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Welcome readers and this is MLB Dirt, your baseball headquarters for news, analysis, and everything baseball. In our inaugural article, we have posted our predictions for the upcoming Major League Baseball season.
You will find our predictions for each division, the playoffs, and who we think will win this year’s major awards in each league. This is the first step in the development and expansion of the site. Please tell your friends about MLB Dirt and be prepared to get dirty in baseball news.
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Without further ado, here are the 2011 Dirt Predictions:
| Division | Mitchell | MLB Reports | Schwartze |
| AL East | 1. Red Sox 2. Rays* 3. Yankees 4. Blue Jays 5. Orioles |
1. Rays 2. Red Sox* 3. Blue Jays 4. Yankees 5. Orioles |
1. Red Sox 2. Rays 3. Yankees 4. Orioles 5. Blue Jays |
| AL Central | 1. White Sox 2. Twins 3. Tigers 4. Indians 5. Royals |
1. White Sox 2. Tigers 3. Twins 4. Royals 5. Indians |
1. Twins 2. White Sox 3. Tigers 4. Indians 5. Royals |
| AL West | 1. Rangers 2. Athletics 3. Angels 4. Mariners |
1. Rangers 2. Athletics 3. Angels 4. Mariners |
1. Rangers 2. Athletics* 3. Mariners 4. Angels |
| NL East | 1. Phillies 2. Braves* 3. Marlins 4. Mets 5. Nationals |
1. Phillies 2. Braves 3. Nationals 4. Marlins 5. Mets |
1. Phillies 2. Braves* 3. Mets 4. Marlins 5. Nationals |
| NL Central | 1. Cardinals 2. Brewers 3. Reds 4. Cubs 5. Astros 6. Pirates |
1. Reds 2. Cardinals* 3. Brewers 4. Cubs 5. Astros 6. Pirates |
1. Cardinals 2. Brewers 3. Reds 4. Cubs 5. Pirates 6. Astros |
| NL West | 1. Rockies 2. Giants 3. Dodgers 4. Padres 5. Diamondbacks |
1. Dodgers 2. Rockies 3. Giants 4. Padres 5. Diamondbacks |
1. Rockies 2. Dodgers 3. Giants 4. Diamondbacks 5. Padres |
* Wild Card Winner
Awards:
| Award | Mitchell | MLB Reports | Schwartze |
| AL Cy Young | 1. Jon Lester 2. Felix Hernandez |
1. C.J. Wilson 2. J. Papelbon |
1. Jon Lester 2. Felix Hernandez |
| AL MVP | 1. Adrian Gonzalez 2. Evan Longoria |
1. Adam Dunn 2. Miguel Cabrera |
1. Evan Longoria 2. Adrian Gonzalez |
| AL ROY | 1. J. Hellickson 2. J.P. Arencibia |
1. J. Hellickson 2. Kyle Drabek |
1. J. Hellickson 2. Nick Weglarz |
| AL Come Back | 1. Grady Sizemore 2. Conor Jackson |
1. Brad Penny 2. Alex Gordon |
1. Josh Beckett 2. Grady Seizmore |
| NL Cy Young | 1. Roy Halladay 2. A. Wainwright |
1. Roy Halladay 2. Cliff Lee |
1. Cliff Lee 2. A. Wainwright |
| NL MVP | 1. Troy Tulowitzki 2. Chase Utley |
1. Albert Pujols 2. Andre Ethier |
1. Hanley Ramirez 2. Albert Pujols |
| NL ROY | 1. Domonic Brown 2. Freddie Freeman |
1. Brandon Belt 2. Julio Teheran |
1. Aroldis Chapman 2. Mike Minor |
| NL Come Back | 1. Carlos Beltran 2. Pablo Sandoval |
1. Carlos Pena 2. Jesus Flores |
1. Javier Vasquez 2. Carlos Beltran |
World Series
| Picks | Mitchell | MLB Reports | Schwartze |
| AL Champ | Red Sox | Rays | Red Sox |
| NL Champ | Rockies | Phillies | Phillies |
| WS Champ | Rockies | Phillies | Red Sox |
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