The 2019 baseball season is scheduled to kick off tomorrow, at least the North American portion, with a full slate of games featuring all 30 teams. For the ninth consecutive year, I’ve looked into the crystal ball to make my picks for the upcoming season.
American League
East: Yankees
Central: Indians
West: Astros
Wild Cards: Red Sox, Angels
AL Champion: Astros
Cy Young: Justin Verlander
MVP: George Springer
National League
East: Phillies
Central: Cardinals
West: Rockies
Wild Cards: Dodgers, Nationals
NL Champion: Cardinals
Cy Young: Jacob deGrom
MVP: Paul Goldschmidt
[…] Six months ago, at the dawn of the 2019 baseball season, I made my annual predictions as to who would win what. Now that the regular season has come to an end, it is time revisit those predictions and see what, if anything, I got right. […]