With a 60-game sprint amid a global pandemic, the 2020 MLB season will be unlike anything ever seen before. (ArdenZwelling)
It’s fair to assume the Yankees and Astros will remain the toast of the American League. Meanwhile, in the senior circuit, the Dodgers are projected by FanGraphs to win an MLB-best, and it won’t be a surprise to see the youthful Atlanta Braves and defending champion Nationals atop the standings along with them.
Meanwhile, the National League’s Central Division will be a meat grinder, with the Chicago Cubs, Milwaukee Brewers, Cincinnati Reds and St. Louis Cardinals all projected for 31 or 32 wins. The New York Mets have a stacked rotation to ride through 60 games. And it would only take a bit of good luck and hot play for the Philadelphia Phillies, San Diego Padres, or Arizona Diamondbacks to out-pace their .500 projections.
But perhaps you’ve forgotten that Anthony Rendon joined Mike Trout in Anaheim. Josh Donaldson now plays for last year’s AL Central champion Twins. Zack Wheeler’s a Phillie; Hyun-Jin Ryu’s a Toronto Blue Jay; Nick Castellanos and Mike Moustakas are Reds. A third of the league’s teams have new managers, too. Joe Maddon joined Rendon et al with the Angels. Joe Girardi stepped out of the broadcast booth and into Philadelphia’s dugout. Gabe Kapler, who Girardi replaced, is now helming the San Francisco Giants. David Ross runs the Cubs; Mike Matheny’s with the Royals; and Dusty Baker’s beginning the fifth managerial stint of his career with the Astros.
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