{"id":2345630,"date":"2026-03-25T23:04:22","date_gmt":"2026-03-25T23:04:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2345630"},"modified":"2026-03-25T23:04:22","modified_gmt":"2026-03-25T23:04:22","slug":"2026-mlb-predictions-from-the-lookout-landing-staff-and-you","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/2026-mlb-predictions-from-the-lookout-landing-staff-and-you\/","title":{"rendered":"2026 MLB Predictions from the Lookout Landing staff\u2014and you"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"zephr-anchor\">\n<div class=\"duet--article--article-body-component\">\n<p><h4 class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup\"><strong>AL West: Mariners (17 votes)<\/strong><\/h4>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"duet--article--block-placement jgpyd51 jgpyd50 duet--article--article-body-component\">\n<ul class=\"duet--article--unordered-list _1nfb3k4i feuejx0 ls9zuh1\">\n<li class=\"feuejx1\"><span class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup\">Zach: Knock it off. Get serious.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"feuejx1\"><span class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup\">Isabelle: This is weird, it makes me nervous, but it doesn\u2019t mean it\u2019s wrong\u2026<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"feuejx1\"><span class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup\">Eric: Such confidence in a Mariners roster is a very unfamiliar feeling, but the rest of the AL West just doesn\u2019t scare me at all.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"feuejx1\"><span class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup\">John: MARITIME LAW IS IN EFFECT!<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"feuejx1\"><span class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup\">Ryan: goms<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"duet--article--article-body-component\">\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\"><strong>Royals (6), Guardians (2)<br \/>Crowd: Tigers (71.2%)<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"duet--article--block-placement jgpyd51 jgpyd50 duet--article--article-body-component\">\n<ul class=\"duet--article--unordered-list _1nfb3k4i feuejx0 ls9zuh1\">\n<li class=\"feuejx1\"><span class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup\">Kate: I picked the Royals for everything last year and then they were terrible, but this year will be different, I swear. Did you watch the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/go.skimresources.com\/?id=1025X1734621&amp;xs=1&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.mlb.com%2Fnews%2Fbobby-witt-jr-vinnie-pasquantino-day-in-the-life-roommates-spring-training\" rel=\"sponsored\">Wittz Carlton digital short<\/a>? They are powered by friendship!<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"feuejx1\"><span class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup\">Eric: I picked the Royals because other smart people picked them.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"feuejx1\"><span class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup\">Ryan: The Royals brought in their fences so much that even Jonathan India can hit a home run there now.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"feuejx1\"><span class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup\">John: The Royals are plucky (see the Wild Card section) and Maikel Garcia is a monster. But the Tigers got better at multiple spots this winter, much as I\u2019d like Framber to be laughable. It\u2019s theirs to lose.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"feuejx1\"><span class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup\">Max: I hate this division. (Royals)<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"feuejx1\"><span class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup\">Nick T: Someone has to win this accursed division. (Tigers)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"duet--article--article-body-component\">\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\"><strong>Red Sox (4), Yankees (4)<br \/>Crowd: Blue Jays (50.8%)<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"duet--article--block-placement jgpyd51 jgpyd50 duet--article--article-body-component\">\n<ul class=\"duet--article--unordered-list _1nfb3k4i feuejx0 ls9zuh1\">\n<li class=\"feuejx1\"><span class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup\">Isabelle: Evidently a hot-ish take, but I am afraid of the Red Sox and I think they\u2019re going to be very good.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"feuejx1\"><span class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup\">Nicky V: People are sleeping on the Red Sox. They\u2019ll finish one game behind the Jays.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"feuejx1\"><span class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup\">Eric: This is my reverse jinx on the Jays.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"feuejx1\"><span class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup\">Ryan: I love the Sox rotation<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"feuejx1\"><span class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup\">Ezra: I\u2019m a little surprised people are so low on the Yankees. The Red Sox will be a factor, but I think it\u2019s far from a sure thing that they\u2019re going to step over them into the playoffs. Especially considering the Yankees beat em 2 outta 3 in the wildcard last year. <\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"feuejx1\"><span class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup\">Nick T: I\u2019m emotionally hedging on the Blue Jays. I want so badly to be wrong. Toronto\u2019s pitching is certainly a reason to assume there will be some regression but it still feels like their division to lose.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"duet--article--article-body-component\">\n<p><h4 class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup\"><strong>AL WC: Red Sox (12), Royals (8), Yankees (7)<\/strong><\/h4>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"duet--article--article-body-component\">\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\"><strong>Tigers (6), Astros (3), Rays (2), A\u2019s (1), Orioles (1), Rangers (1)<br \/>Crowd: Yankees (69.9%), Red Sox (45.9%), Guardians (24%)<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"duet--article--block-placement jgpyd51 jgpyd50 duet--article--article-body-component\">\n<ul class=\"duet--article--unordered-list _1nfb3k4i feuejx0 ls9zuh1\">\n<li class=\"feuejx1\"><span class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup\">Zach: Get you a man who believes in you the way Kate believes in the 2020s Rangers.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"feuejx1\"><span class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup\">Kate: It is important to have a brand.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"feuejx1\"><span class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup\">Eric: Any person who believes in the Texas Rangers is not someone Kate will want to spend time with, I would wager.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"feuejx1\"><span class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup\">Ryan: The Rays are sneaky good. If I were braver, I\u2019d pick them in the East. <\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"feuejx1\"><span class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup\">John: The Rays are too sneaky and will get trampled for at least one more year. I cannot take seriously their pitching staff, perhaps to my peril. Kansas City, meanwhile, will feast upon much of the Central and be pesky against the coasts.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"feuejx1\"><span class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup\">Ezra: Whoever picked the A\u2019s let me know. I want some of whatever you\u2019re smoking. <\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"feuejx1\"><span class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup\">Nick T: I\u2019ve said I\u2019ll stop believing in the Astros when they miss the playoffs. Well, as it happens I\u2019m not built like that. Might need some professional help process these fears. For now I\u2019m dumping them in WC3, and dumping my trauma here.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"duet--article--article-body-component\">\n<p><h4 class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup\"><strong>AL #1 Seed: Mariners (12)<\/strong><\/h4>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"duet--article--article-body-component\">\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\"><strong>Red Sox (2), Blue Jays (1), Royals (1), Yankees (1)<br \/>Crowd: Mariners (61%)<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"duet--article--block-placement jgpyd51 jgpyd50 duet--article--article-body-component\">\n<ul class=\"duet--article--unordered-list _1nfb3k4i feuejx0 ls9zuh1\">\n<li class=\"feuejx1\"><span class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup\">Ryan: Smitty Werbenj\u00e4germanjensen<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"feuejx1\"><span class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup\">Nick T: Mariners have the highest odds in the American League to make the playoffs (80.4%) and win the World Series (8.9%). I am extremely susceptible to propaganda. <\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"duet--article--article-body-component\">\n<div id=\"al-sleeper-team-fg-playoff-odds-33-3-as-6\" class=\"_12tz1yh3 _12tz1yh0 duet--article--standard-heading ls9zuh1\">\n<h4 class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup\"><strong>AL Sleeper Team (<\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fangraphs.com\/standings\/playoff-odds\/fg\/div\"><strong>FG playoff odds<\/strong><\/a><strong> <\/strong><\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"duet--article--article-body-component\">\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\"><strong>Guardians (4), Rays (3), White Sox (3)<br \/>Crowd: A\u2019s (55.5%)<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"duet--article--block-placement jgpyd51 jgpyd50 duet--article--article-body-component\">\n<ul class=\"duet--article--unordered-list _1nfb3k4i feuejx0 ls9zuh1\">\n<li class=\"feuejx1\"><span class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup\">Isabelle: On a fundamental level, I think the A\u2019s and Rays should not be allowed to count as sleeper teams, given that at this point in their franchise histories they\u2019re more sleeper team than \u201cserious\u201d team. But also there\u2019s so much parity in the AL there really aren\u2019t any other good options. What, like we\u2019re going to pick the Angels?<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"feuejx1\"><span class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup\">Zach: I do not understand what John, Ryan, and Connor see here. The White Sox have just five players who FG projects for at least 2 WAR, and the best of those five clocks in at 2.5. Not so much of a sleeper team as a coma-ridden one.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"feuejx1\"><span class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup\">Kate: I think the White Sox are a sexy sleeper pick because they\u2019re showing some forms of life with young intriguing players after being so historically awful, but also, no. The A\u2019s are the best team out of this group and it\u2019s not close, even if all their games will be won 15-13, but I do love entertaining the potential of a Ben Williamson-led Rays team making things hard on the AL East.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"feuejx1\"><span class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup\">Ryan: I am intrigued by the White Sox catching duo, Colson Montgomery, Munetaka Murakami, Miguel Vargas, and even the left-for-dead Andrew Benintendi. The pitching is going to be a disaster, but Shane Smith is a bright spot. To be clear, this is a sleeper, \u201cthey might win 75 games and make for an annoying road trip in May.\u201d But I think they\u2019re trending up.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"feuejx1\"><span class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup\">John: Sacramento\u2019s lack of selection is a sign of respect to the second-best team in the AL West. The ChiSox are indeed not a high-level club by projection, but they are mostly made up of young players who\u2019ve been blocked elsewhere or only gotten a first or sparing taste of big league play. <\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"feuejx1\"><span class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup\">Ezra: Dread it, run from it, the Guardians arrive (in the playoffs) all the same. <\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"feuejx1\"><span class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup\">Nick T: Fangraphs is projecting the Guardians for 76 wins? Now I\u2019m not gambling man, but that doesn\u2019t mean I don\u2019t know an easy over when I see one.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"duet--article--block-placement jgpyd51 jgpyd50 duet--article--article-body-component\">\n<ul class=\"duet--article--unordered-list _1nfb3k4i feuejx0 ls9zuh1\">\n<li class=\"feuejx1\"><span class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup\">Zach: The Dodgers have assembled a very good baseball team.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"feuejx1\"><span class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup\">Eric: Huge, if true.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"feuejx1\"><span class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup\">Ryan: This will be closer than people think? Their pitching could be a disaster with all of their bandaged starters. Their lineup is aging quickly, too. I expect something closer to last year\u2019s win total.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"feuejx1\"><span class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup\">John: I agree with Ryan. L.A. has also made no secret that they attempt to manage their rotation to be healthy for the playoffs &#8211; a near-disaster last year as they were forced into the best-of-three Wild Card round. Yes, they won and exposed Milwaukee and upset the Phillies to take another title, but this is not <em>fait accompli.<\/em> <\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"feuejx1\"><span class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup\">Max: I hope you are right, but I unfortunately think you are wrong. The NL West has little to no pitching outside of the Dodgers staff, regardless of how poorly they seem to be able to manage injury. Logan Webb is great, but Nick Pivetta is the second best starting pitcher in this division that\u2019s not based out of LA, and that is Not Great for the chances of anyone dethroning the reigning champs.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"feuejx1\"><span class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup\">Nick T: Two things can be true. The Dodgers ARE aging, but they also did more to improve this offseason than the rest of the division. Adding Kyle Tucker will kinda do that by default. Is the unanimous vote potentially disrespectful to other teams in this division? Not really. If you want to compete with the Dodgers, you have to spend like the Dodgers. Until then, I\u2019ll write their name atop this division in Sharpie for the foreseeable future.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"duet--article--article-body-component\">\n<p><h4 class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup\"><strong>NL Central: TIE &#8211; Brewers (8), Cubs (8)<\/strong><\/h4>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"duet--article--article-body-component\">\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\"><strong>Pirates (1)<br \/>Crowd: Cubs (58.8%)<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"duet--article--block-placement jgpyd51 jgpyd50 duet--article--article-body-component\">\n<ul class=\"duet--article--unordered-list _1nfb3k4i feuejx0 ls9zuh1\">\n<li class=\"feuejx1\"><span class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup\">Kate: I picked the Cubs but I see how this one is close. I think the Cubs are further along with the on-field product but I think the Brewers are the better organization, if that makes sense?<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"feuejx1\"><span class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup\">Ryan: 100% agree with Kate\u2019s assessment but lean towards org quality, assuming they know something about their guys the projections don\u2019t see.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"feuejx1\"><span class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup\">Max: The Brewers are always built to win in the regular season. Tons of quality depth and elite organizational know-how. I thought they had a weird offseason, but they kind of seem inevitable in a relatively weak division.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"feuejx1\"><span class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup\">Nick T: I doubted the Brewers last year. Have I been wrong before? No, it\u2019s literally never happened. It\u2019s going to take a while to recover from this.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"duet--article--article-body-component\">\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\"><strong>Phillies (8)<br \/>Crowd: Mets, 47.5%<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"duet--article--block-placement jgpyd51 jgpyd50 duet--article--article-body-component\">\n<ul class=\"duet--article--unordered-list _1nfb3k4i feuejx0 ls9zuh1\">\n<li class=\"feuejx1\"><span class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup\">Isabelle: I\u2019ve been Phillies-pilled since Brad Hand joined their bullpen, but I think some combination of the clubhouse culture and general refusal to make substantial off-season upgrades is going to make it a rough season for the defending division champs.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"feuejx1\"><span class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup\">Ryan: Sometimes I forget just how good the Phillies pitching is when healthy, and I refuse to pick the Mets. <\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"feuejx1\"><span class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup\">Ezra: ITS ALL ABOUT THE METS BABY, LOVE THE METS, LETS GO METS.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"feuejx1\"><span class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup\">Zach: On the one hand, the Mets have a dynamite roster. On the other hand, they are the New York Mets.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"feuejx1\"><span class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup\">John: I am astonished nobody picked Atlanta. But I am not about to be part of the solution.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"duet--article--article-body-component\">\n<p><h4 class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup\"><strong>NL WC: Braves (9), Brewers (8), TIE &#8211; Cubs (7), Padres (7), Phillies (7)<\/strong><\/h4>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"duet--article--article-body-component\">\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\"><strong>Mets (5), Pirates (3), Giants (2), Diamondbacks (1), Marlins (1)<br \/>Crowd: Phillies (49.2%), Brewers (41.5%), Padres (41.5%)<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"duet--article--block-placement jgpyd51 jgpyd50 duet--article--article-body-component\">\n<ul class=\"duet--article--unordered-list _1nfb3k4i feuejx0 ls9zuh1\">\n<li class=\"feuejx1\"><span class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup\">Isabelle: The NL Central is so boring. Sorry. Get outta October and let the coastal elites play. (That last part is a joke, please don\u2019t yell at me or tell my sister\u2019s boyfriend who is an ardent Cardinals fan.) (Braves, Phillies, Brewers)<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"feuejx1\"><span class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup\">Eric: I\u2019m here for the Pirates to somehow make a run before they lose Paul Skenes.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"duet--article--article-body-component\">\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\"><strong>Brewers (1), Phillies (1)<br \/>Crowd: Dodgers (86.8%)<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"duet--article--block-placement jgpyd51 jgpyd50 duet--article--article-body-component\">\n<ul class=\"duet--article--unordered-list _1nfb3k4i feuejx0 ls9zuh1\">\n<li class=\"feuejx1\"><span class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup\">Nicky V: Whatever. You guys want us to write something for this?<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"feuejx1\"><span class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup\">Eric: Atomic bomb versus coughing baby type shit.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"duet--article--article-body-component\">\n<div id=\"nl-sleeper-team-fg-playoff-odds-33-3-marlins-7\" class=\"_12tz1yh3 _12tz1yh0 duet--article--standard-heading ls9zuh1\">\n<h4 class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup\"><strong>NL Sleeper Team (<\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fangraphs.com\/standings\/playoff-odds\/fg\/div\"><strong>FG playoff odds<\/strong><\/a><strong> <\/strong><\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"duet--article--article-body-component\">\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\"><strong>Padres (5), Reds (3), Diamondbacks (1), Nationals (1)<br \/>Crowd: Padres (63.5%)<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"duet--article--block-placement jgpyd51 jgpyd50 duet--article--article-body-component\">\n<ul class=\"duet--article--unordered-list _1nfb3k4i feuejx0 ls9zuh1\">\n<li class=\"feuejx1\"><span class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup\">Isabelle: Call me WBC-brained, but the Marlins are intriguing\u2026 I wouldn\u2019t say they have the sauce yet, but they sure are getting that mise en place ready.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"feuejx1\"><span class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup\">Eric: I love the Marlins because they\u2019ve because it feels like they\u2019ve been almost good for like 12 years now.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"feuejx1\"><span class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup\">Kate: I am sorry, I am saying Calle No-cho to the Marlins. You are being taken in by the electric sex of Miami and their sweet, sweet uniforms. The Padres having to be a sleeper team feels undignified, but them\u2019s the breaks of playing in a division with the Dodgers. Poor Jackson Merrill deserves better.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"feuejx1\"><span class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup\">Nick T: I\u2019m going to invoke health as a reason why I think the Reds are going to be good. Don\u2019t look at Hunter Greene! Stop that! The core lineup is the healthiest it\u2019s been in three years, and Elly De La Cruz looked straight-up superhuman this spring.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"duet--article--article-body-component\">\n<p><h4 class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup\"><strong>AL Champions: Mariners (14)<\/strong><\/h4>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"duet--article--article-body-component\">\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\"><strong>Yankees (2), Blue Jays (1)<br \/>Crowd: Mariners (84.2%)<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"duet--article--block-placement jgpyd51 jgpyd50 duet--article--article-body-component\">\n<ul class=\"duet--article--unordered-list _1nfb3k4i feuejx0 ls9zuh1\">\n<li class=\"feuejx1\"><span class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup\">Kate: I picked the Yankees because I predicted a Yankees-Dodgers World Series because I famously hate whimsy in any form.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"feuejx1\"><span class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup\">Nick T: Better to have loved and lost\u2026<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"feuejx1\"><span class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup\">Eric: 84% picking the Mariners to win their first pennant ever, hell yeah. It\u2019s called manifesting, sweetie.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"feuejx1\"><span class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup\">Ryan: goms<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"duet--article--article-body-component\">\n<p><h4 class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup\"><strong>NL Champions: Dodgers (12)<\/strong><\/h4>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"duet--article--article-body-component\">\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\"><strong>Mets (3), Brewers (1), Cubs (1)<br \/>Crowd: Dodgers (69.4%)<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"duet--article--block-placement jgpyd51 jgpyd50 duet--article--article-body-component\">\n<ul class=\"duet--article--unordered-list _1nfb3k4i feuejx0 ls9zuh1\">\n<li class=\"feuejx1\"><span class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup\">Isabelle: At this point, I don\u2019t even know if I fully believe anyone can unseat the Dodgers, but I\u2019m just so catastrophically bored by them that I\u2019m manifesting something new.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"feuejx1\"><span class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup\">Ryan: Thwarting a three-peat will be ever so sweet<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"duet--article--article-body-component\">\n<p><h4 class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup\"><strong>World Series Champions: TIE &#8211; Mariners (8), Dodgers (8)<\/strong><\/h4>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"duet--article--article-body-component\">\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\"><strong>Brewers (1)<br \/>Crowd: Mariners (61.3%)<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"duet--article--block-placement jgpyd51 jgpyd50 duet--article--article-body-component\">\n<ul class=\"duet--article--unordered-list _1nfb3k4i feuejx0 ls9zuh1\">\n<li class=\"feuejx1\"><span class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup\">Connor: Marinerz r00l<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"feuejx1\"><span class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup\">Isabelle: What are predictions if not wishcasting?<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"feuejx1\"><span class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup\">Nicky V: If not wishcasting, they\u2019re an opportunity to mitigate: If the Mariners lose, at least I can say I was right. <\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"feuejx1\"><span class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup\">Eric: This is honestly one of the first times ever that one could pick the Mariners as a legit WS contender and not be accused of being a complete homer, an idiot, or both.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"feuejx1\"><span class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup\">Ryan: goms<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"duet--article--article-body-component\">\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\"><strong>Julio (3), Mu\u00f1oz (2), J. Chourio, E. D\u00edaz, M. Garver, J. Naylor, C. Raleigh, W. Smith, Y. Yamamoto<br \/>Crowd: Julio (21.9%)<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"duet--article--block-placement jgpyd51 jgpyd50 duet--article--article-body-component\">\n<ul class=\"duet--article--unordered-list _1nfb3k4i feuejx0 ls9zuh1\">\n<li class=\"feuejx1\"><span class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup\">Isabelle: Listen, if the Seattle Mariners are going to win the World Series some weird shit is going to need to happen. (Garver)<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"feuejx1\"><span class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup\">Nick T: <em>rhythmically banging my fists on my extremely flimsy desk<\/em> WEIRD SHIT WEIRD SHIT WEIRD SHIT (Naylor)<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"feuejx1\"><span class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup\">Max: Can\u2019t wait to see Shohei and Co. duke it out with Mitch Garver\u2019s team of destiny (Julio)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"duet--article--article-body-component\">\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\"><strong>Witt (4), R. Anthony, J. Caminero, A. Judge, N. Kurtz<br \/>Crowd: Julio (38.6%)<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"duet--article--block-placement jgpyd51 jgpyd50 duet--article--article-body-component\">\n<ul class=\"duet--article--unordered-list _1nfb3k4i feuejx0 ls9zuh1\">\n<li class=\"feuejx1\"><span class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup\">Anders: This one feels pretty wide open. I like Nick Kurtz as a dark horse. After what he did in just 117 games last year (38 bombs, 4.6 fWAR), it\u2019s not hard to imagine another step forward yielding a peak Vlad Jr. kind of season, especially in that tiny ballpark.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"feuejx1\"><span class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup\">Zach: Wow, strong disagree, Ders! I think this is quite clearly Judge\u2019s to lose. (Nevertheless, I picked Witt.)<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"feuejx1\"><span class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup\">Isabelle: Julioooo to the moooon<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"feuejx1\"><span class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup\">Nicky V: I hate to say it, but damn, Witt Jr. is so good. <\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"feuejx1\"><span class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup\">Kate: Witt Jr. is annoyingly good and I have the Royals making the playoffs led by an incandescent BWJ (and his BFF Vinnie Pasquantino) so I think he has a chance to unseat Judge.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"feuejx1\"><span class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup\">Eric: Judge will never win MVP again, bad karma forever for winning it over a once-in-a-generation season by a catcher. This is why he didn\u2019t do shit in the WBC. (Julio)<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"feuejx1\"><span class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup\">Ryan: I might have chosen Witt, but then I was asked to predict Julio\u2019s season.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"duet--article--article-body-component\">\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\"><strong>Skubal (4), Gilbert, (2), Kirby (2), Woo (2), Ragans<br \/>Crowd: Skubal (31.2%)<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"duet--article--block-placement jgpyd51 jgpyd50 duet--article--article-body-component\">\n<ul class=\"duet--article--unordered-list _1nfb3k4i feuejx0 ls9zuh1\">\n<li class=\"feuejx1\"><span class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup\">Zach: I\u2019ve picked Gilbert every year, and I\u2019ll keep doing it until I\u2019m right because eventually I will be.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"feuejx1\"><span class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup\">Isabelle: ^I believe! Even if it does then make it particularly challenging to sign him to an extension at the All-Star break.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"feuejx1\"><span class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup\">Kate: It me, Cole Ragans believer. Do not speak to me of his ERA.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"feuejx1\"><span class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup\">Eric: I was not a Woo believer last year and I looked silly because of it, so now I am a Woo guy. <\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"feuejx1\"><span class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup\">Ryan: Did you know Tarik Skubal went to Seattle U? <\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"duet--article--article-body-component\">\n<p><h4 class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup\"><strong>AL Rookie of the Year: McGonigle (8)<\/strong><\/h4>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"duet--article--article-body-component\">\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\"><strong>Tolle (4), Early (2), DeLauter, Valera, Yesavage<br \/>Crowd: Colt Emerson (24.3%)<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"duet--article--block-placement jgpyd51 jgpyd50 duet--article--article-body-component\">\n<ul class=\"duet--article--unordered-list _1nfb3k4i feuejx0 ls9zuh1\">\n<li class=\"feuejx1\"><span class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup\">Zach: Love to see the homerism from the crowd. I suppose it\u2019s true that most outlets rank him higher than everyone here but McGonigle (and the injured Yesavage). But he looked overmatched during Spring Training, so while I like what he\u2019ll do in his career, I don\u2019t think he\u2019s a burst-onto-the-scene-as-an-All-Star-at-20-years-old guy. (Tolle)<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"feuejx1\"><span class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup\">Connor: I failed to update my Yesavage prediction in time after he hit the IL with a shoulder impingement, but I am famously terrible at the ROY predictions (Francisco Mej\u00eda and Curtis Mead,,, hello) so I\u2019m sticking with it.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"feuejx1\"><span class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup\">Eric: More like Ye-Not-Gonna-Be-Savage in 2026. (McGonigle)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"duet--article--article-body-component\">\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\"><strong>Soto (3), Tat\u00eds (2), Griffin, Lindor<br \/>Crowd: Shohei (60.3%)<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"duet--article--block-placement jgpyd51 jgpyd50 duet--article--article-body-component\">\n<ul class=\"duet--article--unordered-list _1nfb3k4i feuejx0 ls9zuh1\">\n<li class=\"feuejx1\"><span class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup\">Nicky V: I\u2019m going all in on Konnor Griffin &#8211; he\u2019s the real deal and is going to be the MVP and the ROTY. <\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"feuejx1\"><span class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup\">John: At some point in his career, Juan Soto will stop being the \u201cwho\u2019s the best player you saw who never won a MVP\u201d and I think this is the ideal season.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"duet--article--article-body-component\">\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\"><strong>S\u00e1nchez (3), Yamamoto (2), J. Luzardo, E. P\u00e9rez, Webb<br \/>Crowd: Skenes (65.2%)<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"duet--article--block-placement jgpyd51 jgpyd50 duet--article--article-body-component\">\n<ul class=\"duet--article--unordered-list _1nfb3k4i feuejx0 ls9zuh1\">\n<li class=\"feuejx1\"><span class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup\">Kate: I picked Yamamoto just because it\u2019s so boring to pick Skenes over and over again, and it fits my narrative of the Dodgers winning the World Series.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"feuejx1\"><span class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup\">Ryan: I hope it\u2019s anyone else, but I do not dare guess.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"feuejx1\"><span class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup\">John: #ForeverGiantWebb<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"duet--article--article-body-component\">\n<p><h4 class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup\"><strong>NL Rookie of the Year: Griffin (8)<\/strong><\/h4>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"duet--article--article-body-component\">\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\"><strong>McLean (5), Stewart (2), Painter, Wetherholt<br \/>Crowd: Griffin (24.0%)<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"duet--article--block-placement jgpyd51 jgpyd50 duet--article--article-body-component\">\n<ul class=\"duet--article--unordered-list _1nfb3k4i feuejx0 ls9zuh1\">\n<li class=\"feuejx1\"><span class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup\">Isabelle: The Mc\u2019s have ROY locked on both sides. Especially for the Mets to fulfill my predictions, they\u2019re going to need a deGrom 2.0 type of experience from McLean.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"feuejx1\"><span class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup\">Nicky V: Seriously, have you ever seen the guy? Griffin is an absolute freak. <\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"feuejx1\"><span class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup\">Ryan: I\u2019m reluctant to say anything nice about the Mets, but I will say th-<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"feuejx1\"><span class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup\">John: Sue me, I like a Phillies pitcher, it\u2019s actually a thing they\u2019ve been good at lately.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"feuejx1\"><span class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup\">Max: Sal Stewart in Cincinnati\u2019s baby park is going to hit one billion home runs<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"feuejx1\"><span class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup\">Nick T: I\u2019m putting my money where my mouth is. I drafted JJ Wetherholt in all of my fantasy leagues this year. He\u2019s on the Cardinals Opening Day roster and while games played hasn\u2019t exactly been a prerequisite for recent seasons, a steady-eddy infielder feels like a safe pick. <\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"duet--article--article-body-component\">\n<p><h4 class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup\"><strong>Mariners Wins: Median &#8211; 93<\/strong><\/h4>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"duet--article--article-body-component\">\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\"><strong>High &#8211; 98 (Ryan), Low &#8211; 88 (Gotty)<br \/>Crowd: Median &#8211; 93<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"duet--article--block-placement jgpyd51 jgpyd50 duet--article--article-body-component\">\n<ul class=\"duet--article--unordered-list _1nfb3k4i feuejx0 ls9zuh1\">\n<li class=\"feuejx1\"><span class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup\">Zach: I think the Mariners are better than 90 wins on paper. I just also think the Mariners have only very rarely been both lucky and good in the same year. I still have them as AL Champs, but I don\u2019t think we\u2019ll get a wire-to-wire magic carpet ride.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"feuejx1\"><span class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup\">Nicky V: At 91, I am on the same page as Zach. We\u2019ll get unlucky for sure. <\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"feuejx1\"><span class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup\">Ryan: goms<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"feuejx1\"><span class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup\">John: PECOTA has them at 93-94. Just for our level-setting.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"duet--article--article-body-component\">\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\"><strong>High &#8211; 10.3 (Ryan), Low &#8211; 5.5 (Matthew Roberson)<br \/>Crowd: Median &#8211; 7.0<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"duet--article--block-placement jgpyd51 jgpyd50 duet--article--article-body-component\">\n<ul class=\"duet--article--unordered-list _1nfb3k4i feuejx0 ls9zuh1\">\n<li class=\"feuejx1\"><span class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup\">Ryan: This is it. This is the year. This is the one you will never, ever forget. <\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"feuejx1\"><span class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup\">Isabelle: It doesn\u2019t need to be his career year, but if the Mariners are winning (or even just going!) to the World Series, you bet your butt Julio is going to be on fire.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"feuejx1\"><span class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup\">Eric: Nice.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"duet--article--article-body-component\">\n<p><h4 class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup\"><strong>M\u2019s Pitching fWAR Leader: Woo (8)<\/strong><\/h4>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"duet--article--article-body-component\">\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\"><strong>Kirby (5), Gilbert (3)<br \/>Crowd: Woo (48.0%)<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"duet--article--block-placement jgpyd51 jgpyd50 duet--article--article-body-component\">\n<ul class=\"duet--article--unordered-list _1nfb3k4i feuejx0 ls9zuh1\">\n<li class=\"feuejx1\"><span class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup\">Zach: I really think Woo has maxed out, quality-wise. And even in the healthiest season of his career, last year, he still missed time. I voted Gilbert, who\u2019s only ever hit the IL once<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"feuejx1\"><span class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup\">Nicky V: Naur. Woo has more in the tank, he can continue to improve the breaking stuff or his change-up to unlock that last level. And, he will stay healthy! I swear!!<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"feuejx1\"><span class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup\">Kate: As the resident Old, I would like to retroactively and honorarily pick Luis Castillo. I don\u2019t actually think he will be the fWAR leader, but I don\u2019t think we ever appreciated Castillo enough last year for literally being the Rock of the rotation, consistently making his starts while everyone else went through whatever they were going through. We love a millennial hustle-coded work ethic.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"feuejx1\"><span class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup\">Eric: Big Woo guy, always have been.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"feuejx1\"><span class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup\">Ryan: Please one of these guys take the step finally I don\u2019t care who, but I think it\u2019ll be Gilbert.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"duet--article--article-body-component\">\n<p><h4 class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup\"><strong>Highest WPA among Bazardo, Brash, Ferrer, Speier: TIE &#8211; Brash (7), Ferrer (7)<\/strong><\/h4>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"duet--article--article-body-component\">\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\"><strong>Speier (2), Bazardo<\/strong><br \/><strong>Crowd: Brash (54.7%)<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"duet--article--block-placement jgpyd51 jgpyd50 duet--article--article-body-component\">\n<ul class=\"duet--article--unordered-list _1nfb3k4i feuejx0 ls9zuh1\">\n<li class=\"feuejx1\"><span class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup\">Zach: If I\u2019m known for anything, it\u2019s being the preeminent Gabe Guy, a personal brand I take enormous pride in. But for this question, I went with Brash, for two reasons. First, if anything happens to Mu\u00f1oz, then Brash will get the save opportunities and the chance to eat up the WPA\u2014Mu\u00f1oz isn\u2019t an option here not because he\u2019s better, but because as the closer, he\u2019s structurally more likely to accrue WPA. Second, with Speier and Ferrer both being lefties, they\u2019re tracking to split the high-leverage opportunities where Brash is the obvious choice for a righty pocket. Bazardo has a sneaky opportunity to take this category though because he\u2019s a heavy favorite to pitch a lot of 10th innings.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"feuejx1\"><span class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup\">Isabelle: Relievers kill me. But I\u2019m into Ferrer, if for nothing else than he represented a final end to the HF discourse.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"feuejx1\"><span class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup\">Nicky V: I see Ferrer as the most consistent of these options moving forward, with Gabe right behind him. Plus, he\u2019s likely to pitch a lot of 8th innings. <\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"feuejx1\"><span class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup\">Eric: There\u2019s one guy I trust when the game is on the line or there\u2019s a huge rush at Waffle House and that guy is Gabe Speier.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"duet--article--article-body-component\">\n<p><h4 class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup\"><strong>More MLB PAs, Emerson or Young: Young (16)<\/strong><\/h4>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"duet--article--article-body-component\">\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\"><strong>Emerson (1) (Eric)<br \/>Crowd: Young (86.7%)<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"duet--article--block-placement jgpyd51 jgpyd50 duet--article--article-body-component\">\n<ul class=\"duet--article--unordered-list _1nfb3k4i feuejx0 ls9zuh1\">\n<li class=\"feuejx1\"><span class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup\">Kate: Easy pickings when you see how Young has turned it on later this spring. Yadda yadda spring doesn\u2019t matter but the improvements Young made over the off-season absolutely do. His defense is much better and he\u2019s been hitting the tar out of the baseball consistently. My enemies-to-lover-of-Cole-Young arc surprises even me but I\u2019d make some bold predictions about him if anything about Cole Young could possibly engender anything \u201cbold.\u201d<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"feuejx1\"><span class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup\">Ryan: I think Young is the next Big Deal. <\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"duet--article--article-body-component\">\n<p><h4 class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup\"><strong>Cal Raleigh HR: Median &#8211; 45<\/strong><\/h4>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"duet--article--article-body-component\">\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\"><strong>High &#8211; 56 (Evan), Low &#8211; 37 (Matthew)<br \/>Crowd: Median &#8211; 45<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"duet--article--block-placement jgpyd51 jgpyd50 duet--article--article-body-component\">\n<ul class=\"duet--article--unordered-list _1nfb3k4i feuejx0 ls9zuh1\">\n<li class=\"feuejx1\"><span class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup\">Isabelle: He\u2019ll have a 2021 Salvy-style year that will still be exceptionally good for a catcher, it will just pale in comparison to last year\u2019s insanity. (41)<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"feuejx1\"><span class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup\">Nicky V: I said 43, but in hindsight I might go more like 38-40. There\u2019s a reason only seven catchers have ever done 40. Cal will consistently go for 35-45 in the next few years, but thinking we\u2019ll see over that regularly is unlikely given the demands of the position.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"feuejx1\"><span class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup\">Ryan: I think he\u2019s going to draw a lot of walks this year and still be very good. (38)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"duet--article--article-body-component\">\n<p><h4 class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup\"><strong>Josh Naylor SB: Median &#8211; 20<\/strong><\/h4>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"duet--article--article-body-component\">\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\"><strong>High &#8211; 40 (Eric), Low &#8211; 9 (Jake)<br \/>Crowd: Median &#8211; 23<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"duet--article--block-placement jgpyd51 jgpyd50 duet--article--article-body-component\">\n<ul class=\"duet--article--unordered-list _1nfb3k4i feuejx0 ls9zuh1\">\n<li class=\"feuejx1\"><span class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup\">Isabelle: Powered by Dad Strength and the security of a long-term contract, Naylz is bagging 20+ easy (20)<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"feuejx1\"><span class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup\">Zach: See now you\u2019ve got me rooting against him just because of my hatred for Dad Strength as a cultural concept. (22)<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"feuejx1\"><span class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup\">Eric: Dad Strength is a myth perpetuated by Big Baby to further scam you into having kids. I\u2019m in the worst shape of my life. Naylor, however, is going to have a generational season for a first baseman in 2026.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"feuejx1\"><span class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup\">Ryan: The word is out. (12)<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"feuejx1\"><span class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup\">Ezra: Josh Naylor 20-20 season? Book it. <\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"duet--article--article-body-component\">\n<p><h4 class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup\"><strong>Julio HR-SB: Median &#8211; 38-38<\/strong><\/h4>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"duet--article--article-body-component\">\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\"><strong>High &#8211; 50-50 (Ryan), Low &#8211; 29-34 (Matthew)<br \/>Crowd: Median &#8211; 38-33<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"duet--article--block-placement jgpyd51 jgpyd50 duet--article--article-body-component\">\n<ul class=\"duet--article--unordered-list _1nfb3k4i feuejx0 ls9zuh1\">\n<li class=\"feuejx1\"><span class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup\">Zach: For years, I\u2019ve been picking 44-44, for his jersey number. But this year, I\u2019m ready to let Julio just be who he is without expecting another gear. This time five years ago, I was hoping for A-Rod, but it\u2019s hard to be disappointed when what I got was Jose Ram\u00edrez.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"feuejx1\"><span class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup\">Ryan: This might seem bold, but after Opening Day he\u2019ll be on pace for 324 of each, so really this is kind of disappointing. <\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"duet--article--article-body-component\">\n<p><h4 class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup\"><strong>Emerson Hancock Games Started: Median &#8211; 10<\/strong><\/h4>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"duet--article--article-body-component\">\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\"><strong>High &#8211; 24 (Ryan), Low &#8211; 4 (Nick Tucker)<br \/>Crowd: Median &#8211; 9<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"duet--article--block-placement jgpyd51 jgpyd50 duet--article--article-body-component\">\n<ul class=\"duet--article--unordered-list _1nfb3k4i feuejx0 ls9zuh1\">\n<li class=\"feuejx1\"><span class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup\">Isabelle: Part of my reasoning for being low-ish on Hancock starting games this year is that I think there will be other arms to potentially spell inevitable injury stints (\u201cHey boo,\u201d she coos in Dane Dunning\u2019s general direction) (7)<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"feuejx1\"><span class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup\">Eric: I forgot about Dane Dunning! (10)<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"feuejx1\"><span class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup\">Ryan: I\u2019m encouraged by the tick up in velocity we saw at the end of last season and the impressive whiff totals this Spring. Yeah we\u2019ve seen it before in flashes, but also yeah we\u2019ve seen it before in flashes. That\u2019s not to say I think Hancock will eclipse even 1.5 WAR or anything, but I think he\u2019ll prove serviceable during a regrettably long Miller absence. (12)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"duet--article--article-body-component\">\n<p><h4 class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup\"><strong>M\u2019s #1 Prospect at the end of the season: Sloan (15)<\/strong><\/h4>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"duet--article--article-body-component\">\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\"><strong>Anderson, Montes<br \/>Crowd: Sloan (44.0%)<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"duet--article--block-placement jgpyd51 jgpyd50 duet--article--article-body-component\">\n<ul class=\"duet--article--unordered-list _1nfb3k4i feuejx0 ls9zuh1\">\n<li class=\"feuejx1\"><span class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup\">Zach: I\u2019m on this hype train with zero brakes. I think when the season ends, Sloan will not just be the Mariners\u2019 #1 prospect, but the consensus best pitching prospect in baseball. That fastball is bananas and it\u2019s not even his best pitch.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"feuejx1\"><span class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup\">Nicky V: Sloan will be a top-10 prospect in baseball this time next year. <\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"feuejx1\"><span class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup\">Kate: If you haven\u2019t yet, go watch the Spring Breakout game and watch Sloan\u2019s performance. He absolutely stifled the best farm system in baseball.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"feuejx1\"><span class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup\">John: I don\u2019t disagree with any of this, I just also think Sloan logistically is the likeliest to remain prospect-eligible compared to Emerson, Arroyo, and even Anderson and Montes.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"duet--article--article-body-component\">\n<p><h4 class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup\"><strong>M\u2019s Biggest Prospect Riser: Stevenson (5)<\/strong><\/h4>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"duet--article--article-body-component\">\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\"><strong>Dickerson (3), Sloan (3), McGraw (2), Becker, Celesten, Peters, Rijo<br \/>Crowd: Arroyo (18.4%)<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"duet--article--block-placement jgpyd51 jgpyd50 duet--article--article-body-component\">\n<ul class=\"duet--article--unordered-list _1nfb3k4i feuejx0 ls9zuh1\">\n<li class=\"feuejx1\"><span class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup\">Anders: Fascinated by the #1 crowd answer not even appearing on the staff board. Perhaps we as a staff went too \u201cdeep cut\u201d here. I think Arroyo is going to pop off this year. (Dickerson)<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"feuejx1\"><span class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup\">Isabelle: ^re Arroyo, I think at this point it\u2019s hard for staff, who have been exposed for many years now to John Trupin\u2019s unrelenting Arroyo Hype Train, to envision Arroyo ascending much beyond the heights he\u2019s already soared to. I saw Stevenson by happy accident in a college game in North Carolina last year and loved everything about the way he played, and he\u2019s only gotten better since the draft. (Stevenson)<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"feuejx1\"><span class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup\">Nicky V: I think defining the biggest riser is kind of difficult. Is someone who goes from 30th to 15th a bigger riser than someone who goes from 10th to 3rd? Obviously not, right? Regardless, my lone vote for Juan Rijo is based on the Mariners\u2019 keen eye for talent in the international market and a highly-projectable profile. Get him stateside, and I think we see him up in the upper echelon, maybe top 8 or so. <\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"feuejx1\"><span class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup\">Kate: I agree, Isabelle, I think John has been Arroyo-pilling us for so long that we as a staff don\u2019t even register him as a riser, rather just as someone finally getting his due regard. I\u2019m surprised by only three votes for Sloan but I guess three to one doesn\u2019t seem like a big jump, like Nicky V pointed out. I think it\u2019s a significant difference, though; being #1 in the Mariners system to being the best pitching prospect in baseball is a pretty steep rise, and I think that\u2019s where he will end up. (Dickerson)<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"feuejx1\"><span class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup\">John: I have successfully propaganda\u2019d Arroyo and I am resting on my laurels. I\u2019m regretting not pushing Farmelo here, but feel good with Stevenson.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"duet--article--article-body-component\">\n<p><h4 class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup\"><strong>M\u2019s Biggest Prospect Faller: Montes (7)<\/strong><\/h4>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"duet--article--article-body-component\">\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\"><strong>Celesten (6), Anderson (2), Farmelo, Sloan<br \/>Crowd: Montes (33.1%)<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"duet--article--block-placement jgpyd51 jgpyd50 duet--article--article-body-component\">\n<ul class=\"duet--article--unordered-list _1nfb3k4i feuejx0 ls9zuh1\">\n<li class=\"feuejx1\"><span class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup\">Isabelle: I\u2019m so sorry but I do not believe in Celesten at this stage in his development. I have no compelling reasons or evidence and, in all likelihood may be wrong, but that\u2019s my feel.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"feuejx1\"><span class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup\">Nicky V: Everyone who says Montes is dead to me. LEAVE HIM ALONE<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"feuejx1\"><span class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup\">Kate: I am baffled by the hit Laz\u2019s prospect stock took over the off-season when he was literally not playing baseball. I will say I don\u2019t think he had a good spring because he\u2019s focused on trying to prove he\u2019s a well-rounded ballplayer and trying to cut down the strikeouts, so I\u2019m hoping he gets back to his game soon. Also, who picked Sloan? See me in my office. (Celesten)<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"feuejx1\"><span class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup\">Zach: My main opinion about all three of the M\u2019s Prospect categories is that John should not be allowed to make picks in categories in which he has a hand in the outcome. Someone get the Commissioner on the phone! (Montes)<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"feuejx1\"><span class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup\">John: What\u2019re you gonna do, ZAM, sue me? (Montes)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"duet--article--article-body-component\">\n<p><h4 class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup\"><strong>Number of Mariners All-Stars: Median &#8211; 5<\/strong><\/h4>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"duet--article--article-body-component\">\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\"><strong>High &#8211; 6 (Ryan), Low &#8211; 3 (Eric and Kate)<br \/>Crowd: Median &#8211; 4<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"duet--article--block-placement jgpyd51 jgpyd50 duet--article--article-body-component\">\n<ul class=\"duet--article--unordered-list _1nfb3k4i feuejx0 ls9zuh1\">\n<li class=\"feuejx1\"><span class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup\">Eric: Cal should skip the derby, Naylor wins ASG MVP, and Woo pitches a clean inning.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"feuejx1\"><span class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup\">Ryan: Julio, Cal, Canzone, Young, Gilbert and Mu\u00f1oz? I hope that\u2019s consistent with my other picks.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"duet--article--article-body-component\">\n<p><h4 class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup\"><strong>Some Mariners Bold Predictions From the LL Staff:<\/strong><\/h4>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"duet--article--article-body-component\">\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">Michael Arroyo, starting RF by June 1 &#8211; Ders<br \/>Michael Arroyo has more PAs than Emerson, and is more productive &#8211; Nick V<br \/>Dom Canzone gets MVP votes &#8211; Ryan<br \/>Cooper Criswell accrues more WAR than any other reliever &#8211; Kate<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"duet--article--block-placement jgpyd51 jgpyd50 duet--article--article-body-component\">\n<ul class=\"duet--article--unordered-list _1nfb3k4i feuejx0 ls9zuh1\">\n<li class=\"feuejx1\"><span class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup\">Nicky V: I\u2019m happy to have this tied to Ders\u2019 prediction, though I think it\u2019s more likely that RF ends up as a Refsnyder and Arroyo platoon until Arroyo really takes over in August\/September. I think Arroyo pops off and earns himself a neat 1.5-2 WAR, while I think Emerson gets played slower than folks might expect. Early cup of coffee and then called up back in September or so. <\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"feuejx1\"><span class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup\">Ryan: I buy the massive leap in ability at the plate, I\u2019m not as low on his defense as many, and they vote for like 20 guys each year. <\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"feuejx1\"><span class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup\">I cheated because I think Criswell will earn all that in bulk with spot starts. If I was really being bold I\u2019d say Yosver Zulueta is the first arm from Tacoma brought up.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"duet--article--article-body-component\">\n<p><h4 class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup\"><strong>Some Mariners Bold Predictions From the Crowd:<\/strong><\/h4>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"duet--article--article-body-component\">\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">Dominic Canzone leads the team in home runs<br \/>Luke Raley bounces back with &gt;4 fWAR season<br \/>Ryan Bliss starting 2B in the playoffs<br \/>Randy Arozarena is traded at the deadline<br \/>Underperformance, Jerry fired at end of season<br \/>Naylor and Julio hit for the cycle in the same month<br \/>Julio goes 40-40, wins MVP, underperforms in World Series, sucks<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"duet--article--block-placement jgpyd51 jgpyd50 duet--article--article-body-component\">\n<ul class=\"duet--article--unordered-list _1nfb3k4i feuejx0 ls9zuh1\">\n<li class=\"feuejx1\"><span class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup\">Nicky V: Ya\u2019ll are smoking something good. Or bad, depending on the prediction. But ya\u2019ll smoking.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"feuejx1\"><span class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup\">Kate: I wasn\u2019t aware \u201cbold predictions\u201d were supposed to leave you bleeding from the eyeballs but okay. I like the Luke Raley one and support it.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"feuejx1\"><span class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup\">Ryan: If I didn\u2019t think Cole Young were going to run away with the forever job, I\u2019d be in on the Bliss pick. Canzone I could see as well. <\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"feuejx1\"><span class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup\">Ezra: I want my fellow Blissciples to know I see you, and I stand with you. <\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"feuejx1\"><span class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup\">Nick T: Luke Raley with a 4 fWAR season lines up surprisingly well with my own prediction. That\u2019s soon-to-be ALCS MVP Luke Raley to you, dear reader.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"duet--article--article-body-component\">\n<p><h4 class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup\"><strong>Some MLB Bold Predictions From the LL Staff:<\/strong><\/h4>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"duet--article--article-body-component\">\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">A\u2019s finish second in AL West &#8211; Max<br \/>Tarik Skubal is traded at the deadline &#8211; Kate<br \/>White Sox finish over .500 &#8211; Connor<br \/>Twins lose 100+; Rockies win 70+ &#8211; Isabelle<br \/>A reporter finds indisputable evidence that MLB games are rigged due to the influence of legal online gambling, Manfred resigns in disgrace &#8211; Eric<br \/>Rangers lose 110 games, deGrom retires midseason, Seager traded to Pirates &#8211; Ryan<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"duet--article--block-placement jgpyd51 jgpyd50 duet--article--article-body-component\">\n<ul class=\"duet--article--unordered-list _1nfb3k4i feuejx0 ls9zuh1\">\n<li class=\"feuejx1\"><span class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup\">Connor: I certainly don\u2019t expect the White Sox to seriously contend, but it\u2019s not hard to look at their shrewd offseason and intriguing young position player core headlined by Colson Montgomery &#8211; who bashed 21 homers in just 284 plate appearances in his debut season last year &#8211; and visualize a scrappy, 75-80 win team that can easily steal a series from a better team if their opponent isn\u2019t careful. Add in a bit of outperforming their run differential, and things could be looking sunny on the South Side.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"feuejx1\"><span class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup\">Isabelle: I think we are wildly underrating how bad the Minnesota Twins are going to be. I am also cautiously, lightly optimistic about the Rockies crawling out from the Cave of Total Catastrophe &#8211; especially if they can get a full season out of Ezequiel Tovar, who didn\u2019t get the WBC MVP votes but was a major catalyst in Team Venezuela\u2019s victory.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"feuejx1\"><span class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup\">Kate: This wasn\u2019t my prediction, but I had an opportunity to hang out with the awesome Sam Bradfield from Purple Row at Spring Training and she is very enthused about the new Rockies manager Warren Schaeffer. The bar is subterranean in Colorado but I do think things will start to change there for the better.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"feuejx1\"><span class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup\">Ryan: A man can dream.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"duet--article--article-body-component\">\n<p><h4 class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup\"><strong>Some MLB Bold Predictions From the Crowd:<\/strong><\/h4>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"duet--article--article-body-component\">\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">Rays win 90 games and miss the playoffs<br \/>A\u2019s make the playoffs<br \/>Astros finish last in the AL West<br \/>Naylor and Caballero tie for most stolen bases<br \/>Trout is Top 10 in MVP voting<br \/>Every division has exactly one wild card team<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"duet--article--block-placement jgpyd51 jgpyd50 duet--article--article-body-component\">\n<ul class=\"duet--article--unordered-list _1nfb3k4i feuejx0 ls9zuh1\">\n<li class=\"feuejx1\"><span class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup\">Kate: Who put in the Astros one? I admire your bravery for voicing a thing I\u2019m scared to say aloud lest I be struck down for hubris by the baseball gods and I would like to buy you a taco.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"feuejx1\"><span class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup\">John: The A\u2019s elbowing the 90-win Rays out of the playoffs would make me cackle. And also rhyme with 2001. Oh boy.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.lookoutlanding.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>AL West: Mariners (17 votes) Zach: Knock it off. Get serious. Isabelle: This is weird, it makes me nervous, but it doesn\u2019t mean it\u2019s wrong\u2026 Eric: Such confidence in a Mariners roster is a very unfamiliar feeling, but the rest of the AL West just doesn\u2019t scare me at all. 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