Last week, a fanpost asked BCBers some set questions about which Cubs will improve in 2010, which Cubs will decline, etc. I thought it was a lot of fun, but I thought it might also be enjoyable to have a more free-style set of predictions -- something we can look back on in October to see who among us was the most clairvoyant. :)

No set format -- just make a few guesses akin to what I'm listing below. Oh, and I don't think anyone has posted something similar before. If they have, let me know, and I'll remove my post.

Predictions:

Felipe Lopez will outplay Mike Fontenot.

Milton Bradley will play fewer than 100 games, due to injury.

Kiko Calero will be a bargain for the Mets, and he will be traded near the deadline to a contender.

Marlon Byrd will be as good as the most optimistic projections.

Starlin Castro will be called up in early July, likely the result of an injury to one of our middle infielders.

No one in the NL Central will win more than 89 games.