2024 MLB Season Predictions

Let's see how quickly these go south.

Sorry, wrote this quickly. Out the door and off to a rainy weekend in Oakland to catch a cold probably.

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Well, since I gave up gambling this will look a little different than last year’s prediction. Let’s go with the standings, then the playoffs, then the award winners and some other off-beat predictions. If you don’t feel like reading all the way, however, the Twins will be winning the World Series behind rookie phenom Brooks Lee (whenever they call him up.)

AL EAST

1. Baltimore Orioles

2. Toronto Blue Jays*

3. Tampa Bay Rays

4. New York Yankees

5. Boston Red Sox

AL CENTRAL

1. Minnesota Twins#

2. Detroit Tigers

3. Kansas City Royals

4. Cleveland Guardians

5. Chicago White Sox

AL WEST

1. Seattle Mariners

2. Houston Astros*

3. Texas Rangers*

4. Los Angeles Angels

5. Oakland (for now) A’s

NL EAST

1. Philadelphia Phillies

2. Atlanta Braves*

3. Miami Marlins

4. New York Mets

5. Washington Nationals

NL CENTRAL

1. Chicago Cubs

2. Cincinnati Reds*

3. St. Louis Cardinals

4. Pittsburgh Pirates

5. Milwaukee Brewers

NL WEST

1. Los Angeles Dodgers

2. San Diego Padres*

3. Arizona Diamondbacks

4. San Francisco Giants

5. Colorado Rockies

note: * denotes Wild Card team and # denotes best record

ALCS

Minnesota Twins over Seattle Mariners in 6

NLCS

Atlanta Braves over Chicago Cubs in 4

World Series

Minnesota Twins over Atlanta Braves in 7 on a snowy evening

Awards

• AL MVP: Adley Rutschman

• NL MVP: Fernando Tatis Jr

• AL Cy Young: Luis Castillo

• NL Cy Young: Zac Gallen

• AL Rookie: Evan Carter (TEX)

• NL Rookie: Jackson Merrill (SD)

• AL Manager: Rocco Baldelli (MIN)

• NL Manager: David Bell (CIN)

• Home Run Champ: Bryce Harper

• Strikeout King: Spencer Strider

• Stolen Base Leader: Elly de la Cruz

Good luck to you… and me!