It's that time of year to make predictions that will be completely wrong later on. The Astros look to make it 6 straight appearances in the ALCS and I do think they will do just that. I'm going to go with the trend though that with it being an even year, they will fall just short of going back to the World Series. Now to the picks.
AL WEST:
1. Houston Astros
2. Seattle Mariners
3. Los Angeles Angels
4. Texas Rangers
5. Oakland A's
AL CENTRAL:
1. Chicago White Sox
2. Minnesota Twins
3. Detroit Tigers
4. Cleveland Guardians
5. Kansas City Royals
AL EAST:
1. Toronto Blue Jays
2. Tampa Bay Rays
3. New York Yankees
4. Boston Red Sox
5. Baltimore Orioles
AL FIRST ROUND BYE: Astros, Blue Jays
AL WILD CARD ROUND TEAMS: White Sox (Lowest Seeded Division Winner), Rays, Yankees, Mariners
ALCS: Blue Jays over Astros
NL WEST:
1. Los Angeles Dodgers
2. San Diego Padres
3. San Francisco Giants
4. Colorado Rockies
5. Arizona Diamondbacks
NL CENTRAL:
1. Milwaukee Brewers
2. St. Louis Cardinals
3. Chicago Cubs
4. Cincinnati Reds
5. Pittsburgh Pirates
NL EAST:
1. Atlanta Braves
2. New York Mets
3. Philadelphia Phillies
4. Florida Marlins
5. Washington Nationals
NL FIRST ROUND BYE: Dodgers, Braves
NL WILD CARD ROUND TEAMS: Braves (Lowest Seeded Division Winner), Padres, Mets, Giants
NLCS: Brewers over Dodgers
WORLD SERIES: Blue Jays over Brewers
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