Baseball is back! Today is Opening Day across baseball and all teams are on equal ground, well except for the Mariners who are 2-0 already. The season is a long 162 game grind and at the end of it all, here is how I see it playing out in October.
American League
East: 1. New York Yankees 2. Boston Red Sox 3. Tampa Bay Rays 4. Toronto Blue Jays 5. Baltimore Orioles | Central: 1. Cleveland Indians 2. Minnesota Twins 3. Chicago White Sox 4. Kansas City Royals 5. Detroit Tigers | West: 1. Houston Astros 2. Oakland As 3. Los Angeles Angels 4. Seattle Mariners 5. Texas Rangers |
National League
East: 1. Philadelphia Phillies 2. Washington Nationals 3. Atlanta Braves 4. New York Mets 5. Miami Marlins | Central: 1. Chicago Cubs 2. St. Louis Cardinals 3. Milwaukee Brewers 4. Pittsburgh Pirates 5. Cincinnati Reds | West: 1. Los Angeles Dodgers 2. Colorado Rockies 3. San Diego Padres 4. Arizona Diamondbacks 5. San Francisco Giants |
Postseason:
American League: 1. Astros 2. Yankees 3. Indians 4. Red Sox 5. Rays Wild Card: Red Sox over Rays Divisional: Red Sox over Astros, Yankees over Indians ALCS: Yankees over Red Sox | National League: 1. Dodgers 2. Phillies 3. Cubs 4. Nationals 5. Cardinals Wild Card: Nationals over Cardinals Divisional: Nationals over Dodgers, Phillies over Cubs NLCS: Phillies over Nationals |
World Series:
Yankees over Phillies
Awards:
AL MVP: Aaron Judge (Yankees)
AL Cy Young: Gerrit Cole (Astros)
AL Rookie of the Year: Vladimir Guerrero, Jr. (Blue Jays)
NL MVP: Paul Goldschmidt (Cardinals)
NL Cy Young: Max Scherzer (Nationals)
NL Rookie of the Year: Victor Robles (Nationals)