The AL Central produced the MVP, pennant winner, and Cy Young runner up in 2012, but other than that, it wasn’t the most exciting year for baseball’s most made fun of division. Sure the Tigers boast a lot of stars and Phil Humber threw a perfect game, but that didn’t earn them a lot of respect.

Here’s how the final standings shook out:

And this is how it played out over time:

Followed by my 2013 projections:

And a final look at my 2012 grades:

AL Central MVP: Miguel Cabrera

AL Central Cy Young: Justin Verlander