With a healthy amount of trepidation, the staff of the Toaster presents its predictions for the 2006 season. Teams are listed in predicted order of finish with the wild card being in bold. (Not that I think the wild card is more important, it just shows up better.)

Note: Will Carroll's predictions are at Baseball Prospectus and can be found here.

AL East, aka Center of Known Universe Division

Derek Smart: Yankees, Boston, Toronto, Tampa Bay, Baltimore
Erik Siegrist: Boston, Yankees, Toronto, Tampa Bay, Baltimore
Jon Weisman: Boston, Yankees, Baltimore, Toronto, Tampa Bay
Ken Arneson: Yankees, Toronto, Boston, Tampa Bay, Baltimore
Mike Carminati: Yankees, Boston, Toronto, Tampa Bay, Baltimore
Bob Timmermann: Yankees, Boston, Toronto, Tampa Bay, Baltimore
Alex Belth: Yankees, Toronto, Boston, Tampa Bay, Baltimore
Cliff Corcoran: Yankees, Boston, Toronto, Tampa Bay, Baltimore
Scott Long: Yankees, Boston, Baltimore, Toronto, Tampa Bay.
Mark Donohue: Yankees, Boston, Toronto, Baltimore, Tampa Bay

AL Central, aka Hey, Didn't One of These Teams Win the World Series Last Year Division?

Smart: White Sox, Cleveland, Minnesota, Detroit, Kansas City
Siegrist: Cleveland, Minnesota, White Sox, Detroit, Kansas City
Weisman: Cleveland, White Sox, Minnesota, Detroit, Kansas City
Arneson: Detroit, Cleveland, Minnesota, White Sox, Kansas City
Carminati: Cleveland, White Sox, Minnesota, Detroit, Kansas City
Timmermann: Cleveland, White Sox, Minnesota, Detroit, Kansas City
Belth: White Sox, Cleveland, Minnesota, Detroit, Kansas City
Corcoran: Cleveland, White Sox, Detroit, Minnesota, Kansas City
Long: Cleveland, White Sox, Minnesota, Detroit, Kansas City
Donohue: White Sox, Cleveland, Minnesota, Detroit, Kansas City

AL West, aka The Great Debate Division

Smart: Oakland, Angels, Texas, Seattle
Siegrist: Oakland, Angels, Texas, Seattle
Weisman: Oakland, Angels, Texas, Seattle
Arneson: Angels, Oakland, Texas, Seattle
Carminati: Oakland, Texas, Angels, Seattle
Timmermann: Oakland, Angels, Texas, Seattle
Belth: Angels, Oakland, Texas, Seattle
Corcoran: Oakland, Angels, Texas, Seattle
Long: Angels, Oakland, Texas, Seattle
Donohue: Oakland, Angels, Texas, Seattle

NL East, aka The Bobby Cox Invitational Division

Smart: Atlanta, Mets, Philadelphia, Washington, Florida
Siegrist: Mets, Philadelphia, Atlanta, Florida, Washington
Weisman: Philadelphia, Atlanta, Mets, Florida, Washington
Arneson: Atlanta, Mets, Philadelphia, Florida, Washington
Carminati: Atlanta, Mets, Philadelphia, Washington, Florida
Timmermann: Atlanta, Mets, Philadelphia, Florida, Washington
Belth: Mets, Atlanta, Philadelphia, Florida, Washington
Corcoran: Atlanta, Mets, Philadelphia, Washington, Florida
Long: Mets, Philadelphia, Atlanta, Washington, Florida
Donohue: Mets, Atlanta, Philadelphia, Washington, Florida

NL Central, aka The Tony La Russa Invitational Division

Smart: St. Louis, Houston, Milwaukee, Cubs, Cincinnati, Pittsburgh
Siegrist: St. Louis, Milwaukee, Cubs, Houston, Cincinnati, Pittsburgh
Weisman: Houston, St. Louis, Milwaukee, Cubs, Pittsburgh, Cincinnati
Arneson: St. Louis, Milwaukee, Houston, Cubs, Pittsburgh, Cincinnati
Carminati: St. Louis, Milwaukee, Houston, Cubs, Pittsburgh, Cincinnati
Timmermann: St. Louis, Houston, Milwaukee, Pittsburgh, Cubs, Cincinnati
Belth: St. Louis, Milwaukee, Cubs, Houston, Pittsburgh, Cincinnati
Corcoran: Houston, St. Louis, Milwaukee, Cubs, Pittsburgh, Cincinnati
Long: St. Louis, Houston, Cubs, Milwaukee, Pittsburgh, Cincinnati
Donohue: St. Louis, Milwaukee, Chicago, Houston, Cincinnati, Pittsburgh

NL West, aka Hey, Somebody Has To Win Division

Smart: Dodgers, San Diego, San Francisco, Arizona, Colorado
Siegrist: Dodgers, San Francisco, Arizona, San Diego, Colorado
Weisman: Dodgers, San Francisco, Arizona, San Diego, Colorado
Arneson: Dodgers, Arizona, San Diego, San Francisco, Colorado
Carminati: Dodgers, San Diego, Arizona, San Francisco, Colorado
Timmermann: San Diego, Dodgers, San Francisco, Arizona, Colorado
Belth: San Diego, Dodgers, San Francisco, Arizona, Colorado
Corcoran: Dodgers, San Diego, San Francisco, Arizona, Colorado
Long: San Diego, Dodgers, San Francisco, Colorado, Arizona
Donohue: Dodgers, San Francisco, San Diego, Colorado, Arizona

AL champion, the Varsity

Smart: Oakland
Siegrist: Oakland
Weisman: Oakland
Arneson: Angels
Carminati: Oakland
Timmermann: Cleveland
Belth: White Sox
Corcoran: Oakland
Long: Yankees
Donohue: Oakland

NL champion, the JV squad

Smart: St. Louis
Siegrist: Mets
Weisman: Atlanta
Arneson: St. Louis
Carminati: Atlanta
Timmermann: St. Louis
Belth: St. Louis
Corcoran: Houston
Long: St. Louis
Donohue: Mets

World Series Champion, the best craps shooting team

Smart: Oakland
Siegrist: Oakland
Weisman: Atlanta
Arneson: St. Louis
Carminati: Oakland
Timmermann: Cleveland
Belth: White Sox
Corcoran: Oakland
Long: Yankees
Donohue: Oakland

One thing is clear from these picks: we don't expect good things from the Royals and Mariners.

Consensus picks:

AL East: Yankees (7), Boston (3)
AL Central: Cleveland (6), White Sox (3), Detroit (1)
AL West: Oakland (7), Angels (3)
AL Wild card: Chicago (5), Oakland (2), Cleveland (1), Yankees (1), Boston (1)
NL East: Atlanta (5), Mets (4), Philadelphia (1)
NL Central: St. Louis (8), Houston (2)
NL West: Los Angeles (7), San Diego (3)
NL Wild Card: Mets (4), Atlanta (3), Philadelphia (2), Milwaukee (1)
AL Champs: Oakland (6), Angels (1), White Sox (1), Cleveland (1), Yankees (1)
NL Champs: St. Louis (5), Atlanta (2), New York (2), Houston (1)
WS Champs: Oakland (5), Atlanta (1), St. Louis (1), Cleveland (1), White Sox (1), Yankees (1)