My NFL Mock Draft

Here it is, the NFL draft, one of the milestones in the offseason that never ends for the NFL. The night where guys wearing $2,000 suits put on $30 hats for the cameras. I'm a fan of the draft, and how the NLF has handled the marketing of it. Comparing the NFL draft to the rest of the leagues draft days, the closest is the NBA, but it doesn't have the same feeling as the NFL draft. Anyways, here is my mock draft sure to go wrong, I will not take into account the possibility of trades, instead who teams should take at the spots if they stay where they are.

1. Kansas City Chiefs: T Eric Fisher Central Michigan University
2. Jacksonville Jaguars: DE Dion Jordan University of Oregon
3. Oakland Raiders: DT Shariff Floyd, University of Florida
4. Philadelphia Eagles: DT Star Lotulelei University of Utah
5. Detroit Lions: OT Luke Joeckel Texas A & M University
6. Cleveland Browns: CB Dee Miliner University of Alabama
7. Arizona Cardinals: OT Lane Johnson University of Oklahoma
8. Buffalo Bills: G Chance Warmack University of Alabama
9. New York Jets: OLB Barkevious Mingo Louisiana State University
10. Tennessee Titans: G Jonathan Cooper University of North Carolina
11. San Diego Chargers: DE Ezekiel Ansah Brigham Young University 
12. Miami Dolphins: CB Xavier Rhodes Florida State University
13. New York Jets: WR Tavon Austin West Virginia University
14. Carolina Panthers: DT Sheldon Richardson University of Missouri
15. New Orleans Saints: OLB Jarvis Jones University of Georgia
16. St Louis Rams: S Kenny Vaccaro University of Texas
17. Pittsburgh Steelers: WR Cordarelle Patterson University of Tennessee
18. Dallas Cowboys: DT Sylvester Williams University of North Carolina
19. New York Giants: DE Bjoern Warner Florida State University
20. Chicago Bears: OT DJ Fluker University of Alabama
21. Cincinnati Bengals: ILB Alec Ogletree University of Georgia
22. St Louis Rams: RB Eddie Lacy University of Alabama
23. Minnesota Vikings: WR Robert Woods University of Southern California
24. Indianapolis Colts: CB DJ Hayen University of Houston
25. Minnesota Vikings: ILB Manti Te'o University of Notre Dame
26. Green Bay Packers: T/G Jonathan Pugh Syracuse University
27. Houston Texans: WR DeAndre Hopkins Clemson University
28. Denver Broncos: DE Datone Jones University of California Los Angeles
29. New England Patriots: CB Desmond Trufant University of Washington
30. Atlanta Falcons: CB Robert Alford South East Louisiana
31. San Francisco 49ers: TE Zach Ertz Stanford University
32. Baltimore Ravens: ILB Kevin Minter Louisiana State University

MLB Standings and stats through three weeks

So, I've been working on a databasing project for class, and I had to do a set of stats that compiles, being a huge baseball fan, I chose baseball stats, to go with my predictions. So I've compiled the stats and run the numbers so far this year, and have come up with some conclusions from these stats. These stats will be put in standings order with BA/OBP/SLG/OPS stats, and maybe a word or two about my observations.

AL EAST:

BOSTON RED SOX:

12-6; Team ERA: 2.83 Team BA/OBP/SLG/OPS: .255/.333/.402/.735

NEW YORK YANKEES:

10-7; Team ERA: 4.01; Team BA/OBP/SLG/OPS: .273/.339/.467/.806

BALTIMORE ORIOLES:

10-8; Team ERA: 4.13; Team BA/OBP/SLG/OPS: .265/.328/.445/.773

TAMPA BAY RAYS:

8-10; Team ERA: 4.00; Team BA/OBP/SLG/OPS: .222/.296/.351/.647

TORONTO BLUE JAYS:

8-11; Team ERA: 4.65; Team BA/OBP/SLG/OPS: .229/.293/.392/.685

AL CENTRAL

KANSAS CITY ROYALS:

10-7; Team ERA: 3.31; Team BA/OBP/SLG/OPS: .264/.314/.388/.702

MINNESOTA TWINS:

8-7; Team ERA: 3.95; Team BA/OBP/SLG/OPS: .240/.333/.354/.687

DETROIT TIGERS:

9-9; Team ERA: 3.81; Team BA/OBP/SLG/OPS: .272/.336/.377/.714

CLEVELAND INDIANS:

7-10; Team ERA: 4.65; Team BA/OBP/SLG/OPS: .252/.329/.452/.781

CHICAGO WHITE SOX:

7-11; Team ERA: 3.40; Team BA/OBP/SLG/OPS: .232/.271/.385/.656

AL WEST:

TEXAS RANGERS:

12-6; Team ERA: 2.68; Team BA/OBP/SLG/OPS: .249/.318/.424/.743

OAKLAND ATHLETICS:

12-7; Team ERA: 3.84; Team BA/OBP/SLG/OPS: .256/.341/.430/.771

LOS ANGELES ANGELS:

7-10; Team ERA: 4.58; Team BA/OBP/SLG/OPS: .280/.336/.428/.764

SEATTLE MARINERS:

7-13; Team ERA: 4.59; Team BA/OBP/SLG/OPS: .218/.285/.346/.631

HOUSTON ASTROS:

5-13; Team ERA: 5.40; Team BA/OBP/SLG/OPS: .250/.305/.407/.711

NATIONAL LEAGUE

NL EAST:

ATLANTA BRAVES:

13-5; Team ERA: 2.36; Team BA/OBP/SLG/OPS: .242/.321/.429/.750

WASHINGTON NATIONALS:

10-8; Team ERA: 4.16; Team BA/OBP/SLG/OPS: .244/.311/.427/.738

NEW YORK METS:

9-8; Team ERA: 4.44; Team BA/OBP/SLG/OPS: .268/.341/.459/.800

PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES:

8-11; Team ERA: 4.75; Team BA/OBP/SLG/OPS: .244/.291/.373/.664

MIAMI MARLINS:

4-15; Team ERA: 4.37; Team BA/OBP/SLG/OPS: .208/.269/.279/.548

NL CENTRAL:

CINCINNATI REDS:

11-8; Team ERA: 3.62; Team BA/OBP/SLG/OPS: .262/.346/.418/.765

PITTSBURGH PIRATES:

10-8(Magic Number for .500 71); Team ERA: 3.60; Team BA/OBP/SLG/OPS: .226/.299/.352/.650

ST LOUIS CARDINALS:

10-8; Team ERA: 3.47; Team BA/OBP/SLG/OPS: .240/.296/.382/.677

MILWAUKEE BREWERS:

9-8; Team ERA: 4.70; Team BA/OBP/SLG/OPS: .260/.316/.417/.732

CHICAGO CUBS:

5-12; Team ERA: 3.97; Team BA/OBP/SLG/OPS: .237/.289/.416/.705

NL WEST:

COLORADO ROCKIES:

13-5; Team ERA: 3.85; Team BA/OBP/SLG/OPS: .289/.358/.492/.850

SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS:

12-7; Team ERA: 4.32; Team BA/OBP/SLG/OPS: .270/.332/.370/.702

ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS:

10-8; Team ERA 3.41; Team BA/OBP/SLG/OPS: .257/.317/.408/.725

LOS ANGELES DODGERS:

8-10; Team ERA: 3.26; Team BA/OBP/SLG/OPS: .261/.339/.367/.706

SAN DIEGO PADRES:

5-13; Team ERA: 4.55; Team BA/OBP/SLG/OPS: .251/.319/.381/.700

So, what does this all mean? Honestly, I'm not sure, but we'll see how things end up, here's the top and bottom 5 in multiple categories with their place in their division standings in parentheses:

Team ERA Top 5:

1. Atlanta Braves: 2.36(1st in NL East)
2. Texas Rangers: 2.68(1st in AL West)
3. Boston Red Sox: 2.83(1st in AL East)
4. Los Angeles Dodgers: 3.26(4th in NL West)
5. Kansas City Royals: 3.31(1st in AL Central)

Team ERA Bottom 5:

1. Houston Astros: 5.40(5th in AL West)
2. Philadelphia Pillies: 4.75(4th in NL East)
3. Milwaukee Brewers: 4.70(4th in NL Central)
4. Cleveland Indians: 4.65(4th in AL Central)
5. Toronto Blue Jays: 4.65(5th in AL East)

Team BA Top 5:

1. Colorado Rockies: .289(1st in NL West)
2. Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim: .280(3rd in AL West)
3. New York Yankees: .273(2nd AL East)
4. Detroit Tigers: .272(3rd AL Central)
5. San Francisco Giants(2nd NL Central)

Team BA Bottom 5:

1. Miami Marlins: .208(5th NL East)
2. Seattle Mariners: .218(4th AL West)
3. Tampa Bay Rays: .222(4th AL East)
4. Pittsburgh Pirates: .226(2nd NL Central)
5. Toronto Blue Jays: .229(5th AL East)

Team OBP Top 5:

1. Colorado Rockies: .358(1st NL West)
2. Cincinnati Reds: .346(1st NL Central)
3. New York Mets: .341(3rd NL East)
4. Oakland Athletics: .341(2nd AL West)
5. Los Angeles Dodgers: .339(4th NL West)

Team OBP Bottom 5:

1. Miami Marlins: .269(5th NL East)
2. Chicago White Sox: .271(5th AL Central)
3. Seattle Mariners: .285(4th AL West)
4. Chicago Cubs: .289(5th NL Central)
5. Philadelphia Phillies: .291(4th NL East)

Team Slugging % Top 5:

1. Colorado Rockies: .492(1st NL West)
2. New York Yankees: .467(2nd AL East)
3. New York Mets: .459(3rd NL East)
4. Cleveland Indians: .452(4th AL Central)
5. Baltimore Orioles: .445(3rd AL East)

Team Slugging % Bottom 5:

1. Miami Marlins: .279(5th NL East)
2. Seattle Mariners: .346(4th AL West)
3. Tampa Bay Rays: .351(4th AL East)
4. Pittsburgh Pirates: .352(2nd NL Central)
5. Lost Angeles Dodgers: .367(4th NL West)

Team OPS Top 5:

1. Colorado Rockies: .850(1st NL West)
2. New York Yankees: .806(2nd AL East)
3. New York Mets: .800(3rd NL East)
4. Cleveland Indians: .781(4th AL Central)
5. Baltimore Orioles: .773(3rd AL East)

Team OPS Bottom 5:

1. Miami Marlins: .548(5th NL East)
2. Seattle Mariners: .631(4th AL West)
3. Tampa Bay Rays: .647(4th AL East)
4. Pittsburgh Pirates: .650(2nd NL Central)
5. Chicago White Sox: .656(5th AL Central)

Division Winners and awards

Hello again, so I didn't get a chance to post this over the weekend but I'm not cheating and waiting for opening day to make my picks, these were made a while ago.

National League Awards and Division Winners:

NL East: Washington Nationals, they're gonna win 100 games this year.

NL Central: Cincinnati Reds in a close race that will go down to the wire.

NL West: Los Angeles Dodgers, its going to be close between them and the Giants, but I'm taking the Dodgers in this one.

NL Wildcard teams: Giants and Pirates

NL Cy Young: Johnny Cueto, I have a feeling that Strasburg and Gonzalez are going to cancel each other out, split the votes for Cy Young.

NL MVP: Bryce Harper, this pick was made before he hit 2 homers in his first 2 at bats today, he's going to be one hell of a player.

NL Manager of the Year: Davey Johnson, this team wins 100 there's not even going to be a race.

NL Rookie of the Year: I honestly don't know, I'm going to do another one near the all star break and I'll have a pick then.

NL Pennant: Washington Nationals

American League Awards and Division Winners:

AL East: Toronto Blue Jays, going out on a limb and calling them the winners.

AL Central: Detroit Tigers, as much as it hurts me to predict this, I've gotta go with my brain, not my heart.

AL West: Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, by a slim margin over the Athletics

AL Wildcard teams: Baltimore Orioles and Kansas City Royals

AL Cy Young: Not as clear cut as some would think, I'm going out on a limb and taking Jake Peavy.

AL MVP: Mike Trout, he's got a ton of protection in that lineup.

AL Manager of the Year: John Gibbons

AL Rookie of the Year: As with NL, I have no idea, have to see at the all star break

AL Pennant: Angels

World Series Champion:Washington Nationals

Top managers on the hottest seats in each division:

1. Terry Collins-New York Mets; this one is more based on lack of options, Charlie Manuel is going first in this division, but probably by retirement at the end of the year.
2. Bud Black-San Diego Padres; he has had too many years of losing, even though it isn't his fault with mismanagement.
3. Ron Gardenhire-Minnesota Twins; He had quite a few years of success, but they haven't really competed in the last 5 years, I can't see them keeping him much longer if they're at the bottom of the division again.
4. Ron Roenicke-Milwaukee Brewers; more a case of lack of options
5. I don't have a possibility for the AL East, they're all set with their managers.
6. Eric Wedge-Seattle Mariners; Wedge has had a few years, and none of them have been successful