Baseball is finally back! No one could have predicted the Curse of the Billy Goat being broken last year, but here with the reigning champion Cubs. What is in store for 2017? We make our best guesses.
Also – don’t forget to check out our all of our in depth 2017 team previews here.
American League Playoff Teams
Nick Bair:
AL East – Boston Red Sox
AL Central – Detroit Tigers
AL West – Texas Rangers
Wild Card #1 – New York Yankees
Wild Card #2 – Toronto Blue Jays
Sean Demetrakis:
AL East – Boston Red Sox
AL Central – Cleveland Indians
AL West – Texas Rangers
Wild Card #1 – Houston Astros
Wild Card #2 – Baltimore Orioles
Randy Haines:
AL East – Boston Red Sox
AL Central – Cleveland Indians
AL West – Texas Rangers
Wild Card #1 – Houston Astros
Wild Card #2 – Baltimore Orioles
National League Playoff Teams:
NB:
NL East – Washington Nationals
NL Central – St. Louis Cardinals
NL West – Los Angeles Dodgers
Wild Card #1 – Chicago Cubs
Wild Card #2 – San Francisco Giants
SD:
NL East – Washington Nationals
NL Central – Chicago Cubs
NL West – Los Angeles Dodgers
Wild Card #1 – San Francisco Giants
Wild Card #2 – New York Mets
RH:
NL East – Washington Nationals
NL Central – Chicago Cubs
NL West – Los Angeles Dodgers
Wild Card #1 – San Francisco Giants
Wild Card #2 – St. Louis Cardinals
Award Winners:
NB:
AL MVP – Mookie Betts, Boston Red Sox
NL MVP – Bryce Harper, Washington Nationals
AL Cy Young – Yu Darvish, Texas Rangers
NL Cy Young – Stephen Strasburg, Washington Nationals
AL Rookie of the Year – Andrew Benintendi, Boston Red Sox
NL Rookie of the Year – Dansby Swanson, Atlanta Braves
AL Manager of the Year – Brad Ausmus, Detroit Tigers
NL Manager of the Year – Mike Matheny, St. Louis Cardinals
AL Home Run Champ – Mike Trout, Los Angeles Angels
NL Home Run Champ – Giancarlo Stanton, Miami Marlins
Biggest Surprise – New York Yankees
Biggest Disappointment – Cleveland Indians
SD:
AL MVP – Mike Trout, Los Angeles Angels
NL MVP – Kris Bryant, Chicago Cubs
AL Cy Young – Chris Sale, Boston Red Sox
NL Cy Young – Clayton Kershaw, Los Angeles Dodgers
AL Rookie of the Year – Andrew Benintendi, Boston Red Sox
NL Rookie of the Year – Tyler Glasnow, Pittsburgh Pirates
AL Manager of the Year – Buck Showalter, Baltimore Orioles
NL Manager of the Year – Joe Maddon, Chicago Cubs
AL Home Run Champ – Chris Davis, Baltimore Orioles
NL Home Run Champ – Nolan Arenado, Colorado Rockies
Biggest Surprise – Atlanta Braves
Biggest Disappointment – Toronto Blue Jays
RH:
AL MVP – Mike Trout, Los Angeles Angels
NL MVP – Nolan Arenado, Colorado Rockies
AL Cy Young – Corey Kluber, Cleveland Indians
NL Cy Young – Madison Bumgarner, San Francisco Giants
AL Rookie of the Year – Yoan Moncada, Chicago White Sox
NL Rookie of the Year – Manuel Margot, San Diego Padres
AL Manager of the Year – AJ Hinch, Houston Astros
NL Manager of the Year – Dave Roberts, Los Angeles Dodgers
AL Home Run Champ – Chris Davis, Baltimore Orioles
NL Home Run Champ – Kris Bryant, Chicago Cubs
Biggest Surprise – Colorado Rockies
Biggest Disappointment – New York Mets
World Series Matchup:
NB: Washington Nationals over Texas Rangers.
SD: Chicago Cubs over Boston Red Sox.
RH: Cleveland Indians over Chicago Cubs.
-Nick Bair, Sean Demetrakis, and Randy Haines
Photo Credit: Pablo Martinez Monsivais/AP
