Grading My 2018 Predictions
Now that a champion has been crowned and the postseason individual awards have been handed out, it’s time to see how well I did at predicting the outcomes of the 2018 season. I had two sets of predictions, one from Opening Day, and one regarding the BBWAA awards after the finalists were announced.
First up are my Opening Day predictions.
2018 Opening Day Predictions
AL East Champion: NYY
Actual Winner: BOS
AL Central Champion: CLE
Actual Winner: CLE
AL West Champion: HOU
Actual Winner: HOU
AL Wild Cards: BOS; LAA
Actual Winners: NYY; OAK
AL Pennant: NYY
Actual Winner: BOS
NL East Champion: WSH
Actual Winner: ATL
NL Central Champion: CHC
Actual Winner: MIL (fuck the Brewers)
NL West Champion: LAD
Actual Winner: LAD
NL Wild Cards: ARI; PHI
Actual Winners: CHC; COL
NL Pennant: CHC
Actual Winner: LAD
World Series Champion: CHC
Actual Winner: BOS
AL MVP: Mike Trout (OF – LAA)
Actual Winner: Mookie Betts, BOS OF
AL Cy Young: Chris Sale (SP – BOS)
Actual Winner: Blake Snell, TB SP
AL Rookie of the Year: Willy Adames (SS – TB)
Actual Winner: Shohei Ohtani, LAA SP/DH
NL MVP: Willson Contreras (C – CHC)
Actual Winner: Christian Yelich, MIL OF (fuck the Brewers)
NL Cy Young: Kenley Jansen (RP – LAD)
Actual Winner: Jacob deGrom, NYM SP
NL Rookie of the Year: Ronald Acu̱a (OF РATL)
Actual Winner: Ronald Acuña, ATL OF
Score: 4/17 (24%)
2018 Postseason Predictions
AL MVP
Who Should Win: Mike Trout
Who Will Win: Mookie Betts
Actual Winner: Mookie Betts
NL MVP
Who Should Win: Javier Báez
Who Will Win: Christian Yelich
Actual Winner: Christian Yelich
AL Cy Young Award
Who Should Win: Blake Snell
Who Will Win: Justin Verlander
Actual Winner: Blake Snell
NL Cy Young Award
Who Should Win: Jacob deGrom
Who Will Win: Jacob deGrom
Actual Winner: Jacob deGrom
AL Rookie of the Year
Who Should Win: Shohei Ohtani
Who Will Win: Shohei Ohtani
Actual Winner: Shohei Ohtani
NL Rookie of the Year
Who Should Win: Ronald Acuña Jr.
Who Will Win: Ronald Acuña Jr.
Actual Winner: Ronald Acuña Jr.
AL Manager of the Year
Who Should Win: Alex Cora
Who Will Win: Alex Cora
Actual Winner: Bob Melvin
NL Manager of the Year
Who Should Win: Craig Counsell
Who Will Win: Craig Counsell
Actual Winner: Brian Snitker (haha Brewers lose)
Score: 5/8 (63%)
I am much better at this when the results are in! I look forward to making more equally terrible predictions for the 2019 season and hope you will continue following this blog to read them.
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