A few days late, but the people from the PS3 game MLB 08 The Show simulated the season and passed on some standings. They were nice enough to give me a few more stats about the Tigers from the simulation. Of course, take them with a grain of salt, they seem a bit optimistic for several teams, but it’s fun to take a look at.

American League Central
Detroit Tigers: 96-66

And some bonus stats:

Runs scored: 887
Runs allowed: 737

Category Leaders:
HR: M. Cabrera - 38
RBI: M. Cabrera - 133
AVG: C. Granderson - .340
ERA: J. Verlander - 3.21
W: J. Verlander - 15
S: T. Jones - 44
SO: J. Verlander - 173
WHIP: J. Verlander - 1.238

I also asked for a closer look at Miguel Cabrera and Dontrelle Willis. Cabrera had an on-base percentatge of .396 to go with slugging of .x for an OPS of .994. Not bad!

But the simulation didn’t like Willis movement to the American League. It placed his record at 12-13 with a 5.41 ERA and 142 strikeouts with 76 walks in 171.1 innings.

Here’s a glance at the rest of the playoff teams:

American League East
Boston Red Sox: 104 – 58
New York Yankees: 102 – 60 (Wild Card)

American League West
Los Angeles Angels: 92-70

National League West
Los Angeles Dodgers: 96-66
Arizona Diamondbacks: 95-67

National League Central
St. Louis Cardinals: 98-64

National League East
New York Mets: 99-63

And the awards:

MVP:

David Ortiz (Red Sox): .315 Ave.; 53 HR; 146 RBI
Carlos Beltran (Mets): .323; 35 HR; 113 RBI

Cy Young Award:

Fausto Carmona (Indians): 20W; 5L; 2.40 ERA; 171K; 1.222WHIP
Dan Haren (Diamondbacks): 20W; 6L; 3.48ERA; 174K; 1.306WHIP

Rolaids Relief Award:

Jonathan Papelbon (Red Sox): 53 saves
Billy Wagner (Mets): 57 saves

Rookie of the Year:

Daric Barton (A’s) – firstbase: .319AVE; 24HR; 97RBI
Joey Votto (Reds) – Firstbase: .284AVE; 27HR; 74RBI

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