Let's start with a quick summary of how we think the divisions will finish up this year.
AL East AL Central AL West
Toronto Blue Jays Chicago White Sox Houston Astros
Tampa Bay Rays Kansas City Royals Los Angeles Angels
New York Yankees Detroit Tigers Seattle Mariners
Boston Red Sox Minnesota Twins Texas Rangers
Baltimore Orioles Cleveland Guardians Oakland Athletics
NL East NL Central NL West
Atlanta Braves St Louis Cardinals Los Angeles Dodgers
Philadelphia Phillies Milwaukee Brewers San Francisco Giants
New York Mets Chicago Cubs San Diego Padres
Miami Marlins Cincinnati Reds Colorado Rockies
Washington Nationals Pittsburgh Pirates Arizona Diamondbacks
Right then, on to the postseason!
We've already got our division champions above but what about the wild card teams?
AL Wild Card 1 - Tampa Bay Rays NL Wild Card 1 - Milwaukee Brewers
AL Wild Card 2 - New York Yankees NL Wild Card 2 - Philadelphia Phillies
AL Wild Card 3 - Los Angeles Angels NL Wild Card 3 - San Francisco Giants
Now on to the serious stuff...
AL Championship Series - Toronto Blue Jays over the Chicago White Sox (4-3)
NL Championship Series - Los Angeles Dodgers over the St Louis Cardinals (4-1)
World Series - Toronto Blue Jays over the Los Angeles Dodgers (4-3)
That's right! We're picking Toronto to have their first World Series championship since 1993! Which, of course, means that they will finish below .500 now that we've picked them!
On to the individual awards!
AL MVP - Vladimir Guerrero Jr. NL MVP - Juan Soto
AL Cy Young - Gerrit Cole NL Cy Young - Walker Buehler
AL Rookie of the Year - Bobby Witt Jr NL Rookie of the Year - Seiya Suzuki
AL Manager of the Year - Charlie Montoyo NL Manager of the Year - Oliver Marmol
Who do you think wins the World Series this year? Let us know in the comments or on twitter.
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