After an almost 100 day lockout, Major League Baseball is finally back, with Opening Day less than a week away. The greedy owners weren’t able to break the union, and the MLB and MLBPA eventually agreed upon a new Collective Bargaining Agreement. Free agency quickly re-started (at least for some teams, I’m looking at you, Paul Dolan 😤) and spring training began.
So finally we can get back to baseball. Spring is in the air…at least in some parts of the country, whereas in Cleveland, we got two inches of snow on Sunday. But enough about Cleveland, their cheap ownership and their refusal to spend a single dime in free agency. Without further ado, here are my 2022 MLB Predictions.
AMERICAN LEAGUE
| AL EAST | AL CENTRAL | AL WEST | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue Jays | 94-68 | White Sox | 91-71 | Astros | 91-71 |
| Rays | 91-71 | Twins | 86-76 | Mariners | 88-74 |
| Yankees | 90-72 | Tigers | 80-82 | Angels | 86-76 |
| Red Sox | 84-78 | Guardians | 79-83 | Rangers | 74-88 |
| Orioles | 58-104 | Royals | 76-86 | Athletics | 60-102 |
AL Wild Cards: Tampa Bay Rays, New York Yankees, Seattle Mariners
NATIONAL LEAGUE
| NL EAST | NL CENTRAL | NL WEST | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Braves | 95-67 | Brewers | 90-72 | Dodgers | 101-61 |
| Mets | 86-76 | Cardinals | 85-77 | Giants | 94-68 |
| Phillies | 84-78 | Cubs | 76-86 | Padres | 89-73 |
| Nationals | 72-90 | Pirates | 66-96 | Diamondbacks | 71-91 |
| Marlins | 70-92 | Reds | 55-107 | Rockies | 68-94 |
NL Wild Cards: San Francisco Giants, San Diego Padres, New York Mets
PLAYOFFS
Wild Card Round
(6) Seattle Mariners over (3) Chicago White Sox
(4) Tampa Bay Rays over (5) New York Yankees
(3) Milwaukee Brewers over (6) New York Mets
(5) San Diego Padres over (4) San Francisco Giants
Divisional Round
(1) Toronto Blue Jays over (4) Tampa Bay Rays
(2) Houston Astros over (6) Seattle Mariners
(5) San Diego Padres over (1) Los Angeles Dodgers
(2) Atlanta Braves over (3) Milwaukee Brewers
Championship Series
(1) Toronto Blue Jays over (2) Houston Astros
(5) San Diego Padres over (2) Atlanta Braves
World Series
Toronto Blue Jays over San Diego Padres
AWARDS
- World Series MVP: Vladimir Guerrero Jr., 1B/DH, Blue Jays
- AL MVP: Mike Trout, OF, Angels
- NL MVP: Trea Turner, SS, Dodgers
- AL Cy Young: Lucas Giolito, SP, White Sox
- NL Cy Young: Joe Musgrove, SP, Padres
- AL Rookie of the Year: Bobby Witt Jr., SS, Royals
- NL Rookie of the Year: CJ Abrams, SS/OF, Padres
- AL Manager of the Year: Charlie Montoyo, Blue Jays
- NL Manager of the Year: Bob Melvin, Padres
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