Baseball is back! I’m a little late to the party with these predictions, but if I happen to nail an obscure pick, I’m sure you won’t accuse me of deliberately waiting until a week into the season to post said predictions! Sorry, life simply gets in the way sometimes! Here we go………..
American League East:
New York (1)
Baltimore (4)
Toronto
Tampa Bay
Boston
American League Central:
Detroit (3)
Minnesota
Cleveland
Kansas City
Chicago
American League West:
Seattle (2)
Houston (5)
Texas (6)
Los Angeles
Oakland
NOTE: numbers in parenthesis denote playoff seeding
AL MVP: Juan Soto (New York)
AL Cy Young: Luis Castillo (Seattle)
AL Playoffs:
Texas over Detroit 2-0
Baltimore over Houston 2-1
Seattle over Texas 3-2
New York over Baltimore 3-1
American League Championship Series:
New York over Seattle 4-2
National League East:
Atlanta (2)
Philadelphia (4)
Miami
New York
Washington
National League Central:
Chicago (3)
Cincinnati
St. Louis
Pittsburgh
Milwaukee
National League West:
Los Angeles (1)
Arizona (5)
San Francisco (6)
San Diego
Colorado
NOTE: numbers in parenthesis denote playoff seeding
NL MVP: Mookie Betts (Los Angeles)
NL Cy Young: Zack Wheler (Philadelphia)
NL Playoffs:
Chicago over San Francisco 2-1
Philadelphia over Arizona 2-0
Atlanta over Chicago 3-1
Philadelphia over Los Angeles 3-2
National League Championship Series:
Philadelphia over Atlanta 4-3
World Series:
Philadelphia over New York 4-2
World Series MVP: Alec Bohm