It’s Opening Day, which means we are only seven months from the World Series.
The Giants enter 2025 with a similar roster to last season’s 80-82 crew, with the addition of shortstop Willy Adames and Justin Verlander filling the rotation spot vacated by Blake Snell.
The A’s have abandoned the East Bay, taking the long way to Las Vegas with a stop in Sacramento. They’ve also splashed cash on free agents more than they did in Oakland, adding free agent Luis Severino on a team-record deal and signing Brent Rooker and Lawrence Butler to big-money extensions.
Who will still be playing in late October (other than the Dodgers, of course)? We asked that question and more to our team covering the baseball season.
Here’s what our forecasters predicted:
Justice delos Santos, beat reporter
AL East: Red Sox
AL Central: Tigers
AL West: Rangers
AL wild cards: Yankees, Orioles, Royals
ALDS winners: Red Sox, Rangers
ALCS winner: Red Sox
NL East: Phillies
NL Central: Cubs
NL West: Dodgers
NL wild cards: Diamondbacks, Braves, Mets
NLDS winners: Dodgers, Braves
NLCS winner: Dodgers
World Series: Dodgers
AL MVP: Bobby Witt Jr.
NL MVP: Shohei Ohtani
Evan Webeck, baseball reporter
AL East: Red Sox
AL Central: Tigers
AL West: Mariners
AL wild cards: Orioles, Yankees, Athletics
ALDS winners: Mariners, Tigers
ALCS winner: Mariners
NL East: Phillies
NL Central: Cubs
NL West: Dodgers
NL wild cards: Mets, Braves, Diamondbacks
NLDS winners: Dodgers, Diamondbacks
NLCS winner: Dodgers
World Series: Mariners
AL MVP: Julio Rodriguez
NL MVP: Shohei Ohtani
Dieter Kurtenbach, columnist
AL East: Yankees
AL Central: Tigers
AL West: Rangers
AL wild cards: Twins, Orioles, Astros
ALDS winners: Twins, Yankees
ALCS winner: Yankees
NL East: Mets
NL Central: Cubs
NL West: Dodgers
NL wild cards: Phillies, Braves, Diamondbacks
NLDS winners: Phillies, Dodgers
NLCS winner: Phillies
World Series: Yankees
AL MVP: Gunnar Henderson
NL MVP: Juan Soto
Laurence Miedema, baseball editor
AL East: Orioles
AL Central: Tigers
AL West: Rangers
AL wild cards: Yankees, Guardians, Mariners
ALDS winners: Orioles, Mariners
ALCS winner: Mariners
NL East: Braves
NL Central: Reds
NL West: Dodgers
NL wild cards: Padres, Mets, Phillies
NLDS winners: Dodgers, Braves
NLCS winner: Dodgers
World Series: Dodgers
AL MVP: Julio Rodriguez, Mariners
NL MVP: Elly De La Cruz, Reds
Originally Published:
Source: Paradise Post
