Members of the Southern California News Group try to predict how the 2023 baseball season will play out, from division races (in predicted order of finish) to the postseason and who will collect the key awards.
— JEFF FLETCHER (Angels beat reporter) — AL West: Astros, Angels, Mariners, Rangers, A’s
AL Central: White Sox, Guardians, Twins, Royals, Tigers
AL East: Blue Jays, Yankees, Rays, Orioles, Red Sox
NL West: Padres, Dodgers, Diamondbacks, Giants, Rockies
NL Central: Cardinals, Brewers, Cubs, Pirates, Reds
NL East: Braves, Phillies, Mets, Marlins, Nationals
AL wild-card teams: Yankees, Angels, Mariners
NL wild-card teams: Dodgers, Phillies, Mets
POSTSEASON
ALCS: Blue Jays over Astros
NLCS: Padres over Braves
World Series: Padres over Blue Jays
AWARDS
AL Cy Young: Luis Castillo (Mariners)
AL MVP: Shohei Ohtani (Angels)
AL Rookie of the Year: Gunnar Henderson (Orioles)
NL Cy Young: Zac Gallen (Diamondbacks)
NL MVP: Juan Soto (Padres)
NL Rookie of the Year: Corbin Carroll (Diamondbacks)
— BILL PLUNKETT (Dodgers beat reporter) — AL West: Astros, Angels, Mariners, Rangers, A’s
AL Central: Guardians, White Sox, Twins, Royals, Tigers
AL East: Blue Jays, Yankees, Orioles, Rays, Red Sox
NL West: Padres, Dodgers, Diamondbacks, Giants, Rockies
NL Central: Cardinals, Brewers, Cubs, Pirates, Reds
NL East: Braves, Phillies, Mets, Marlins, Nationals
AL wild-card teams: Yankees, Angels, Mariners
NL wild-card teams: Dodgers, Phillies, Mets
POSTSEASON
ALCS: Astros over Blue Jays
NLCS: Braves over Padres
World Series: Braves over Astros
AWARDS
AL Cy Young: Jacob deGrom (Rangers)
AL MVP: Mike Trout (Angels)
AL Rookie of the Year: Gunnar Henderson (Orioles)
NL Cy Young: Max Fried (Braves)
NL MVP: Manny Machado (Padres)
NL Rookie of the Year: Corbin Carroll (Diamondbacks)
— J.P. HOORNSTRA (MLB reporter/columnist) — AL West: Astros, Mariners, Angels, Rangers, A’s
AL Central: White Sox, Guardians, Twins, Royals, Tigers
AL East: Blue Jays, Yankees, Rays, Orioles, Red Sox
NL West: Dodgers, Padres, Diamondbacks, Giants, Rockies
NL Central: Cardinals, Cubs, Brewers, Pirates, Reds
NL East: Mets, Braves, Phillies, Marlins, Nationals
AL wild-card teams: Yankees, Guardians, Mariners
NL wild-card teams: Padres, Braves, Phillies
POSTSEASON
ALCS: Blue Jays over Astros
NLCS: Mets over Dodgers
World Series: Blue Jays over Mets
AWARDS
AL Cy: Alek Manoah (Blue Jays)
AL MVP: Shohei Ohtani (Angels)
AL Rookie of the Year: Masataka Yoshida (Red Sox)
NL Cy Young: Julio Urias (Dodgers)
NL MVP: Austin Riley (Braves)
NL Rookie of the Year: James Outman (Dodgers)
— JIM ALEXANDER (Columnist) — AL West: Astros, Angels, Rangers, Mariners, A’s
AL Central: Twins, Guardians, White Sox, Royals, Tigers
AL East: Blue Jays, Yankees, Orioles, Rays, Red Sox
NL West: Padres, Dodgers, Giants, Diamondbacks, Rockies
NL Central: Cardinals, Brewers, Cubs, Pirates, Reds
NL East: Phillies, Braves, Mets, Marlins, Nationals
AL wild-card teams: Yankees, Guardians, Angels
NL wild-card teams: Dodgers, Braves, Mets
POSTSEASON
ALCS: Yankees over Astros
NLCS: Dodgers over Padres
World Series: Dodgers over Yankees
AWARDS
AL Cy Young: Shohei Ohtani (Angels)
AL MVP: Vladimir Guerrero Jr. (Blue Jays)
AL Rookie of the Year: Gunnar Henderson (Orioles)
NL Cy Young: Joe Musgrove (Padres)
NL MVP: Nolan Arenado (Cardinals)
NL Rookie of the Year: Miguel Vargas (Dodgers)
— MIRJAM SWANSON (Columnist) — AL West: Astros, Angels, Mariners, Rangers, A’s
AL Central: Twins, Guardians, White Sox, Tigers, Royals
AL East: Blue Jays, Yankees, Rays, Orioles, Red Sox
NL West: Padres, Dodgers, Diamondbacks, Giants, Rockies
NL Central: Cardinals, Cubs, Brewers, Pirates, Reds
NL East: Braves, Mets, Phillies, Marlins, Nationals
POSTSEASON
AL wild-card teams: Blue Jays, Angels, Mariners
NL wild-card teams: Dodgers, Cubs, Mets
ALCS: Blue Jays over Astros
NLCS: Padres over Dodgers
World Series: Padres over Blue Jays
AWARDS
AL Cy Young: Gerrit Cole (Yankees)
AL MVP: Shohei Ohtani (Angels)
AL Rookie of the Year: Gunnar Henderson (Orioles)
NL Cy Young: Sandy Alcantara (Marlins)
NL MVP: Juan Soto (Padres)
NL Rookie of the Year: Miguel Vargas (Dodgers)
— KEVIN MODESTI (Staff Writer) — AL West: Astros, Rangers, Mariners, Angels, A’s
AL Central: Guardians, White Sox, Twins, Royals, Tigers
AL East: Blue Jays, Yankees, Rays, Red Sox, Orioles
NL West: Padres, Dodgers, Giants, Diamondbacks, Rockies
NL Central: Cardinals, Brewers, Cubs, Pirates, Reds
NL East: Braves, Phillies, Mets, Marlins, Nationals
AL wild-card teams: Yankees, Rays, Rangers
NL wild-card teams: Phillies, Mets, Dodgers
POSTSEASON
ALCS: Astros over Blue Jays
NLCS: Padres over Braves
World Series: Padres over Astros
AWARDS
AL Cy Young: Jacob deGrom (Rangers)
AL MVP: Shohei Ohtani (Angels)
AL Rookie of the Year: Anthony Volpe (Yankees)
NL Cy Young: Spencer Strider (Braves)
NL MVP: Juan Soto (Padres)
NL Rookie of the Year: Kodai Senga (Mets)
— TODD BAILEY (MLB Editor) — AL West: Astros, Angels, Mariners, Rangers, A’s
AL Central: Guardians, Twins, White Sox, Tigers, Royals
AL East: Blue Jays, Yankees, Rays, Orioles, Red Sox
NL West: Padres, Dodgers, Giants, Diamondbacks, Rockies
NL Central: Cardinals, Brewers, Cubs, Pirates, Reds
NL East: Braves, Mets, Phillies, Marlins, Nationals
AL wild-card teams: Yankees, Angels, Mariners
NL wild-card teams: Dodgers, Mets, Phillies
POSTSEASON
ALCS: Astros over Yankees
NLCS: Padres over Braves
World Series: Padres over Astros
AWARDS
AL Cy Young: Cristian Javier (Astros)
AL MVP: Shohei Ohtani (Angels)
AL Rookie of the Year: Hunter Brown (Astros)
NL Cy Young: Zac Gallen (Diamondbacks)
NL MVP: Manny Machado (Padres)
NL Rookie of the Year: Corbin Carroll (Diamondbacks)
