July 23, 2020

Predictions: The Ringer, ESPN, Sports Illustrated, CBS, NBC, Yahoo, The Sporting News, New York Post, Detroit Free Press, Baseball America, RotoChamp, Baseball Prospectus

Everyone thinks the Dodgers will do quite well.

(Most of these picks were made before the announcement of the expanded postseason.)

The Ringer
Bobby Wagner
Divisions: Yankees, Twins, Astros, Atlanta, Reds, Dodgers
World Series: Dodgers over Yankees
MVPs: Mike Trout, Ronald Acuña
Cy Youngs: Gerrit Cole, Walker Buehler
Surprise Team: Angels
Flop Team: Nationals

Michael Baumann
Divisions: Yankees, Twins, Astros, Nationals, Cardinals, Dodgers
World Series: Dodgers over Rays
MVPs: Mike Trout, Mookie Betts
Cy Youngs: Lance Lynn, Luis Castillo
Surprise Team: Reds
Flop Team: Red Sox ("Guess what's probably going to happen when you trade Mookie Betts? That's right, you're probably going to flop.")

Ben Lindbergh
Divisions: Yankees, Twins, Astros, Atlanta, Cubs, Dodgers
World Series: Dodgers over Yankees
MVPs: Mike Trout, Mookie Betts
Cy Youngs: Gerrit Cole, Jacob deGrom
Surprise Team: Mets
Flop team: Phillies ("I almost went with the Red Sox - just peep that pitching staff ... - but a team that finished third last year and subsequently lost its best hitter to a much-maligned trade and its best pitcher to Tommy John surgery isn't starting this season with great expectations.")

Zack Kram
Divisions: Rays, Cleveland, Astros, Atlanta, Reds, Dodgers
World Series: Astros over Padres
MLPs: Shohei Ohtani, Christian Yelich
Cy Youngs: Tyler Glasnow, Jack Flaherty
Surprise Team: Padres
Flop team: Orioles
ESPN

32 columnists, writers, researchers, and editors make their picks:
AL East: Yankees (21 votes), Rays (11)
AL Central: Twins (24), Cleveland (5), White Sox (3)
AL West: Astros (17), Athletics (11), Angels (4)
AL WC: Rays (21), Astros, Yankees (10), White Sox (6), Cleveland (5), Twins, Athletics (4), Angels (3), Blue Jays (1)

NL East: Atlanta (16), Nationals (10), Mets (4), Phillies (2)
NL Central: Reds (14), Brewers (7), Cubs (6), Cardinals (5)
NL West: Dodgers (32)
NL WC: Nationals (12), Mets, Diamondbacks (8), Atlanta, Padres (7), Cubs, Brewers, Cardinals (5), Phillies (4), Reds (3)

AL Pennant: Yankees (14), Rays (7), Twins, Cleveland, Athletics (3), Astros (2)
NL Pennant: Dodgers (24), Atlanta, Nationals, Brewers (2), Diamondbacks, Reds (1)
World Series: Dodgers (18), Yankees (6), Rays (3), Brewers (2), Atlanta, Nationals, Cleveland (1)

AL MVP: Mike Trout (12), Francisco Lindor (5), Alex Bregman, Matt Chapman (4), Gleyber Torres (3), Josh Donaldson (2), Aaron Judge, Anthony Rendon (1)

NL MVP: Ronald Acuña (9), Mookie Betts (6), Christian Yelich (5), Bryce Harper, Juan Soto (4), Pete Alonso, Javier Baez, Kris Bryant, Fernando Tatis (1)

AL Cy Young: Gerrit Cole (20), Shane Bieber (3), Jose Berrios, Mike Clevinger, Tyler Glasnow (2), Charlie Morton, Blake Snell, Justin Verlander (1)

NL Cy Young: Walker Buehler (8), Max Scherzer (6), Jacob deGrom (4), Jack Flaherty, Josh Hader, Stephen Strasburg (3), Luis Castillo (2), Clayton Kershaw, Aaron Nola, Mike Soroka (1)

AL Rookie: Luis Robert (24), Jesus Luzardo (4), Nate Pearson (2), Jo Adell, Casey Mize (1)

NL Rookie: Gavin Lux (24), Dylan Carlson (2), Shogo Akiyama, Alec Bohm, Ke'Bryan Hayes, Carter Kieboom, Dustin May, Brendan Rodgers (1)
Sports Illustrated
Tom Verudcci
AL East: Rays
World Series: Rays over Dodgers in 7

Stephaie Apstein
AL East: Yankees
World Series: Dodgers over Yankees in 6

Emma Baccellieri
AL East: Yankees
World Series: Dodgers over Yankees in 7

Connoe Grossman
AL East: Rays
World Series: Raysover Nationals in 5

Matt Martell
AL East: Yankees
World Series: Angels over Dodgers in 7

Michael Shapiro
AL East: Yankees
World Series: Dodgers over Rays in 6
CBS Sports
All six writers - Katherine Acquavella, R.J. Anderson, Mike Axisa, Dayn Perry, Matt Snyder, and Danny Vietti - see the AL East shaking out the same way:
Yankees
Rays
Blue Jays
Red Sox
Orioles
AL Pennant: Yankees (5), Athletics (1)
NL Pennant: Dodgers (4), Reds, Atlanta (1)
World Series: Dodgers (3), Yankees (2), Athletics (1)

AL MVP: Aaron Judge (2), Mike Trout, Shohei Ohtani, Alex Bregman, Gleyber Torres (1)
AL Cy Young: Gerrit Cole (3), Lucas Giolito, Tyler Glasnow, Charlie Morton (1)
NL MVP: Ronald Acuña (2), Jeff McNeil, Eugenio Suarez, Fernando Tatis, Bryce Harper (1)
NL Cy Young: Walker Buehler (3), Jacob deGrom, Aaron Nola, Zac Gallen (1)
NBC Sports
Craig Calcaterra
AL Divisions: Yankees, Twins, Astros
NL Divisions: Nationals, Reds, Dodgers
ALCS: Yankees over Rays in 7
NLCS: Dodgers over Reds in 5
World Series: Dodgers over Yankees in 6
MVPs: Mike Trout, Ronald Acuña
Cy Youngs: Gerrit Cole, Max Scherzer

Bill Baer
AL Divisions: Yankees, White Sox, Astros
NL Divisions: Nationals, Cubs, Dodgers
ALCS: Yankees over White Sox in 5
NLCS: Dodgers over Nationals in 6
World Series: Yankees over Dodgers 6
MVPs: Alex Bregman, Juan Soto
Cy Youngs: Gerrit Cole, Walker Buehler
Yahoo Sports
Tim Brown
AL Divisions: Rays, Twins, Athletics
NL Divisions: Mets, Cubs, Dodgers
WC: Yankees, Astros, Atlanta, Padres
World Series: Dodgers

Hannah Keyser
AL Divisions: Yankees, Twins, Astros
NL Divisions: Atlanta, Cubs, Dodgers
WC: Texas, Rays, Padres, Nationals
World Series: Atlanta

Mike Oz
AL Divisions: Yankees, Twins, Astros
NL Divisions: Atlanta, Cubs, Dodgers
WC: White Sox, Rays, Nationals, Reds
World Series: Yankees

Mark Townsend
AL Divisions: Rays, White Sox, Astros
NL Divisions: Atlanta, Cubs, Dodgers
WC: Yankees, Twins, Nationals, Reds
World Series: Rays

Chris Cwik
AL Divisions: Yankees, White Sox, Astros
NL Divisions: Atlanta, Reds, Dodgers
WC: Twins, Athletics, Nationals, Cubs
World Series: Rays

Liz Roscher
AL Divisions: Yankees, Twins, Astros
NL Divisions: Atlanta, Brewers, Dodgers
WC: Rays, White Sox, Phillies, Reds
World Series: Dodgers

Zach Crizer
AL Divisions: Yankees, Twins, Astros
NL Divisions: Nationals, Reds, Dodgers
WC: Athletics, White Sox, Cubs, Diamondbacks
World Series: Twins

Jack Baer
AL Divisions: Yankees, Twins, Athletics
NL Divisions: Nationals, Reds, Dodgers
WC: Astros, Rays, Atlanta, Cardinals
World Series: Dodgers

Mo Castillo
AL Divisions: Yankees, Twins, Astros
NL Divisions: Atlanta, Brewers, Dodgers
WC: Rays, Athletics, Mets, Padres
World Series: Dodgers

Nick Ostiller
AL Divisions: Rays, Cleveland, Astros
NL Divisions: Phillies, Cardinals, Dodgers
WC: Yankees, White Sox, Atlanta, Cubs
World Series: Dodgers

MLB HR Leader?: Pete Alonso (4), Nolan Arenado (2), Mookie Betts, Cody Bellinger, Mike Trout, Bryce Harper (1)

MLB Strikeout Leader?: Gerrit Cole (7), Tyler Glasnow, Lucas Giolito, Trevor Bauer (1)

Most Outlandish Stat Of 2020?
Hannah Keyser: Jeff McNeil will bat .400.
Mark Townsend: Ronald Acuña goes 20-20 in 2020. (3 SB shy of 40-40 last season)
Tim Brown: Christian Yelich hits .415.
Nick Ostiller: Madison Bumgarner will hit at least 1 home run despite the universal DH.
Chris Cwik: Mike Trout flirts with a .500 on-base percentage.
Liz Roscher: Joey Votto will either hit .400 or have the league's highest OBP.
Mike Oz: Vlad Guerrero, 21, is the only player who hits his age in homers.

AL MVP: Mike Trout (4), Francisco Lindor (3), Gleyber Torres (2), Matt Chapman (1)
NL MVP: Mookie Betts, Ronald Acuña (3), Christian Yelich (2), Cody Bellinger, Juan Soto (1)
AL Cy Young: Gerrit Cole (4), Justin Verlander (3), Lucas Giolito, José Berríos, Mike Clevinger (1)
NL Cy Young: Jack Flaherty, Stephen Strasburg (3), Max Scherzer, Walker Buehler (2)

Total Complete Games In MLB?
Chris Cwik: 0.
Tim Brown: 5.
Mike Oz: 7.
Jack Baer: 8.
Zach Crizer: 14.
Mark Townsend: 20.
TSN
Joe Rivera
AL Divisions: Yankees, Twins, Angels
AL WC: Athletics, Cleveland
MVPs: Aaron Judge, Kris Bryant
Cy Youngs: Gerrit Cole, Walker Buehler
World Series: Yankees over Dodgers

Dan Bernstein
AL Divisions: Yankees, Twins, Astros
AL WC: Red Sox, Angels
MVPs: Alex Bregman, Cody Bellinger
Cy Youngs: Gerrit Cole, Walker Buehler
World Series: Dodgers over Astros

Tom Gatto
AL Divisions: Rays, Cleveland, Astros
AL WC: Texas, White Sox
MVPs: Francisco Lindor, Cody Bellinger
Cy Youngs: Gerrit Cole, Stephen Strasburg
World Series: Yankees over Dodgers

Jason Foster
AL Divisions: Yankees, Twins, Astros
AL WC: Athletics, Rays
MVPs: Aaron Judge, Cody Bellinger
Cy Youngs: Gerrit Cole, Max Scherzer
World Series: Dodgers over Yankees
New York Post
Mike Puma
AL East: Yankees, Rays, Red Sox, Blue Jays, Orioles
ALCS: Yankees over Astros
NLCS: Dodgers over Mets
World Series: Dodgers over Yankees
MVPs: George Springer, Nolan Arenado
Cy Youngs: Gerrit Cole, Zack Wheeler

Ken Davidoff
AL East: Yankees, Rays, Blue Jays, Red Sox, Orioles
ALCS: Athletics over Yankees
NLCS: Dodgers over Reds
World Series: Athletics over Dodgers
MVPs: Matt Chapman, Mookie Betts
Cy Youngs: Lucas Giolito, Jacob deGrom

George A. King III
AL East: Yankees, Rays, Red Sox, Blue Jays, Orioles
ALCS: Yankees over Angels
NLCS: Dodgers over Atlanta
World Series: Yankees over Dodgers
MVPs: Mike Trout, Mookie Betts
Cy Youngs: James Paxton, Zack Wheeler

Dan Martin
AL East: Yankees, Rays, Red Sox, Blue Jays, Orioles
ALCS: Yankees over Rays
NLCS: Dodgers over Atlanta
World Series: Dodgers over Yankees
MVPs: Mike Trout, Ronald Acuña
Cy Youngs: Gerrit Cole, Walker Buehler

Joel Sherman
AL East: Rays, Yankees, Blue Jays, Red Sox, Orioles
ALCS: Twins over Athletics
NLCS: Dodgers over Atlanta
World Series: Dodgers over Twins
MVPs: Francisco Lindor, Fernando Tatis
Cy Youngs: Shane Bieber, Jack Flaherty

Mike Vaccaro
AL East: Yankees, Rays, Blue Jays, Red Sox, Orioles
ALCS: Astros over Yankees
NLCS: Dodgers over Brewers
World Series: Dodgers over Astros
MVPs: Aaron Judge, Christian Yelich
Cy Youngs: Gerrit Cole, Aaron Nola
Detroit Free Press
Anthony Fenech
AL East: Rays
ALCS: Cleveland over Astros
NLCS: Dodgers over Reds
World Series: Cleveland over Dodgers
MVPs: Mike Trout, Bryce Harper
Cy Youngs: Gerrit Cole, Trevor Bauer

Ryan Ford
AL East: Yankees
ALCS: Yankees over Astros
NLCS: Dodgers over Cardinals
World Series: Dodgers over Yankees
MVPs: Mike Trout, Juan Soto
Cy Youngs: Gerrit Cole, Jack Flaherty
Baseball America
AL East (consensus)
Yankees
Rays
Red Sox
Blue Jays
Orioles

World Series
Ben Badler:     Dodgers over Yankees in 6 games
Matt Eddy:      Dodgers over Yankees in 6 games
Chris Trenkle:  Dodgers over Yankees in 6 games
Carlos Collazo: Dodgers over Yankees in 7 games
Joe Healy:      Dodgers over Yankees in 7 games
Josh Norris:    Dodgers over Yankees in 7 games
JJ Cooper:      Dodgers over Astros in 6 games
Kyle Glaser:    Yankees over Dodgers in 6 games
MVPs: Mike Trout, Mookie Betts
Cy Youngs: Gerrit Cole, Jack Flaherty
RotoChamp
A composite of Baseball Prospectus, Davenport, FiveThirtyEight, and FanGraphs.
AL East 
Yankees    36-24
Rays       33-27
Red Sox    31-29
Blue Jays  27-33
Orioles    21-39
  
Best record: Dodgers: 37-23
Worst Record: Orioles 21-39
Baseball Prospectus
AL East
Yankees    36-24
Rays       32-28
Red Sox    30-30
Blue Jays  28-32
Orioles    22-38
Eno Sarris, The Athletic
10 bold predictions for the coming MLB season: "Our goal is to get three out of 10 right and have a little fun doing it."

Yu Darvish is going to win the Cy Young

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The Rays will win it all ...

No one will steal 15 bases

The Mets will have the best bullpen in baseball ...

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