My 2019 MLB Predictions

The 2019 MLB season has technically already commenced with the Seattle Mariners and Oakland A's playing two games last week in Tokyo in honor of Ichiro Suzuki who retired at the conclusion of the series. But the regular season gets underway in less than 72 hours and now is as good a time as any to put forward my annual predictions. Well, here it goes.


AMERICAN LEAGUE


AL East


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


AL Central


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


AL West


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


AL MVP - Aaron Judge, New York Yankees
AL Cy Young Award - Charlie Morton, Tampa Bay Rays
AL Rookie of the Year - Bo Bichette, Toronto Blue Jays
AL Manager of the Year - Rocco Baldelli, Minnesota Twins
AL Comeback Player of the Year - Matt Harvey, Los Angeles Angels


* - denotes AL Wild Card winners


NATIONAL LEAGUE


NL East


Atlanta Braves
New York Mets*
Philadelphia Phillies
Washington Nationals
Miami Marlins


NL Central


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


NL West


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


NL MVP - Yasiel Puig, Cincinnati Reds
NL Cy Young Award - Miles Mikolas, St. Louis Cardinals
NL Rookie of the Year - Fernando Tatis, Jr., San Diego Padres
NL Manager of the Year - David Bell, Cincinnati Reds
NL Comeback Player of the Year - Ruben Tejada, New York Mets


* - denotes NL Wild Card winners


POST-SEASON


AMERICAN LEAGUE


AL Wild Card Game - New York Yankees vs. Los Angeles Angels (Winner: Angels)


ALDS (Best 3 out of 5) - Tampa Bay Rays vs. Los Angeles Angels (Winner: Rays in 4)


ALDS (Best 3 out of 5) - Minnesota Twins vs. Houston Astros (Winner: Twins in 5)


ALCS (Best 4 out of 7) - Minnesota Twins vs. Tampa Bay Rays (Winner: Twins in 6)


ALCS MVP - Ronald Torreyes, Minnesota Twins


NATIONAL LEAGUE


NL Wild Card Game - New York Mets vs. Cincinnati Reds (Winner: Mets)


NLDS (Best 3 out of 5) - New York Mets vs. Colorado Rockies (Winner: Mets in 3)


NLDS (Best 3 out of 5) - Atlanta Braves vs. St. Louis Cardinals (Winner: Cardinals in 4)


NLCS (Best 4 out of 7) - New York Mets vs. St. Louis Cardinals (Winner: Cardinals in 7)


NLCS MVP - Marcell Ozuna, St. Louis Cardinals


2019 WORLD SERIES (BEST 4 OUT OF 7)


Minnesota Twins vs. St. Louis Cardinals - Cardinals in 7


2019 World Series MVP - Paul Goldschmidt, St. Louis Cardinals


With that, I cannot wait for the first pitch on March 28th. Play ball.