Two Eighty Eight 2022 Baseball Predictions

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Welcome back to the Two Eighty Eight blog and welcome to our 2022 MLB predictions. My apologies for not posting in over (checks notes) 3 years. Talking into a mic with my friends or family is easy, but writing a column all by myself is nerve-racking. I set impossible standards when it comes to blogging and since I feel like I can't reach them, I don't even try.

But enough about my crippling imposter syndrone! Anthony, Daniel, and I have made our picks for MVP, Cy Young, Division/Wild Card winners and World Series champions down below. 6 months from now, we're going to have a 3-man pod to discuss how genuis/idiotic our picks are, but until then, ENJOY!

National League Cy Young

Anthony's pick: Corbin Burnes, Milwaukee Brewers

Daniel's pick: Max Scherzer, New York Mets

DeQuiency's pick: Walker Buehler, Los Angeles Dodgers

National League MVP

Anthony's pick: Freddie Freeman, Los Angeles Dodgers

Daniel's pick: Juan Soto, Washington Nationals

DeQuiency's pick: Ronald Acuna Jr., Atlanta Braves

American League Cy Young

Anthony's pick: Kevin Gausman, Toronto Blue Jays

Daniel's pick: Lucas Giolito, Chicago White Sox

DeQuiency's pick: Luis Garcia, Houston Astros

American League MVP

Anthony's pick: Mike Trout, LA Angels

Daniel's pick: Shohei Ohtani, LA Angels

DeQuiency's pick: Vladimir Guerrero Jr., Toronto Blue Jays

Playoffs

Anthony:

	American League	National League
East	Toronto Blue Jays	Atlanta Braves
Central	Chicago White Sox	St. Louis Cardinals
West	Houston Astros	San Franciso Giants
Wild Card 1	Boston Red Sox	Los Angeles Dodgers
Wild Card 2	Seattle Mariners	Milwaukee Brewers
Wild Card 3	Tampa Bay Rays	New York Mets
World Series	Astros over Dodgers in 7

Daniel:

	American League	National League
East	Toronto Blue Jays	Atlanta Braves
Central	Chicago White Sox	St. Louis Cardinals
West	Houston Astros	Los Angeles Dodgers
Wild Card 1	Tampa Bay Rays	San Fransico Giants
Wild Card 2	Los Angeles Angels	New York Mets
Wild Card 3	Boston Red Sox	San Diago Padres
World Series	Astros over Dodgers in 7

DeQuiency:

	American League	National League
East	Toronto Blue Jays	Atlanta Braves
Central	Chicago White Sox	Milwaukee Brewers
West	Houston Astros	Los Angeles Dodgers
Wild Card 1	Tampa Bay Rays	New York Mets
Wild Card 2	Seattle Mariners	Philadelphia Philles
Wild Card 3	Detroit Tigers	San Diego Padres
World Series	Blue Jays over Mets in 6

The Q and A Podcast 105: Until Next Year!

Welcome to the last Q and A Podcast of 2018! On today's episode, Anthony and I talk about our Christmas experiences and why I now loathe Lego playsets.

Afterward, we discuss the Oscars and award shows in general. We pick out who we think would make the best Oscars host, the Kevin Hart non-apology-apology and ask is there anything the Academy can do to stop the sliding ratings?


Finally, we wrap up with some baseball talk. We re-predicting where Harper and Machado are heading, break down the huge Dodgers/Reds trade, and discuss MLB's new posting deal with Cuba.

Again, thanks for listening! Follow us on Twitter at @Quin_288 and @anthony_elric.

Listen to the show on Spotify!
 

The Q and A Podcast 101: Get Paid Dallas Keuchel, Get Paid!

On today's episode, DeQuiency and Anthony ask a bunch of MLB questions. Including:

• Where will Bryce Harper and Manny Machado end up and for how much?
• Should the Angels pack it in and trade away Mike Trout?
• What's more likely: the Diamondback re-signing Patrick Corbin or trading Paul Goldschmidt?
• Could the rest of the AL Central field a team that would beat the Indians?

And more! Listen to the podcast on Apple Podcast and Spotify. Please rate and follow us!

The Q and A Podcast 098: Game 163

Welcome back! On today's episode, DeQuiency and Anthony discuss:

• We have not one, but TWO extra season games today!
• Our picks for all the major awards and World Series.
• Anthony's reaction to the "Dark Phoenix" trailer.

And more!

The Q and A Podcast 095:The Astros F*cked Up

The Astros traded for Roberto Osuna. We are not happy about it.
If you want to donate to the Houston Area Women’s Center, please click the link here.

The Q and A Podcast 088: Time to Play Catch Up

On today's super-sized episode, DeQuiency and Anthony discuss a myriad of topics that came up during the guys' last "vacation". They include:

Anthony's time as a seat filler for the WWE

Vince's bringing back the XFL?

Who deserves to be fired for the Texans' terrible season: Rick Smith or Bill O'Brien?

Can the NBA surpass the NFL in popularity?

Someone needs to plug in the MLB Hot stove.

And much more.

The Q and A Podcast 084: Harvey Aftermath

On today's episode, Anthony and DeQuiency talk about the Mayweather/McrGregor bout, Hurricane Harvey's effect on the city of Houston, the Astros acquisition of Justin Verlander, and wrap it up with the Texans and NFL picks.

The Q and A Podcast 081

On today's episode, Anthony and DeQuiency finally talk baseball. The guys discuss the Astros' amazing start to the season, the race in the NL West, and try to figure out what the heck is wrong with the Cubs.

MLB Predictions

Courtesy of MLB.com

Happy Opening Day!

These are my final predictions for the 2016 season. I'm putting them out so you guys can mock me in September. 

End of Year Standings

Note: an asterisk denotes a Wild Card winner

NL East
New York Mets-c	90-72
Washington Nationals*	88-74
Miami Marlins	80-82
Atlanta Braves	68-94
Philadelphia Phillies	65-97

NL Central
Chicago Cubs-c	95-67
Pittsburgh Pirates	85-77
St. Louis Cardinals	82-79
Cincinnati Reds	73-89
Milwaukee Brewers	71-91

NL West
Los Angeles Dodgers-c	91-71
San Francisco Giants*	88-74
Arizona Diamondbacks	81-81
San Diego Padres	74-88
Colorado Rockies	73-89

AL East
Toronto Blue Jays-c	88-74
Boston Red Sox*	85-77
Tampa Bay Rays	83-79
New York Yankees	81-81
Baltimore Orioles	78-84

AL Central
Cleveland Indians-c	87-75
Kansas City Royals*	85-77
Detroit Tigers	84-78
Chicago White Sox	83-79
Minnesota Twins	80-82

AL West
Houston Astros-c	91-71
Texas Rangers	84-78
Seattle Mariners	82-80
Los Angeles Angels	81-81
Oakland Athletics	75-87

Award Predictions

NL Rookie of the Year
Odds on favorite	Corey Seager LAD
Dark horse	Trevor Story COL
Shot in the dark	Lucas Giolito WAS

NL CY Young
Odds on favorite	Clayton Kershaw LAD
Dark horse	Gerrit Cole PIT
Shot in the dark	Noah Syndergaard NYM

NL MVP
Odds on favorite	Bryce Harper WAS
Dark horse	Yasiel Puig LAD
Shot in the dark	Nolan Arenado COL

AL Rookie of the Year
Odds on favorite	Byron Buxton MIN
Dark horse	Byung-ho Park MIN
Shot in the dark	A.J. Reed HOU

AL CY Young
Odds on favorite	Chris Sale CWS
Dark horse	Marcus Stroman TOR
Shot in the dark	Carlos Carrasco CLE

AL MVP
Odds on favorite	Mike Trout LAA
Dark horse	Carlos Correa HOU
Shot in the dark	Mookie Betts BOS

Playoff Prediction

National League

Wild Card: Washington over San Francisco

NLDS: Chicago over Washington in 4, New York over Los Angeles in 5

NLCS: Chicago over New York in 7

American League

Wild Card: Boston over Kansas City

ALDS: Houston over Boston in 4, Toronto over Cleveland in 5

ALCS: Houston over Toronto in 6

World Series 

Houston over Chicago in 7

What? Did you think I wasn't going pull for my home team? I have money riding on this, you know.