My 2022 MLB Predictions


Here's how I see the 2022 MLB season turning out:


AMERICAN LEAGUE

AL East

1-Toronto

2-Tampa Bay

3-Boston

4-New York Yankees

5-Baltimore

 

AL Central

1-Chicago White Sox

2-Cleveland

3-Detroit

4-Minnesota

5-Kansas City

 

AL West

1-Houston

2-Oakland

3-Los Angeles Angels

4-Texas

5-Seattle

 

AL PLAYOFFS

AL Wild Card: White Sox def. Boston, Tampa Bay def. Oakland

ALDS: Toronto def. Tampa Bay, Houston def. White Sox

ALCS: Toronto def. Houston

 

NATIONAL LEAGUE

NL East

1-Atlanta

2-Washington

3-Philadelphia

4-Miami

5-New York Mets

 

NL Central

1-Milwaukee

2-Cincinnati

3-St. Louis

4-Chicago Cubs

5-Pittsburgh

 

NL West

1-Los Angeles Dodgers

2-San Francisco

3-San Diego

4-Colorado

5-Arizona

 

NL PLAYOFFS

NL Wild Card: Milwaukee def. Cincinnati, San Francisco def. San Diego

NLDS: Dodgers def. San Francisco, Atlanta def. Milwaukee

NLCS: Dodgers def. Atlanta

 

WORLD SERIES

Dodgers def. Toronto

 

AWARDS

AL MVP: Bo Bichette, Toronto

NL MVP: Trea Turner, Dodgers

AL Cy Young: Gerrit Cole, Yankees

NL Cy Young: Corbin Burnes, Milwaukee

AL Rookie: Julio Rodriguez, Seattle

NL Rookie: Aaron Ashby, Milwaukee

AL Manager: Mark Kotsay, Oakland

NL Manager: David Bell, Cincinnati

 

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