I'm a day late, but I'm going to do a MLB playoff preview and predictions blog today. I promise you all these were my picks going into the playoffs. I didn't realize they started yesterday until my son told me a game was going on at the time. I thought they started next week. Apologies. Anyway, let's get to it.

I'll start with the AL. The wild card features Detroit facing Houston and Kansas City facing Baltimore. Detroit has an excellent pitching staff and they are coming into the playoffs on fire. They have been on a big time hot streak. The Astros have the experience and know how to move on. They also have a pretty potent lineup. I'm going to go with Detroit since I have family members that are fans and I want to see them move on in the playoffs. In the other matchup, I'll take Baltimore. They are more experienced, they have a better lineup and they can outscore a bunch of teams. The Royals are back on track and have a good pitching staff. I just don't think they have the bats to keep up with the Orioles.

With the Tigers and Orioles moving on, we have the Tigers facing the Guardians and the Orioles facing the Yankees. The Tigers will be coming into this series red hot and they may surprise a few people. I think the Guardians have the players to win and go onto the ALCS. But, I'm going to stick with the Tigers here. They are having a moment and I think that will push them to the ALCS. The Orioles and Yankees are going to score a ton of runs and hit a bunch of homeruns. I'm going to pick the Yankees here. They have a better lineup and Aaron Judge is playing like an MVP.

That means I have the Tigers facing the Yankees in the ALCS. This is where the Tigers run stops. While they have a better pitching staff, I don't think they'll be able to keep up with the Yankees bats. And as big a moment as the Tigers are having, Aaron Judge is having an even bigger one. I have a feeling he is going to crush in the playoffs this year. The Yankees will represent the AL in the World Series.

On to the NL. There are no Reds and no Cardinals here. No team for RD or myself to root for. I've decided to give my fandom to Detroit in the playoffs this season. RD, who knows. But, if I had to guess, he may be sticking up for an NL team, maybe the Brewers since he spent time in Milwaukee and our dad is a fan. As for the wild card matchups in the NL, the aforementioned Brewers are facing the Mets and the Braves are facing the Padres. I do believe the Brewers will beat the Mets. The Mets did come on strong in the middle of the season, but the Brewers have been consistently good all year. They kind of ran off with the NL Central early on. The Braves barely made the playoffs, on the last day of the season, and this will be a short trip for them. The Padres have had the best record since the all star break and they look primes to make a run. If the Braves were fully healthy, this would be a different story. Give me the Padres here.

So, that leaves us with the Brewers facing the Phillies and the Padres facing the Dodgers in the NLDS. I'm going to stick with the Brewers over the Phillies. The Phillies are incredibly potent, but they haven't been as dominant as they were in past seasons. The Dodgers have the best lineup in baseball. They have a solid pitching staff. The only thing that worries me with the Dodgers is their manager. He makes some questionable decisions. That being said, I'll take the Dodgers to beat the Padres. It will close, maybe the best series of the playoffs, but in the end, the Dodgers lineup is too damn good to get beat.

This leaves us with an NLCS of Brewers and Dodgers. Again, I'm going to stick with the Dodgers lineup. Shoei Ohtani is the best player in the MLB and he is going to be the Aaron Judge of the NL during the playoffs.

So, that means I have the Yankees facing the Dodgers in the World Series. The two best teams that money can buy in all of baseball. I'm going to stay with the Dodgers. They are going to be World Series champs and Shoei Ohtani is going to win the MVP of the series.

There it is, my 2024 MLB playoff preview and predictions. 

Ty

Another view

This is a must make the World Series year for the Yankees and the Dodgers. I believe neither team will make the series because both teams have a top half great lineup and average bottom half. Also both teams are lacking a solid #3 starter that you need for a playoff run. Also, also both managers are not great. That said this is how I think each round is going to shake out.

Wild Card Round

Brewers will beat the Mets (great story for the Mets this year)

Padres will beat the Braves

Detroit will beat the Astros (this is the end of the Astros dynasty)

Baltimore will beat the Royals (watch out for KC next year)

Divisional round

Phillies will beat the Brewers

Padres will beat the Dodgers (sorry LA)

Cleveland will beat Detroit

The Yankees will beat Baltimore

LCS

Phillies will beat the Padres

Cleveland will beat the Yankees (The Guardians feel like last year’s Rangers)

World Series

Phillies over Guardians in seven (another heartbreak for the Cleveland faithful)

RD

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