Bold Predictions thread - 2021

[cleo]

Always enjoy reading some of these as the season goes on. Surprised that there is not one for this year, so I thought I would start....


- Angels will have 4 players in the top 10 MVP finishers and will still not make the playoffs.
- Cleveland will have a better record than the White Sox
- Mets will take the 2nd wild card spot, but not until the last few games of the season
- Dodgers will win 108 games but will not make it to the WS
- No player in the AL will have more than 30 steals
- Reported change in the baseball will actually produce more HR than in any prior year
- Albert Pujols will be traded to the Cardinals so he can finish his career where it started
- Stanton and Judge will have less than 45 HR combined

[chancellor]

Sure, why not:

- Tyler Glasnow stays healthy and wins the AL Cy Young award.
- Joey Gallo's revamped swing continues paying dividends, goes .270/.380/.620, 48 HR/110 RBI and finishes a close second to Mike Trout for AL MVP.
- Stephen Strasburg stays healthy and wins the NL Cy Young award.
- The Mets finally provide enough offense, defense, and quality bullpen work for DeGrom to win 16 games. But, alas, the Mets still miss the playoffs since...
- Miami finishes 2nd in the NL East and secures a wild card playoff slot.

[revo]

- Nick Madrigal and Tim Anderson finish 1-2 in the AL batting race
- Lance McCullers rewards the Astros by winning the AL Cy Young Award
- The AL has the best rookie class in its history, and Madrigal edges out Bobby Witt Jr for the award. Randy Arozarena doesn't get a single vote.
- Daniel Bard continues his remarkable comeback and leads the NL in saves with 40