2012 MLB CBSSports.com expert predictions

Here we are. Another season, another stab at trying to predict how the season will turn out. Below you'll find our CBSSports.com staff predictions for the 2012 season. Obviously no one has a crystal ball, so certainly feel free to add your own predictions in the comments section. That's the beauty of this time of the year. There's no wrong answer ... yet.

World Series picks listed at bottom

American League East
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American League Central
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American League West
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American League Wild card
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American League champion
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American League awards/miscellaneous
Award	Heyman	Knobler	Melchior	Miller	Perry	Rosecrans	Snyder	White
MVP	Ellsbury	M. Cabrera	M. Cabrera	Cano	M. Cabrera	M. Cabrera	M. Cabrera	Pujols
Cy Young	F. Hernandez	Verlander	Price	Verlander	Weaver	F. Hernandez	Verlander	Verlander
Rookie	M. Moore	M. Moore	M. Moore	M. Moore	M. Moore	M. Moore	M. Moore	M. Moore
Manager	Maddon	Washington	Maddon	Farrell	Maddon	Maddon	Yost	Maddon
Comeback	Pettitte	Mauer	Liriano	Mauer	Nathan	Dunn	Mauer	K. Morales
HR champ	Bautista	Pujols	Bautista	Pujols	Bautista	Bautista	Bautista	Bautista
Surprise	Cain	Boesch	Alvarez	S. Santos	Moustakas	Smoak	Hochevar	Matusz
Bust	Hamilton	C.J. Wilson	Morrow	Pineda	Ellsbury	Pineda	Beckett	Crawford

National League East
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National League Central
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National League West
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National League wild card
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National League champion
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National League awards/miscellaneous
Award	Heyman	Knobler	Melchior	Miller	Perry	Rosecrans	Snyder	White
MVP	Kemp	Holliday	Votto	Kemp	Stanton	Votto	J. Upton	Braun
Cy Young	Kershaw	Strasburg	Hamels	Lincecum	C. Lee	J. Johnson	Greinke	Greinke
Rookie	Pomeranz	Harper	B. Jackson	Mesoraco	Mesoraco	Alonso	Mesoraco	Bauer
Manager	Mattingly	Manuel	Guillen	Bochy	Guillen	Guillen	Guillen	Manuel
Comeback	Wainwright	Posey	Wainwright	Posey	Posey	Wainwright	Strasburg	J. Johnson
HR champ	Stanton	Stanton	Stanton	Kemp	Stanton	Bruce	Stanton	Stanton
Surprise	Gordon	Zimmermann	Ethier	Kubel	T. Greene	Fowler	LaHair	Duda
Bust	Furcal	Braun	Pence	Braun	Vogelsong	M. Cabrera	Quentin	Pence

World Series champion
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Jon Heyman, Danny Knobler and Scott Miller are Senior MLB Writers; Dayn Perry, C. Trent Rosecrans and Matt Snyder are Eye on Baseball Bloggers; Al Melchior is a Fantasy Data analyst; Scott White is a Fantasy Writer.