2010 Predictions: NL Central

FLORIDA & ARIZONA - Yesterday it was the National League East. Today it's the NL Central. Where is your team expected to finish? Here's Baseball Prospectus' prediction for the 2010 season:

2010 Predicted finish
1st.....St. Louis Cardinals
2nd....Chicago Cubs
3rd.....Milwaukee Brewers
4th.....Cincinnati Reds
5th.....Houston Astros
6th.....Pittsburgh Pirates

How did Baseball Prospectus do last season?

2009 Predicted finish.........Actual finish
1st.....Chicago Cubs..............St. Louis Cardinals
2nd....St.Louis Cardinals........Chicago Cubs
3rd....Cincinnati Reds............Milwaukee Brewers
4th.....Milwaukee Brewers.......Cincinnati Reds
5th.....Houston Astros.............Houston Astros
6th.....Pittsburgh Pirates.........Pittsburgh Pirates

Only the last two teams finished where BP predicted. How about 2008?

2008 Predicted finish........Actual finish
1st....Chicago Cubs..............Chicago Cubs
2nd...Milwaukee Brewers......Milwaukee Brewers
3rd....Cincinnati Reds...........Houston Astros
4th....St. Louis Cardinals.......St. Louis Cardinals
5th....Houston Astros............Cincinnati Reds
6th....Pittsburgh Pirates.........Pittsburgh Pirates

Pretty accurate in '08; 1st, 2nd, 4th and 6th place teams finished where Baseball Prospectus predicted.

Tomorrow - the National League West.

CONTRIBUTING SOURCES:
Baseballrace.com
Baseball Prospectus