Members of the Southern California News Group try to predict how the 2022 baseball season will play out, from division races (in predicted order of finish) to the postseason and who will collect the key awards.
— BILL PLUNKETT (Dodgers beat reporter) —
NL West: Dodgers, Giants, Padres, Rockies, Diamondbacks
NL Central: Cardinals, Brewers, Cubs, Reds, Pirates
NL East: Braves, Mets, Phillies, Nationals, Marlins
AL West: Astros, Mariners, Angels, Rangers, A’s
AL Central: White Sox, Twins, Royals, Tigers, Guardians
AL East: Blue Jays, Yankees, Rays, Red Sox, Orioles
NL wild-card teams: Giants, Padres, Mets
AL wild-card teams: Yankees, Rays, Twins
POSTSEASON
NLCS: Braves over Dodgers
ALCS: Blue Jays over Yankees
World Series: Braves over Blue Jays
AWARDS
NL MVP: Juan Soto (Nationals)
AL MVP: Vladimir Guerrero Jr. (Blue Jays)
NL Cy Young: Logan Webb (Giants)
AL Cy Young: Gerritt Cole (Yankees)
NL Rookie: Hunter Greene (Reds)
AL Rookie: Bobby Witt Jr. (Royals)
— JEFF FLETCHER (Angels beat reporter) —
NL West: Dodgers, Padres, Giants, Rockies, Diamondbacks
NL Central: Brewers, Cardinals, Cubs, Reds, Pirates
NL East: Mets, Braves, Phillies, Marlins, Nationals
AL West: Astros, Angels, Mariners, Rangers, A’s
AL Central: White Sox, Twins, Guardians, Tigers, Royals
AL East: Blue Jays, Rays, Yankees, Red Sox, Orioles
NL wild-card teams: Padres, Cardinals, Braves
AL wild-card teams: Angels, Rays, Yankees
POSTSEASON
NLCS: Dodgers over Mets
ALCS: White Sox over Blue Jays
World Series: Dodgers over White Sox
AWARDS
NL MVP: Ronald Acuña Jr. (Braves)
AL MVP: Shohei Ohtani (Angels)
NL Cy Young: Walker Buehler (Dodgers)
AL Cy Young: Gerrit Cole (Yankees)
NL Rookie of the Year: Seiya Suzuki (Cubs)
AL Rookie of the Year: Julio Rodriguez (Mariners)
— J.P. HOORNSTRA (MLB reporter/columnist) —
NL West: Dodgers, Giants, Padres, Diamondbacks, Rockies
NL Central: Cardinals, Brewers, Cubs, Pirates, Reds
NL East: Braves, Mets, Phillies, Nationals, Marlins
AL West: Mariners, Astros, Angels, Rangers, A’s
AL Central: White Sox, Twins, Tigers, Guardians, Royals
AL East: Rays, Yankees, Blue Jays, Red Sox, Orioles
NL wild-card teams: Mets, Brewers, Giants
AL wild-card teams: Astros, Yankees, Blue Jays
POSTSEASON
NLCS: Dodgers over Mets
ALCS: White Sox over Blue Jays
World Series: Dodgers over White Sox
AWARDS
NL MVP: Mookie Betts (Dodgers)
AL MVP: Shohei Ohtani (Angels)
NL Cy Young: Corbin Burnes (Brewers)
AL Cy Young: Gerrit Cole (Yankees)
NL Rookie: Seiya Suzuki (Cubs)
AL Rookie: Shane Baz (Rays)
— JIM ALEXANDER (Columnist) —
NL West: Dodgers, Padres, Giants, Rockies, Diamondbacks
NL Central: Cardinals, Brewers, Cubs, Pirates, Reds
NL East: Braves, Mets, Nationals, Phillies, Marlins
AL West: Mariners, Astros, Angels, Rangers, A’s
AL Central: Twins, White Sox, Tigers, Royals, Guardians
AL East: Blue Jays, Rays, Yankees, Red Sox, Orioles
NL wild-card teams: Brewers, Mets, Padres
AL wild-card teams: Rays, Astros, Angels
POSTSEASON
NLCS: Dodgers over Braves
ALCS: Astros over Blue Jays
World Series: Dodgers over Astros
AWARDS
NL MVP: Ronald Acuña Jr. (Braves)
AL MVP: Mike Trout (Angels)
NL Cy Young: Walker Buehler (Dodgers)
AL Cy Young: Gerrit Cole (Yankees)
NL Rookie of the Year: Hunter Greene (Reds)
AL Rookie of the Year: Spencer Torkelson (Tigers)
— TODD BAILEY (MLB Editor) —
NL West: Dodgers, Padres, Giants, Rockies, Diamondbacks
NL Central: Brewers, Cardinals, Cubs, Reds, Pirates
NL East: Braves, Mets, Phillies, Marlins, Nationals
AL West: Astros, Angels, Mariners, Rangers, A’s
AL Central: White Sox, Twins, Guardians, Tigers, Royals
AL East: Blue Jays, Rays, Yankees, Red Sox, Orioles
NL wild-card teams: Padres, Mets, Cardinals
AL wild-card teams: Rays, Yankees, Angels
POSTSEASON
NLCS: Dodgers over Braves
ALCS: White Sox over Astros
World Series: Dodgers over White Sox
AWARDS
NL MVP: Juan Soto (Nationals)
AL MVP: Shohei Ohtani (Angels)
NL Cy Young: Max Scherzer (Mets)
AL Cy Young: Shane Bieber (Guardians)
NL Rookie: Camilo Doval (Giants)
AL Rookie: Bobby Witt Jr. (Royals)
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