Disclaimer: As I write this, Juan Soto gets Coronavirus, the MLB expands the playoffs from 10 to 16 teams, 8 from each league, and Clayton Kershaw got scratched from his Opening Day start because he hurt his back, so that throws a wrench in some of my predictions.
Before we get to some MAJOR awards predictions, there is some housekeeping to take care of.
Here are my predictions for the 2020 Major League Baseball season.
Playoff Teams: National League
- NL Division Winners: Dodgers, Cardinals, Braves
- Other Playoff Teams: Diamondbacks, Cubs, Nationals, Mets, Reds
Playoff Teams: American League
- AL Division Winners: Astros, Twins, Yankees
- Other Playoff Teams: A’s, White Sox, Rays, Indians, Angels
NLCS: Dodgers vs. Braves. Dodgers in 6
ALCS: Yankees vs. A’s. Yankees in 5
World Series: Dodgers vs. Yankees. Dodgers in 7
World Series MVP: Walker Buehler
NL MVP: Corey Seager, Dodgers
AL MVP: Matt Chapman, A’s
NL Cy Young: Jack Flaherty, Cardinals
AL Cy Young: Shohei Ohtani, Angels
NL Manager of the Year: David Bell, Reds
AL Manager of the Year: Bob Melvin, A’s
NL Rookie of the Year: Dustin May, Dodgers
AL Rookie of the Year: Luis Robert, White Sox
Feel free to roast me in three months when these predictions don’t come true.
Without further adieu, here are the MAJOR award predictions for 2020.
Best Dressed: Kiké Hernández
From wearing banana costumes in the dugout to wearing extra small pants, Kiké Hernández is easily the winner of the best dressed award.
Biggest Redass: Mason Saunders aka Madison Bumgarner
Madison Bumgarner, Mr. Get off my lawn himself has been the winner of the Biggest Redass award for the last ten years straight, and I expect him to win again this year.
Best hair Award: Bryce Harper
I mean look at that flow. This is also the only hardware Harper will ever win in Philadelphia. Congrats Bryce!
Last but not least, the Most Likely to Fight the Entire Opposing Team Award: Yasiel Puig
Congrats to the Wild Horse. Somebody sign this man!