The Toronto Blue Jays made the 2016 playoffs as a wild card team before advancing to the ALCS. Could history repeat itself in 2017? Four of our five panelists predict another wild card appearance for the Blue Jays, with the Red Sox heavily favoured to repeat as AL East winners.
Here are our full awards and playoff predictions.
MLB PREVIEW ROUNDTABLE: PART 1
AWARDS
American League
MVP: Mike Trout
Cy Young: Chris Sale
RoY: Andrew Benintendi
National League
MVP: Clayton Kershaw
Cy Young: Clayton Kershaw
RoY: Dansby Swanson
American League
MVP: Francisco Lindor
Cy Young: Corey Kluber
RoY: Yulieski Gurriel
National League
MVP: Bryce Harper
Cy Young: Clayton Kershaw
RoY: Dansby Swanson
American League
MVP: Carlos Correa
Cy Young: Yu Darvish
RoY: Andrew Benintendi
National League
MVP: Corey Seager
Cy Young: Jacob DeGrom
RoY: Dansby Swanson
American League
MVP: Josh Donaldson
Cy Young: James Paxton
RoY: Jharel Cotton
National League
MVP: Bryce Harper
Cy Young: Carlos Martinez
RoY: Dansby Swanson
American League
MVP: Mike Trout
Cy Young: Chris Sale
RoY: Andrew Benintendi
National League
MVP: Clayton Kershaw
Cy Young: Clayton Kershaw
RoY: Dansby Swanson
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PLAYOFFS
Shi Davidi
AL: Red Sox, Indians, Astros, Blue Jays*, Rangers*
NL: Nationals, Cubs, Dodgers, Mets*, Giants*
World Series: Indians over Nationals
Ben Nicholson-Smith
AL: Red Sox, Indians, Astros, Blue Jays*, Mariners*
NL: Nationals, Cubs, Dodgers, Mets*, Giants*
World Series: Dodgers over Astros
Arden Zwelling
AL: Red Sox, Indians, Astros, Blue Jays*, Mariners*
NL: Nationals, Cubs, Dodgers, Giants*, Mets*
World Series: Cubs over Red Sox
Jeff Blair
AL: Red Sox, Indians, Astros, Blue Jays*, Mariners*
NL: Nationals, Cubs, Dodgers, Marlins*, Giants*
World Series: Dodgers over Indians
Mike Wilner
AL: Blue Jays, Tigers, Mariners, Red Sox*, Astros*
NL: Nationals, Cardinals, Dodgers, Mets*, Giants*
*Wild Card
