny Ramirez Manny Ramirez NL MVP Albert Pujols Albert Pujols Albert Pujols Albert Pujols AL Cy Young Johan Santana Curt Schilling Johan Santana Randy Johnson NL Cy Young Jason Schmidt or Josh Beckett John Smoltz Jason Schmidt Jason Schmidt AL Reliever of the Year Joe Nathan Francisco Rodriguez Mariano Rivera Mariano Rivera NL Reliever of the Year Jason Isringhausen Brad Lidge Eric Gagne Eric Gagne AL Rookie of the Year Gabe Gross or Jason Bartlett Jeremy Reed Nick Swisher Russ Adams NL Rookie of the Year Jose Capellan Clint Barmes or Jeff Francis Chris Burke Clint Barmes AL Free Agent Flop of the Year Steve Finley Jaret Wright Magglio Ordonez David Wells NL Free Agent Flop of the Year Vinny Castilla and Christian Guzman Jose Valentin Russ Ortiz Jeromy Burnitz AL Comeback Player Joe Mauer Chan Ho Park Richie Sexson Wade Miller NL Comeback Player Raul Mondesi and Josh Beckett Chipper Jones Ryan Dempster Ken Griffey, Jr. Best Value Free Agent Mike Matheny ($10.5m/3) and Raul Mondesi ($1m) Wade Miller (1 year, $1.5m) Wade Miller Wade Miller Team with most steroid suspensions Yankees Yankees Rangers Reds Biggest decline from '04 to '05 Rangers Giants Rangers Astros First on DL of K. Griffey, F. Thomas, or N. Garciaparra Thomas Thomas Griffey Thomas File last modified April 10, 2005

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