March, 2024 Athlete of the Month

 February

 Caitlin Clark.  Runners-up: Luka Donic, Anthony Edwards, Connor McDavid

2024 is a quarter done.  Here's the list:

Jan-Travis Kelce

Feb- Patrick Mahomes

March - Caitlin Clark

2024 MLB Predictions

 

AL

East

1. Toronto 89

2. Balt       88-WC1

3. NYY     87-WC2

4. Tampa   86

5. Boston  81

Central

1. Minn    87

2. Cleve    81

3. Detr       76

4. KC         73

5. CWS     62

West

1. Hou       92

2. Sea        86-WC3

3. Tex        85

4. LAA      75

5. Oak       60

NL

East

1. Atlanta              98

2. Philadelphia     88 WC-1

3. NY Mets           81

4. Miami               78

5. Wash                 64

Central

1. StL                    86

2. ChiC                 84

3. Cinc                  79

4. Milw                 78

5. Pitt                     74

West

1. LAD                 100

2. Ariz                   85 WC-2

3. SFG                   84 WC-3

4. SD                     83

5. Colo                  60

World Series: Atlanta over Houston

2024 MLB Top 100 Players

 MLB list is first, mine is second

100. Elly De La Cruz SS Cin

99. Matt McLain 2B Cin

98. Nathaniel Lowe 1B Tex

97. Triston Casas 1B Bos

96. Josh Naylor DH Cle

95. Royce Lewis 3B Minn

94. Gabriel Moreno C Ariz

93. Cal Raleigh C Sea

92. Dylan Cease SP CWS

91. Nathan Eovaldi SP Tex

90. Jordan Montgomery SP Unsigned

89. Matt Chapman 3B SFG

88. Ha-Seong Kim SS SD

87. Nolan Jones LF Colo

86. Anthony Santander RF Balt

85. JD Martinez DH NYM

84. Seiya Suzuki RF ChiC

83. Marcell Ozuna DH Atl

82. Willson Contreras C StL

81. William Contreras C Mil

80. Edwin Diaz RP NYM

79. Max Muncy 3B LAD

78. Isaac Paredes 3B TB

77. Josh Lowe RF TB

76. George Springer RF Tor

75. George Kirby SP Sea

74. Tyler Glasnow SP LAD

73. Kyle Bradish SP Balt

72. Christian Yelich LF Mil

71. Bryan Reynolds LF Pitt

70. Brandon Nimmo LF NYM

69. JP Crawford SS Sea

68. Carlos Correa SS Min

67. Dansby Swanson SS ChiC

66. Ozzie Albies 2B Atl

65. Ketel Marte 2B Ariz

64. Justin Steele SP ChiC

63. Kodai Senga SP NYM

62. Justin Verlander SP Hou

61. Yoshinobu Yamamoto SP LAD

60. Josh Hader RP Hou

59. Devin Williams RP Mil

58. Christian Walker 1B Ariz

57. Kyle Schwarber DH Phil

56. Pablo Lopez SP Min

55. Framber Valdez SP Hou

54. Luis Castillo SP Sea

53. Xander Bogaerts 2B SD

52. Vlad Guerrero 1B Tor

51. Cody Bellinger CF ChiC

50. Michael Harris CF Atl

49. Sonny Gray SP StL

48. Max Fried SP Atl

47. Sean Murphy C Atl

46. JT Realmuto C Phi

45. Will Smith C LAD

44. Alex Bregman 3B Hou

43. Luis Arraez 2B Mia

42. Logan Webb SP SFG

41. Kevin Gausman SP Tor

40. Randy Arozarena LF TB

39. Adolis Garcia RF Tex

38. Yandy Diaz 1B TB

37. Pete Alonso 1B NY Mets

36. Paul Goldschmidt 1B StL

35. Bo Bichette SS Tor

34. Gunnar Henderson 3B Balt

33. Nolan Arenado 3B StL

32. Rafael Devers 3B Boston

31. Zac Gallen SP Arizona

30. Blake Snell SP SFG

29. Corbin Burnes SP Balt

28. Zach Wheeler SP Phil

27. Luis Robert CF CWS

26. Fernando Tatis RF SD

25. Francisco Lindor SS NYM

24. Manny Machado 3B SD

23. Kyle Tucker RF Hou

22. Jose Altuve 2B Hou

21. Marcus Semien 2B Tex

20. Bobby Witt SS KC

19. Adley Rutschman C Balt

18. Corbin Carroll RF Ariz

17. Spencer Strider SP Atl

16. Trea Turner SS Phil

15. Austin Riley 3B Atl

14. Jose Ramirez 3B Clev

13. Matt Olson 1B Atl

12. Mike Trout CF LAA

11. Bryce Harper 1B Phil

10. Julio Rodriguez CF Sea

9. Gerrit Cole SP NYY

8. Yordan Alvarez DH Hou

7. Juan Soto LF NYY

6. Corey Seager SS Tex

5. Freddie Freeman 1B LAD

4. Shohei Ohtani DH LAA

3. Aaron Judge CF NYY

2. Mookie Betts 2B LAD

1. Ronald Acuna RF Atl

Jividen List

 

 

1.      R.Acuna RF Atl 

2.      J.Soto LF NYY 

3.      A.Judge CF NYY 

4.      M.Betts SS LAD 

5.      A.Rutschman C Balt 

6.      Y.Alvarez DH Hou 

7.      J.Rodriguez CF Sea 

8.      C.Carroll RF Ariz 

9.      F.Tatis RF SD 

10.  C.Seager SS Tex 

11. S.Ohtani DH LAD

12.  M.Trout CF LAA 

13.  J.Ramirez 3B Cle 

14.  A.Bregman 3B Hou 

15.  F.Freeman 1B LAD 

16.  M.Olson 1B Atl 

17.  K.Tucker RF Hou 

18.  L.Webb SP SFG 

19.  S.Strider SP Atl 

20.  C.Burnes SP Balt 

21.  Z.Wheeler SP Phi 

22.  F.Lindor SS NYM 

23.  T.Turner SS Phi 

24.  B.Bichette SS Tor 

25.  G.Henderson SS Balt 

26.  R.Devers 3B Bos 

27.  B.Harper 1B Phi 

28.  L.Robert CF CWS 

29.  M.Semien 2B Tex 

30.  A.Gimenez 2B Cle 

31.  W.Smith C LAD 

32.  A.Nola SP Phi 

33.  F.Valdez SP Tor 

34.  P.Lopez SP Min 

35.  K.Gausman SP Tor 

36.  L.Castillo SP Sea 

37.  Z.Eflin SP TB 

38.  Y.Yamamoto SP LAD 

39.  R.Lewis 3B Min 

40.  X.Bogaerts 2B SD 

41.  D.Swanson SS ChiC 

42.  B.Witt SS KC 

43.  W.Adames SS Mil 

44.  JP Crawford SS Sea 

45.  C.Correa SS Min 

46.  M.Machado 3B SD 

47.  N.Arenado 3B StL 

48.  S.Murphy C Atl  

49.  B.Nimmo LF NYM 

50.  J.Altuve 2B Hou 

51.  L.Arraez 2B Mia 

52.  K.Marte 2B Ariz 

53.  O.Albies 2B Atl 

54.  H-s Kim SS SD 

55.  G.Torres 2B NYY 

56.  N.Hoerner 2B ChiC 

57.  Wm.Contreras C Mil 

58.  G.Moreno C Ariz 

59.  C.Raleigh C Sea 

60.  JT Realmuto C Phil 

61.  V.Guerrero 1B Tor 

62.  P.Goldschmidt 1B StL 

63.  Y.Diaz 1B TB 

64.  P.Alonso 1B NYM 

65.  B.Snell SP SFG 

66.  G.Kirby SP Sea 

67.  M.Fried SP Atl 

68.  Z.Gallen SP Ari 

69.  T.Skubal SP Det 

70.  T.Glasnow SP LAD

71.  L.Gilbert SP Sea 

72.  S.Bieber SP Cle 

73.  F.Peralta SP Mil 

74.  C.Basitt SP Tor 

75.  G.Rodriguez SP Balt 

76.  J.Ryan SP Min 

77.  S.Kwan LF Cle 

78.  B.Reynolds LF Pit 

79.  M.Harris CF Atl 

80.  C.Mullins CF Balt 

81.  J.Chisholm CF Mia 

82.  JH Lee CF SFG

83.  R.Arozarena LF TB 

84.  N.Jones LF Col 

85.  I.Paredes 3B TB 

86.  K.Hayes 3B Pit 

87.  M.Kelly SP Ar 

88.  J.Steele SP ChiC 

89.  J.Luzardo SP Mia 

90.  N.Eovaldi SP Tex 

91.  Y.Darvish SP SD

92.  D.Cease SP SD

93.  J.Heim C Tex 

94.  W.Contreras C StL 

95.  A.Kirk C Tor 

96.  A.Garcia RF Tex 

97.  I.Happ LF ChiC 

98.  C.McCormick LF Hou 

99.  K.Schwarber DH Phi

100.  E.Diaz RP NYM 

 

2024 NCAA Tournament Picks

 Seed Upsets Listed Below

 East

Rnd 1: Drake over Wsh St

Rnd 2: None

Sweet 16: None

Elite 8: None (UConn)

West

Rnd 1: Charleston over Alabama, New Mexico over Clemson, Nevada over Dayton

Rnd 2: None

Sweet 16: None

Elite 8: St Marys over Arizona

South

Rnd 1: James Madison over Wisconsin, Play In Winner over Florida

Rnd 2: James Madison over Duke

Sweet 16: None

Elite 8 None (Houston)

Midwest: 

Rnd 1: Oregon over SCarolina

Rnd 2: Gonzaga over Kansas

Sweet 16: Gonzaga over Purude, Creighton over Tennessee

Elite 8: None (Creighton)

Finals: UConn over Houston

2024 Top 10 MLB Relief Pitchers

 MLB Network list first.

Mine second.

MLB Network

10. J.Alvarado Phi

9. C.Martin Bos

8. D.Bednar Pit

7. B.Abreu Hou

6. E.Diaz NYM

5. J.Duran Min

4. E.Phillips LAD

3. P.Fairbanks TB

2. R.Helsley StL

1. D.Williams Mil

Jividen List

1. E.Diaz NYM

2. D.Williams Mil 

3. JDuran Minn 

4. E.Clase Cle 

5. P.Fairbanks TB 

6. A.Munoz Sea 

7. J.Hader Hou 

8. J.Alvarado Phi 

9. R.Iglesias Atl 

10. C.Doval SFG

2024 Top 10 MLB Starting Pitchers

 MLB Network Rankings first, I go to a top 20 next.

MLB Network

10. S.Gray StL

9. M.Fried Atl

8. L.Webb SFG

7. S.Strider Atl

6. Z.Wheeler Phi

5. B.Snell Unsigned

4. J.Verlander Hou

3. Z.Gallen Ari

2. C.Burnes Balt

1. G.Cole NYY

Jividen List

1. L.Webb SFG

2. S.Strider Atl 

3. Y.Yamamoto LAD 

4. C.Burnes Balt 

5. Z.Wheeler Phi 

6. G.Cole NYY 

7. K.Gausman Tor 

8. P.Lopez Min 

9. F.Valdez Hou 

10. A.Nola Phi 

11. L.Castillo Sea 

12. Z.Eflin TB 

13. G.Kirby Sea 

14. Z.Gallen Ari 

15. S.Bieber Cle 

16. M.Fried Atl 

17. T.Skubal Det 

18. L.Gilbert Sea 

19. T.Glasnow LAD 

20. C.Bassitt Tor 

2024 Top 10 MLB Designated Hitters

MLB Network does not do a DH list, so here's my projected top 10.

1. Y.Alvarez Hou

2. S.Ohtani LAD

3. K.Schwarber Phi 

4. M.Yoshida Bos 

5. J.Naylor Cle 

6. J.Soler SFG 

7. M.Ozuna Atl 

8. J.Turner Tor 

9. E.Jimenez CWS

10. B.Rooker Oak

2024 Top 10 MLB Right Fielders

Yeah, we're doing this again.  

MLB Network list is first.  Mine second.

MLB Net

10. J.Lowe TB

9. A.Garcia Tex

8. T.Hernandez Sea

7. G.Springer Tor

6. S.Suzuki ChiC

5. F.Tatis SD

4. C.Carroll Ariz

3. J.Soto NYY

2. K.Tucker Hou

1. R.Acuna Atl

Jividen List

1. R.Acuna Atl

2. C.Carroll Ari

3. F.Tatis SD

4. K.Tucker Hou 

5. A.Garcia Tex 

6. J.Lowe TB 

7. R.Greene Det

8. S.Suzuki ChiC 

9. G.Springer Tor 

10. A.Santander Balt 

2024 MLB Top 10 Center Fielders

  Yeah, we're doing this again.  

MLB Network list is first.  Mine second.

MLB Net

10. B.Marsh Phi

9. TJ Friedl Cin

8. C.Mullins Balt

7. B.Buxton Minn 

6. J.Outman LAD

5.M.Harris Atl

4. M.Trout LAA

3. L.Robert CWS

2. J.Rodriguez Sea

1. A.Judge NYY

Jividen List

1. A.Judge NYY 

2. J.Rodriguez Sea 

3. M.Trout LAA 

4. L.Robert CWS 

5. M.Harris Atl 

6. JH Lee SFG 

7. J.Chisholm Mia 

8. C.Mullins Balt 

9. J.Outman LAD

10. B.Buxton Min

2024 Top 10 MLB Left Fielders

  Yeah, we're doing this again.  

MLB Network list is first.  Mine second.

MLB List

10. K.Schwarber Phi

9. M.Wallner Minn

8. C.Yelich Mil

7. L.Nootbar StL

6. R.Arozarena TB

5. C.McCormick Hou

4. B.Reynolds Pitt

3. N.Jones Colo

2. B.Nimmo NYM

1. Y.Alvarez Hou

Jividen List

1. J.Soto NYY 

2. B.Nimmo NYM 

3. S.Kwan Cle 

4. B.Reynolds Pitt 

5. R.Arozarena TB 

6. N.Jones Col 

7. I.Happ ChiC 

8. C.McCormick Hou 

9. E.Carter Tex 

10. L.Nootbar StL 

2024 Top 10 MLB Third Basemen

  Yeah, we're doing this again.  

MLB Network list is first.  Mine second.

MLB Net

10. J.Turner Tor

9. I.Paredes TB

8. M.Muncy LAD

7. N.Arenado StL

6. G.Henderson Balt

5. A.Bregman Hou

4. R.Devers Bos

3. M.Machado SD 

2. J.Ramirez Cle

1. A.Riley Atl

Jividen List

1. A.Riley Atl 

2. J.Ramirez Cle 

3. A.Bregman Hou 

4. G.Henderson Balt 

5. R.Devers Bos 

6. N.Arenado StL 

7. R.Lewis Minn 

8. M.Machado SD 

9. I.Paredes TB 

10. K.Hayes Pit 

2024 Top 10 MLB Shortstops

  Yeah, we're doing this again.  

MLB Network list is first.  Mine second.

MLB Net

10. JP Crawford (Sea)

9. B.Witt (KC)

8. W.Adames (Mil)

7. C.Correa (Minn)

6. B.Bichette (Tor)

5. T.Turner (Phi)

4. D.Swanson (ChiC)

3. X.Bogaerts (SD)

2. F.Lindor (NYM)

1. C.Seager (Tex)

Jividen List

1. C.Seager Tex 

2. F.Lindor NYM 

3. T.Turner Phi 

4. B.Bichette Tor 

5. W.Adames Mil 

6. D.Swanson ChiC 

7. B.Witt KC 

8. H-S Kim SD 

9. JP Crawford Sea 

10. C.Correa Min 

2024 Top 10 MLB Second Basemen

 Yeah, we're doing this again.  

MLB Network list is first.  Mine second.

MLB Net

10. N.Hoerner ChiC

9. Z.Gelof Oak

8. E.Julien Minn

7. A.Gimenez Cle

6. M.McLain Cin

5. K.Marte Ari

4. L.Arraez Mia

3. M.Semien Tex

2. J.Altuve Hou

1. M.Betts LAD

Jividen List

1. M.Betts LAD

2. M.Semien Tex 

3. A.Gimenez Cle 

4. O.Albies Atl 3

5. G.Torres NYY 

6. X.Bogaerts SD 

7.  K.Marte Ari 

8. J.Altuve Hou 

9. L.Arraez Mia 

10. N.Hoerner ChiC 

2024 Top 10 MLB First Basemen

Yeah, we're doing this again.  

MLB Network list is first.  Mine second.

MLB Net

10. T.Casas Bos

9. C.Walker Ariz

8. B.Belt Unsigned

7. V.Guerrero Tor

6. P.Alonso NYM

5. Y.Diaz TB

4. P.Goldschmidt StL

3. M.Olson Atl

2. B.Harper Phi

1. F.Freeman LAD

Jividen List

1. F.Freeman LAD

2. M.Olson Atl 

3. B.Harper Phi 

4. V.Guerrero Tor 

5. Y.Diaz TB 

6. P.Goldschmidt StL 

7. P.Alonso NYM 

8. N.Lowe Tex 

9. T.Casas Bos 

10. J.Candelario Cin

2024 Top 10 MLB Catchers

 Yeah, we're doing this again.  

MLB Network list is first.  Mine second.

MLB Net

10. G.Moreno Ariz

9. C.Raleigh Sea

8. Y.Diaz Hou

7. A.Kirk Tor

6. W.Contreras StL

5. W.Contreras Mil

4. JT Realmuto Phi

3. S.Murphy Atl

2. W.Smith LAD

1. A.Rutschman Balt

Jividen List

1. A.Rutschman Balt 

2. W.Smith LAD 

3. S.Murphy Atl 

4. Wm Contreras Mil 

5. G.Moreno Ariz 

6. JT Realmuto Phil 

7. C.Raleigh Sea 

8. Wi.Contreras StL 

9. J.Heim Tex 

10. A.Kirk Tor