Playoff Predictions Summary

National League

NLDS
Philadelphia Phillies over Cincinnati Reds in four.
Atlanta Braves over San Francisco Giants in five.

NLCS
Philadelphia Phillies over Atlanta Braves in five.

American League

ALDS
Texas Rangers over Tampa Bay Rays in five.
New York Yankees over Minnesota Twins in four.

ALCS
New York Yankees over Texas Rangers in six.

World Series

Philadelphia Phillies over New York Yankees in six.

Playoff Predictions: American League Edition

American League Division Series

Texas Rangers v. Tampa Bay Rays

Why the Rangers will win:

-Hitting. The Rangers had the most hits and highest team batting average in the majors this year. It is pretty simple: these guys can flat out RAKE. The lineup from 2-6 looks like something like this: Michael Young, Josh Hamilton, Vladimir Guerrero, Nelson Cruz, Ian Kinsler, and Jeff Francoeur. Even Francoeur has been crushing the ball since coming to the Rangers from the Mets. The Rays pitching staff allowed 175 homers this year, the fifth highest total in baseball. The Rangers should be able to put up runs on them.
-Veteran depth. This roster is filled with veteran players. While few have significant postseason experience apart from Guerrero and Bengie Molina, this team has a lot of established veteran players from top to bottom.

Playoff Predictions: National League Edition

National League Division Series

Cincinnati Reds v. Philadelphia Phillies

Why the Reds will win:

-Bullpen. The Reds relievers go four deep at least. Aroldis Chapman, Arthur Rhodes, Nick Masset and closer Francisco Cordero all had good numbers this year and give the Reds a lot of options in late game situations. Dusty Baker can play match-ups well with the lefties in this bullpen as well.
-They do not give outs away. The Reds had the highest fielding percentage in the majors, tied with the Padres. They also had the lowest National League error count at 72. In the infield, Orlando Cabrera had 11 at shortstop, but Brandon Phillips, Scott Rolen, and Joey Votto had just 16 errors total. Their infield is airtight and will not give the Phillies chances that they do not earn.

Why the Reds won't win:

-Inexperience. Their roster is very young, with minimal playoff experience among their star players (Bruce, Phillips, Votto). The pitching staff is also very inexperienced, with only Bronson Arroyo having started a postseason game in his career. Facing an experienced team like the Phillies could expose that inexperience.