THUNDER BAY -- The vedict is in and it looks like the team to beat in 2018 is the Washington Nationals or the New York Yankees - and not a lot of love for a repeat by the pre-season favourie Houston Astros.
One thing abundantly clear in our annual Major League Baseball predictions – we’re all pretty much on the same page when it comes to who will win the divisions, but differ in how it will shake down from there. Feel free to make your own predictions in the comment section or on our Facebook page.
Without further ado:
Leith Dunick
Editor, tbnewswatch.com
NL East: Washington Nationals
NL Central: Chicago Cubs
NL West: Los Angeles Dodgers
NL wild-cards: Milwaukee Brewers, Colorado Rockies
AL East: New York Yankees
AL Central: Cleveland Indians
AL West: Houston Astros
AL wild-cards: Boston Red Sox, Los Angeles Angels
World Series: Houston Astros over Los Angeles Dodgers
NL MVP: Nolan Arenado, Colorado Rockies
NL Cy Young: Clayton Kershaw, Los Angeles Dodgers
NL rookie: Lewis Brinson, Miami Marlins
AL MVP: Mike Trout, Los Angeles Angels
AL Cy Young: Luis Severino, New York Yankees
AL rookie: Willie Calhoun, Texas Rangers
Ted Jessop
Reporter, CKPR News
NL East: Washington Nationals
NL Central: St. Louis Cardinals
NL West: Los Angeles Dodgers
NL wild-cards: Chicago Cubs, Arizona Diamondbacks
AL East: New York Yankees
AL Central: Cleveland Indians
AL West: Houston Astros
AL wild-cards: Boston Red Sox, Toronto Blue Jays
World Series: Los Angeles Dodgers over Boston Red Sox
NL MVP: Bryce Harper, Washington Nationals
NL Cy Young: Noah Syndergaard, New York Mets
NL rookie: Ronald Acuna, Jr., Atlanta Braves
AL MVP: Giancarlo Stanton, New York Yankees
AL Cy Young: Chris Sale, Boston Red Sox
AL rookie: Franklin Barreto, Oakland A’s
Ryan LaVia
Sales associate, Dougall Media
NL East: Washington Nationals
NL Central: Chicago Cubs
NL West: Los Angeles Dodgers
NL wild-cards: Colorado Rockies, Milwaukee Brewers
AL East: New York Yankees
AL Central: Cleveland Indians
AL West: Houston Astros
AL wild-cards: Boston Red Sox, Seattle Mariners
World Series: Cleveland Indians over Chicago Cubs
NL MVP: Nolan Arenado, Colorado Rockies
NL Cy Young: Max Scherzer, Washington Nationals
NL rookie: Jorge Alfaro, Philadelphia Phillies
AL MVP: Carlos Correa, Houston Astros
AL Cy Young: Chris Sale, Boston Red Sox
AL rookie: Willie Calhoun, Texas Rangers
Jamie Smith
Super (Blue Jays) fan
NL East: Washington Nationals
NL Central: Milwaukee Brewers
NL West: Los Angeles Dodgers
NL wild-cards: Colorado Rockies, Chicago Cubs
AL East: New York Yankees
AL Central: Cleveland Indians
AL West: Houston Astros
AL wild-cards: Boston Red Sox, Los Angeles Angels
World Series: Los Angeles Dodgers over Cleveland Indians
NL MVP: Kris Bryant, Chicago Cubs
NL Cy Young: Clayton Kershaw, Los Angeles Dodgers
NL rookie: Ronald Acuna, Jr., Atlanta Braves
AL MVP: Giancarlo Stanton, New York Yankees
AL Cy Young: Luis Severino, New York Yankees
AL rookie: Shohei Othani, Los Angeles Angels
Matt Vis
Reporter, tbnewswatch.com
NL East: Washington Nationals
NL Central: Chicago Cubs
NL West: Los Angeles Dodgers
NL wild-cards: Milwaukee Brewers, New York Mets
AL East: New York Yankees
AL Central: Cleveland Indians
AL West: Houston Astros
AL wild-cards: Boston Red Sox, Minnesota Twins
World Series: Washington Nationals over Houston Astros
NL MVP: Bryce Harper, Nationals
NL Cy Young: Noah Syndergaard, New York Mets
NL rookie: Lewis Brinson, Miami Marlins
AL MVP: Mike Trout, Los Angeles Angels
AL Cy Young: Chris Sale, Boston Red Sox
AL rookie: Willie Calhoun, Texas Rangers
Bryan Wyatt
News director, CKPR Radio
NL East: Washington Nationals
NL Central: Milwaukee Brewers
NL West: Los Angeles Dodgers
NL wild-cards: Philadelphia Phillies, Colorado Rockies
AL East: New York Yankees
AL Central: Cleveland Indians
AL West: Houston Astros
AL wild-cards: Minnesota Twins, Seattle Mariners
World Series: Washington Nationals over Houston Astros
NL MVP: Bryce Harper, Washington Nationals
NL Cy Young: Clayton Kershaw, Los Angeles Dodgers
NL rookie: Ronald Acuna, Jr., Atlanta Braves
AL MVP: Giancarlo Stanton, New York Yankees
AL Cy Young: Justin Verlander, Houston Astros
AL rookie: Willie Calhoun, Texas Rangers
Jeff Andreas
Reporter, CKPR News
NL East: Washington Nationals
NL Central: Chicago Cubs
NL West: Los Angeles Dodgers
NL wild-cards: Arizona Diamondbacks, St. Louis Cardinals
AL East: New York Yankees
AL Central: Cleveland Indians
AL West: Houston Astros
AL wild-cards: Boston Red Sox, Toronto Blue Jays
World Series: Cleveland Indians over Chicago Cubs
NL MVP: Bryce Harper, Washington Nationals
NL Cy Young: Clayton Kershaw, Los Angeles Dodgers
NL rookie: Ronald Acuna, Jr., Atlanta Braves
AL MVP: Mike Trout, Los Angeles Angels
AL Cy Young: Aaron Sanchez, Toronto Blue Jays
AL rookie: Shohei Othani, Los Angeles Angels
