Le Cap’s MLB Predictions: Divisions and Awards

in addition to my Bold Predictions from yesterday

Division and Playoff Picks:

AL East: Red Sox (95 Wins)

AL Central: Indians (93)

AL West: Astros (116)

Wild Cards: Yankees (93); Angels and Twins (play-off) (88 wins)

WC Play-in: Yankees over Angels

WC Round: Astros over Yankees; Red Sox over Indians

ALCS: Astros over Sox

NL East: Nationals (93)

NL Central: Cubs (94)

NL West: Dodgers (92)

Wild Cards: Diamondbacks (88), Giants (85)

WC Play-in: Giants over D-backs

WC Round: Cubs over Giants, Nats over Dodgers

NLCS: Nats over Dodgers

WORLD SERIES: Astros over Nationals

AWARDS:

AL MVP: Carlos Correa– Trout should win it every year, but there will be a narrative for Correa, because they’ll win 116 games

AL Cy: James Paxton- gun to my head, I pick Sale…but planting my flag here

AL Rookie of Year: Ohtani…but MAN I hope it’s Vladdy Jr. Ohtani is going to be a disappointment to those expecting a legit two way player, as I’ve written about before, but he’s going to be good enough on the mound to win ROY.

NL MVP: Bryce Harper- Fun Fact: Bryce Harper is 6 months YOUNGER than Aaron Judge. This guy hasn’t even hit his prime yet, and already has a 10 WAR season (26 Career) and had an OPS of 1.008 last year. Also, is his contract up soon???

NL Cy: Noah Syndergaard- This is one I go back and forth on. I am torn between Strasburg and Syndergaard. They are both absolute studs, but both have to prove they can stay on the bump for 190+ innings.

NL Rookie of the Year: Ronald Acuna- I have a natural tendency to go against the overwhelming popular opinion, but this is a lock stock, slam dunk, unanimous choice. It won’t be long before he’s getting top 5 MVP votes.