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MLB Season Predictions

MLB Season Predictions

My at-a-glimpse MLB predictions for who is going to win each division heading into the baseball season.

NL West:

Easily the best division in baseball. I could easily see teams 1-3 winning it all this season. It would be hard for me to see a team other than the Dodgers coming away with the West title, but *in my opinion* the Padres and Diamondbacks could be top 5 teams in all of baseball this season.

  1. Dodgers
  2. Padres
  3. Diamondbacks
  4. Giants
  5. Rockies

NL East:

Teams get off to slow starts all the time, it happens. I fully expect an organization that is ran as well as the Braves to fully recover and make up the ground they have lost so far with Acuña Jr and Strider set to return soon. Let me be clear, I’m picking the Mets to come in second solely because I expect them to make moves to get more pitching, and the Phillies cannot be counted out either.

  1. Braves
  2. Mets
  3. Phillies
  4. Marlins
  5. Nationals

NL Central:

Not many divisions have as many young superstars as the NL Central (Paul Skenes, Elly De La Cruz, Jackson Chourio), but not a ton of great teams. The Cubs have gotten off to a hot start and are poised for a strong season.

  1. Cubs
  2. Brewers
  3. Pirates
  4. Reds
  5. Cardinals

AL West:

I think as long as the Rangers don’t have another season from hell they should come away with this division and challenge for the top seed in the league. The Astros are always dangerous and if the Mariners can click on all cylinders they can’t be counted out either.

  1. Rangers
  2. Astros
  3. Mariners
  4. A’s
  5. Angels

AL East:

A division full of promising clubs. All 5 of these teams could make the playoffs and make the ALCS, and any of these teams could miss the playoffs so I’m just going to be honest, I’m throwing darts at a board here.

  1. Red Sox
  2. Yankees
  3. Orioles
  4. Rays
  5. Blue Jays

AL Central:

*Yawn*, not a whole lot to see here. Bobby Witt, Jr and Tarik Skubal are awesome, but this division is full of “meh”. I see the Royals winning the division and getting whooped in the ALDS shortly after.

  1. Royals
  2. Tigers
  3. Guardians
  4. Twins
  5. White Sox

Final Playoff Seeding and Predictions

NL

  1. Dodgers
  2. Cubs
  3. Braves

WC1. Padres

WC2. Diamondbacks

WC3. Mets

NLCS: Dodgers over Padres in 7

AL

  1. Rangers
  2. Red Sox
  3. Royals

WC1. Yankees

WC2. Astros

WC3. Orioles

ALCS: Rangers over Red Sox in 6

World Series: Dodgers over Rangers in 6

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