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

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.