My 2018 MLB Predictions

Tomorrow marks the beginning of the 2018 MLB season. Here are my predictions for the coming season:

AMERICAN LEAGUE

AL East

Toronto Blue Jays
Baltimore Orioles*
New York Yankees
Boston Red Sox
Tampa Bay Rays

AL Central

Minnesota Twins
Cleveland Indians
Kansas City Royals
Chicago White Sox
Detroit Tigers

AL West

Houston Astros
Seattle Mariners*
Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim
Texas Rangers
Oakland A's

* - denotes AL Wild Card winners

AL Rookie of the Year - Franklin Barreto, Oakland A's
AL Cy Young Award Winner - James Paxton, Seattle Mariners
AL MVP - Manny Machado, Baltimore Orioles
AL Comeback Player of the Year - Tim Lincecum, Texas Rangers
AL Manager of the Year - Scott Servais, Seattle Mariners

NATIONAL LEAGUE

NL East

New York Mets
Atlanta Braves
Washington Nationals
Philadelphia Phillies
Miami Marlins

NL Central

St. Louis Cardinals
Milwaukee Brewers**
Chicago Cubs
Cincinnati Reds
Pittsburgh Pirates

NL West

Los Angeles Dodgers
Arizona Diamondbacks**
San Diego Padres
Colorado Rockies
San Francisco Giants

** - denotes NL Wild Card Winner

NL Rookie of the Year - Jesse Winker, Cincinnati Reds
NL Cy Young Award Winner - Miles Mikolas, St. Louis Cardinals
NL MVP - Marcell Ozuna, St. Louis Cardinals
NL Comeback Player of the Year - Matt Harvey, New York Mets
NL Manager of the Year - Mickey Callaway, New York Mets


2018 MLB Post Season Predictions

AMERICAN LEAGUE

AL Wild Card - Baltimore Orioles vs. Seattle Mariners (Winner: Seattle)

ALDS (Best Three Out of Five) - Houston Astros vs. Seattle Mariners (Winner: Mariners in 5)

ALDS (Best Three Out of Five) - Toronto Blue Jays vs. Minnesota Twins (Winner: Twins in 4)

ALCS (Best Four Out of Seven) - Minnesota Twins vs. Seattle Mariners (Winner: Mariners in 6)

ALCS MVP: Dee Gordon, Seattle Mariners

NATIONAL LEAGUE

NL Wild Card - Milwaukee Brewers vs. Arizona Diamondbacks (Winner: Arizona)

NLDS (Best Three Out of Five) - Arizona Diamondbacks vs. Los Angeles Dodgers (Winner: D'Backs in 5)

NLDS (Best Three Out of Five) - New York Mets vs. St. Louis Cardinals (Winner: Cardinals in 5)

NLCS (Best Four Out of Seven) - Arizona Diamondbacks vs. St. Louis Cardinals (Winner: Cardinals in 5)

NLCS MVP - Marcell Ozuna, St. Louis Cardinals

2018 World Series (Best Four Out of Seven) - Seattle Mariners vs. St. Louis Cardinals (Winner: Cardinals in 6)

2018 World Series MVP - Matt Carpenter, St. Louis Cardinals

Please feel free to comment and guffaw as you see fit.

We'll see where we are in October. Until then play ball.