MLB: They call these predictions. I call them educated guesses

After a copious amount of statistical research, analysis and projections this year's MLB teams, here are my educated guesses at where teams will finish, along with how I think each team in each league ranks in the main components: offense, pitching and defense.

AL East:

1. Boston Red Sox
2. New York Yankees
3. Tampa Bay Rays
4. Toronto Blue Jays
5. Baltimore Orioles

AL Central

1. Cleveland Indians
2. Detroit Tigers
3. Kansas City Royals
4. Minnesota Twins
5. Chicago White Sox

AL West

1. Seattle Mariners
2. Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim
3. Oakland Athletics
4. Texas Rangers

Batting rank:

1. Boston Red Sox
2. New York Yankees
3. Cleveland Indians
4. Texas Rangers
5. Detroit Tigers
6. Tampa Bay Rays
7. Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim
8. Chicago White Sox
9. Baltimore Orioles
10. Oakland Athletics
11. Toronto Blue Jays
12. Kansas City Royals
13. Minnesota Twins
14. Seattle Mariners

Pitching rank:

1. New York Yankees
2. Boston Red Sox
3. Tampa Bay Rays
4. Cleveland Indians
5. Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim
6. Toronto Blue Jays
7. Seattle Mariners
8. Kansas City Royals
9. Detroit Tigers
10. Oakland Athletics
11. Minnesota Twins
12. Chicago White Sox
13. Baltimore Orioles
14. Texas Rangers

Defense rank:

1. Seattle Mariners
2. Boston Red Sox
3. Detroit Tigers
4. Tampa Bay Rays
5. Kansas City Royals
6. Toronto Blue Jays
7. Oakland Athletics
8. Baltimore Orioles
9. Cleveland Indians
10. Minnesota Twins
11. Texas Rangers
12. Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim
13. New York Yankees
14. Chicago White Sox

NL East

1. Philadelphia Phillies
2. Atlanta Braves
3. New York Mets
4. Florida Marlins
5. Washington Nationals

NL Central

1. Chicago Cubs
2. Milwaukee Brewers
3. Cincinnati Reds
4. St Louis Cardinals
5. Houston Astros
6. Pittsburgh Pirates

NL West

1. San Francisco Giants
2. Arizona Diamondbacks
3. Los Angeles Dodgers
4. Colorado Rockies
5. San Diego Padres

Offense rank:

1. Philadelphia Phillies
2. Colorado Rockies
3. Los Angeles Dodgers
4. Atlanta Braves
5. Chicago Cubs
6. Milwaukee Brewers
7. New York Mets
8. St Louis Cardinals
9. Arizona Diamondbacks
10. Washington Nationals
11. Cincinnati Reds
12. Florida Marlins
13. Houston Astros
14. San Diego Padres
15. Pittsburgh Pirates
16. San Francisco Giants

Pitching rank:

1. Atlanta Braves
2. New York Mets
3. Los Angeles Dodgers
4. Chicago Cubs
5. San Francisco Giants
6. St Louis Cardinals
7. Philadelphia Phillies
8. San Diego Padres
9. Cincinnati Reds
10. Arizona Diamondbacks
11. Milwaukee Brewers
12. Houston Astros
13. Florida Marlins
14. Colorado Rockies
15. Pittsburgh Pirates
16. Washington Nationals

Defense rank:

1. Philadelphia Phillies
2. Chicago Cubs
3. San Francisco Giants
4. Houston Astros
5. New York Mets
6. Cincinnati Reds
7. Pittsburgh Pirates
8. Atlanta Braves
9. Washington Nationals
10. Milwaukee Brewers
11. St Louis Cardinals
12. Florida Marlins
13. Colorado Rockies
14. San Diego Padres
15. Arizona Diamondbacks
16. Los Angeles Dodgers

And though the playoffs take on a crapshoot like quality, here are some 'for the hell of it' predictions for the resulting playoff series:

AL Division Series:

Boston Red Sox over Cleveland Indians
New York Yankees over Seattle Mariners

AL Championship Series: Boston Red Sox over New York Yankees

NL Division Series:

Philadelphia Phillies over San Francisco Giants
Atlanta Braves over Chicago Cubs

NL Championship Series: Philadelphia Phillies over Atlanta Braves

World Series: Philadelphia Phillies over Boston Red Sox

I'll look to explain this a little further later.