Fans Choose St. Louis Cardinals and Los Angeles Angels as World Series Teams; Cardinals as Champions

MELVILLE, N.Y., April 6, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Digital marketing agency Prime Visibility today announced the results of a social media "fan confidence" survey, in which the St. Louis Cardinals was the team chosen by fans to win the MLB Championship. To gauge fan confidence, the agency analyzed over 2 million positive mentions across all 30 MLB teams throughout spring training. Based upon the fan confidence score, each team was awarded a standing.

Key Findings:

• The Chicago White Sox was the only team with a fan confidence score below 50% (42.23%); in turn, the team is predicted to go 58-104.
• The St. Louis Cardinals had the highest fan confidence (96.77%); the team has made the postseason three out of the last four years, winning the World Series in 2011 and making it to the NLCS last year.
• Fans predict last year's champions, the San Francisco Giants, to come in last place in their division with a record of 63-99.
• The New York Yankees, a perennial favorite, are predicted to be a .500 team; with the "core four" gone, the team is looking for an identity with a team of aging veterans and new faces.

Team rankings based on fan confidence and corresponding mock standings can be found below:

Team Rank by Fan Confidence:

1. St. Louis Cardinals: 96.77%
2. Washington Nationals: 93.20%
3. Los Angeles Dodgers: 92.65%
4. Los Angeles Angels: 87.58%
5. Boston Red Sox: 87.17%
6. Kansas City Royals: 85.03%
7. Baltimore Orioles: 81.50%
8. San Diego Padres: 80.38%
9. Tampa Bay Rays: 77.79%
10. Seattle Mariners: 77.47%
11. Pittsburgh Pirates: 76.59%
12. Cincinnati Reds: 76.40%
13. Milwaukee Brewers: 75.32%
14. Detroit Tigers: 73.82%
15. New York Yankees: 73.62%
16. New York Mets: 71.79%
17. Chicago Cubs: 70.49%
18. Atlanta Braves: 69.01%
19. Colorado Rockies: 68.69%
20. Oakland Athletics: 68.18%
21. Texas Rangers: 67.04%
22. Toronto Blue Jays: 65.04%
23. Cleveland Indians: 64.82%
24. Miami Marlins: 64.57%
25. Houston Astros: 62.28%
26. Arizona Diamondbacks: 60.49%
27. San Francisco Giants: 57.58%
28. Philadelphia Phillies: 56.95%
29. Minnesota Twins: 56.58%
30. Chicago White Sox: 42.23%

Standings:

American League

AL East:

1. Boston Red Sox: 96-66 (2)
2. Baltimore Orioles: 94-68 (4)
3. Tampa Bay Rays: 88-74 (5)
4. New York Yankees: 81-81
5. Toronto Blue Jays: 70-92

AL Central:

1. Kansas City Royals: 95-67 (3)
2. Detroit Tigers: 81-81
3. Cleveland Indians: 70-92
4. Minnesota Twins: 61-101
5. Chicago White Sox: 58-104

AL West:

1. Los Angeles Angels: 97-55 (1)
2. Seattle Mariners: 87-75
3. Oakland Athletics:  73-89
4. Texas Rangers: 71-91
5. Houston Astros:  66-96

National League:

NL East:

1. Washington Nationals: 100-62 (2)
2. New York Mets: 78-84
3. Atlanta Braves: 74-88
4. Miami Marlins: 68-94
5. Philadelphia Phillies: 63-99

NL Central:

1. St. Louis Cardinals: 102-60 (1)
2. Pittsburgh Pirates: 86-76 (5)
3. Cincinnati Reds: 86-76
4. Milwaukee Brewers: 84-78
5. Chicago Cubs: 76-86

NL West: 

1. Los Angeles Dodgers: 99-63 (3)
2. San Diego Padres: 92-70 (4)
3. Colorado Rockies: 73-89
4. Arizona Diamondbacks: 64-98
5. San Francisco Giants: 63-99

About Prime Visibility
Prime Visibility is a full-service digital marketing agency exclusively focused on driving positive performance for brands online. The firm was founded 16 years ago and built its reputation as an industry leader on its award-winning search engine optimization services. The agency has since expanded its capability set to include comprehensive, integrated digital services including strategy, branding and creative, search engine optimization, paid search, display, social media, web design and development, email marketing, and analytics and reporting.

Based in New York, Prime Visibility has been designated by B2B Magazine as a top SEM agency for seven years running. For more information, visit PrimeVisibility.com.

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