By George Castle – CBM Historian on March 27, 2018
The 2018 MLB season is about to start and all the pundits come out with their predictions. Here are my thoughts for the new season. It’s hard to pick against the Cubs to win the National League Central.
And how many years have any of us had that experience of knowing the Cubs were odds-on favorites? It’s still unchartered territory and takes getting used to.
The days of having to contort mentally, if not physically, into finding a way to justify a prognostication of a Cubs division title are still too close for comfort. And maybe in the baseball, by far the most unpredictable sport of all, it’s best to never be comfortable in forecasting.
But at this juncture, the Cubs would have to fritter away an NL Central title, while the White Sox are still in a place-holding juncture for expected waves of prime prospects to build a contender in future seasons.
Even an average power and RBI output from Jason Heyward would be welcome after two mediocre seasons at the plate.
Both outcomes are satisfactory to their respective fan bases. And when has that ever been the mindset going into a new season?
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Category Baseball Under Glass Blog Tags 2018 MLB Season, Baseball Predictions, Chicago Baseball History, Chicago Cubs, Chicago White Sox, Ian Happ, Michael Kopech