A few predictions that probably won't come true.

At the start of every season, people make predictions. And, aside from the one's that any idiot could predict - the Yankees will win a lot of games, Pujols will be good, etc. - very seldom do any of them come true. I've notice this has led some bloggers, and even some in the mainstream media, to create predictions that are blatantly stupid, and for that matter...not very funny. So I won't fall into that trap. Here's some stuff I can actually see happening, but probably won't.

1.) Mark Teahen will actually be pretty good. Maybe it's my inner-scout beating up my inner-sabermetric-nerd, but I think this is the year he breaks through and breaks the dreaded "ex-Royals who ruin out lives" curse. I see him putting up a .270/.340/.460 batting line, which is fine by me.

2.) Sergio Santos is the next David Aardsma. I think he'll struggle this year, and really, who can blame him. As noted in my previous post, he's as raw as any big league pitcher you'll find. That being said, like Aardsma, he has a great arm and I suspect he'll find success someday with another team, and Alexei Ramirez will make us all smile by hitting a game winning home run off him.

3.) Scott Linebrink will be suck, blame his shoulder, go on the DL, come back, suck some more, and then be released. He then will blast the organization, and Ozzie will publicly blast him for being a turd.

4.) Gordon Beckham will be awesome.

5.) Carlos Quentin will lead the team in home runs...and at bats as DH.

6.) Jake Peavy will make a smooth transition to the AL. He won't be quite what he was with San Diego, but that's fine. He'll finish 3rd in AL Cy Young voting, right behind King Felix and Javier Vazquez.

Just kidding..

7.) Alex Rios finally stops being a dink, and lives up to most of his potential. He doesn't live up to all of it - think Matt Kemp - but he plays like an All-Star and makes KW look like a genius.

8.) Dayan Viciedo has a good first half, terrific second half, and ends the season as the best prospect in our system.

9.) Ken Williams makes a Geoff Blumesque deadline deal to replace an injured Mark Kotsay, but that's about it.

10.) The White Sox beat out the Twins in the final week of the season, winning the division by 1 game. They end the season 88-74, and are eliminated in the ALCS by the eventual World Series winning Tampa Bay Rays.


Well that's about it. In hindsight that was probably a pretty boring read. Sorry about that. Y'all come back now!!!!