Six months ago, I made my annual predictions as to who would win what.  With the Wild Card round in full swing, it is time to revisit those predictions and see what, if anything, I got right.

American League

East: Yankees

Yeah, I didn’t see this one coming.  The Yankees missed the postseason for the first time since 2016.  Meanwhile, the upstart Orioles came out of nowhere to win the East and take the top seed in the American League.

Central: Guardians

The Guardians put up a fight, but the Twins managed to rebound and re-take the Central.

West: Astros

It came down to the last day of the season, but the Astros did manage to win the division for the third straight year and the sixth year out of the last seven.

Wild Cards: Blue Jays, Mariners, White Sox

Oh boy.  Well, the Blue Jays managed to snag the last Wild Card spot and the Mariners lasted until the final week.  The White Sox, on the other hand, lost 100 games and were out of contention in April.

AL Champion: Yankees

If I’m going to be wrong, this is the way to do it.  The Astros look to have the easiest path, but I’m going to say either the Orioles or the Rays pull this one off.

Cy Young: Alek Manoah

This might be the wrongest prediction in the history of predictions.  Manoah was so bad this year, he spent time in both the Rookie League and AA.  Gerrit Cole looks to be the likely winner.

MVP: Julio Rodriguez

Another wrong guess.  Shohei Ohtani will probably take it, despite injuries ending his season early.

National League

East: Phillies

Well, at least the Phillies landed as the top Wild Card.  The Braves just up and ran away with this for the sixth consecutive year.

Central: Cardinals

The Cardinals bottomed out this year, letting the Brewers regain the Central crown.

West: Dodgers

Once again, I got the West prediction right, thanks to the Dodgers winning their tenth division title in eleven years.

Wild Cards: Padres, Braves, Brewers

Nope, nope, and nope.  At least two of these won division titles, while the Padres struggled with consistency all season.  Instead, the Phillies will be joined by the upstart Marlins and Diamondbacks.

NL Champion: Padres

So much for that.  This should come down to Dodgers or Braves, who were the cream of the National League crop this year.

Cy Young: Walker Buehler

Injuries got in the way of this prediction.  Who knows who will win?

MVP: Juan Soto

Soto did not lead his team to the promised land as expected.  Instead, this will come down to a battle between Ronald Acuña Jr. and Mookie Betts.