THUNDER BAY – The 2019 Major League Baseball season is finally here.
Every year, several of us here at Dougall Media, along with a long-time former colleague, Jamie Smith, take a stab at predicting how we think the coming season will unfold – with varying degrees of success.
One thing we all agree upon is that the Toronto Blue Jays won’t sniff the post-season. But that shouldn’t come as any real surprise, given the team’s obvious rebuild mode. We also all agree that the Houston Astros are going to win the American League West.
After that, we’ve all got different ideas of what’s going to happen, who will take home the major awards and who wins it all in October.
No shock, the Boston Red Sox and New York Yankees are on everyone’s playoff list. The Sox are coming off a 108-win season, and other than questions about their bullpen and perhaps the health of their rotation, look to be equally as good this summer. The Yankees added pitching depth, and with rotation stud Luis Severino likely sidelined until May, their rotation has plenty of question marks too.
In the National League, the Philadelphia Phillies overhauled their lineup, adding Bryce Harper, J.T. Realmuto, Andrew McCutchen and reliever David Robertson. Is it enough in a tough NL East that includes the surprising Atlanta Braves, the retooled New York Mets and the always tough Washington Nationals?
We’ll see.
Anyhow, enjoy the season and our predictions, and feel free to submit your own in the comment section below.
Leith Dunick,
Editor, TB Source
- AL East: Boston Red Sox
- AL Central: Cleveland Indians
- AL West: Houston Astros
- AL wild-card: New York Yankees, Minnesota Twins
- NL East: Washington Nationals
- NL Central: Chicago Cubs
- NL West: Los Angeles Dodgers
- NL wild-card: St. Louis Cardinals, Colorado Rockies
- World Series: Washington Nationals over Houston Astros
- AL MVP: Mike Trout, Los Angeles Angels
- AL Cy Young: Chris Sale, Boston Red Sox
- AL Rookie: Eloy Jimenez, Chicago White Sox
- NL MVP: Trea Turner, Washington Nationals
- NL Cy Young: Aaron Nola, Philadelphia Phillies
- NL Rookie: Victor Robles, Washington Nationals
Bryan Wyatt
News Director, CKPR Radio
- AL East: New York Yankees
- AL Central: Cleveland Indians
- AL West: Houston Astros
- AL wild-card: Boston Red Sox, Los Angeles Angels
- NL East: Philadelphia Phillies
- NL Central: St. Louis Cardinals
- NL West: Colorado Rockies
- NL wild-card: Milwaukee Brewers, Los Angeles Dodgers
- World Series: New York Yankees over Philadelphia Phillies
- AL MVP: Aaron Judge, New York Yankees
- AL Cy Young: Corey Kluber, Cleveland Indians
- AL Rookie: Eloy Jimenez, Chicago White Sox
- NL MVP: Nolan Arenado, Colorado Rockies
- NL Cy Young: Aaron Nola, Philadelphia Phillies
- NL Rookie: Peter Alonso, New York Mets
Ted Jessop
Reporter, CKPR Radio
- AL East: New York Yankees
- AL Central: Cleveland Indians
- AL West: Houston Astros
- AL wild-card: Boston Red Sox, Oakland Athletics
- NL East: Philadelphia Phillies
- NL Central: St. Louis Cardinals
- NL West: Los Angeles Dodgers
- NL wild-card: Washington Nationals, New York Mets
- World Series: New York Yankees over Philadelphia Phillies
- AL MVP: Matt Chapman, Oakland A’s
- AL Cy Young: Chris Sale, Boston Red Sox
- AL Rookie: Vladimir Guerrero, Jr., Toronto Blue Jays
- NL MVP: Nolan Arenado, Colorado Rockies
- NL Cy Young: Jack Flaherty, St. Louis Cardinals
- NL Rookie: Fernando Tatis, Jr., San Diego Padres
Ryan La Via
Sales, Dougall Media
- AL East: Boston Red Sox
- AL Central: Minnesota Twins
- AL West: Houston Astros
- AL wild-card: New York Yankees, Cleveland Indians
- NL East: Philadelphia Phillies
- NL Central: St. Louis Cardinals
- NL West: Los Angeles Dodgers
- NL wild-card: Chicago Cubs, Colorado Rockies
- World Series: Houston Astros over St. Louis Cardinals
- AL MVP: J.D. Martinez, Boston Red Sox
- AL Cy Young: Jose Berrios, Minnesota Twins
- AL Rookie: Vladimir Guerrero, Jr., Toronto Blue Jays
- NL MVP: Paul Goldschmidt, St. Louis Cardinals
- NL Cy Young: Walker Buehler, Los Angeles Dodgers
- NL Rookie: Peter Alonso, New York Mets
Matt Vis
Reporter, TB Newswatch
- AL East: Boston Red Sox
- AL Central: Cleveland
- AL West: Houston Astros
- AL wild-card: New York Yankees, Los Angeles Angels
- NL East: Philadelphia Phillies
- NL Central: Chicago Cubs
- NL West: Los Angeles Dodgers
- NL wild-card: Colorado Rockies, Milwaukee Brewers
- World Series: Los Angeles Dodgers over Houston Astros
- AL MVP: Alex Bregman, Houston Astros
- AL Cy Young: Gerrit Cole, Houston Astros
- AL Rookie: Vladimir Guerrero, Jr., Toronto Blue Jays
- NL MVP: Nolan Arenado, Colorado Rockies
- NL Cy Young: Aaron Nola, Philadelphia Phillies
- NL Rookie: Peter Alonso, New York Mets
Jamie Smith
Baseball junkie
- AL East: New York Yankees
- AL Central: Cleveland Indians
- AL West: Houston Astros
- AL wild-card: Boston Red Sox, Minnesota Twins
- NL East: Philadelphia Phillies
- NL Central: Milwaukee Brewers
- NL West: Los Angeles Dodgers
- NL wild-card: Colorado Rockies, St. Louis Cardinals
- World Series: New York Yankees over Los Angeles Dodgers
- AL MVP: Mike Trout, Los Angeles Angels
- AL Cy Young: Corey Kluber, Cleveland Indians
- AL Rookie: Vladimir Guerrero, Jr., Toronto Blue Jays
- NL MVP: Paul Goldschmidt, St. Louis Cardinals
- NL Cy Young: Noah Syndergaard, New York Mets
- NL Rookie: Peter Alonso, New York Mets
