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Baseball makes fools of us all, said some wise fan in the stands, somewhere, sometime (probably).
Every year, the so-called experts and novice fans alike gather together and come up with a cacophony of sage picks and hot takes; every year, most of us are wrong.
Call us gluttons for punishment if you must, but we just couldn’t sit idly by and let everyone else have all the fun. We wanted to put our opinions out there to be mocked alongside the rest of baseball’s punditry. We should probably note that not every writer filled out the entire survey, as if afraid to go too far off the deep end. You may find a nugget or two below that makes you wonder what kind of hallucinogens we’ve been passing around at staff meetings.
Without further adieu, the Fish Stripes staff presents their picks for the 2018 MLB season. Bookmark this post, because we will be coming back to it at season’s end to point out how right I was how wrong everyone was.
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| Writer | AL MVP | NL MVP | AL Cy Young | NL Cy Young | AL ROY | NL ROY | NL East Winner | NL Central Winner | NL West Winner | NL WC #1 | NL WC #2 | AL East Winner | AL Central Winner | AL West Winner | AL WC #1 | AL WC #2 | World Series Matchup | World Series Champion | Marlins Record | Marlins Playoffs? | Marlins Team MVP |
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| Writer | AL MVP | NL MVP | AL Cy Young | NL Cy Young | AL ROY | NL ROY | NL East Winner | NL Central Winner | NL West Winner | NL WC #1 | NL WC #2 | AL East Winner | AL Central Winner | AL West Winner | AL WC #1 | AL WC #2 | World Series Matchup | World Series Champion | Marlins Record | Marlins Playoffs? | Marlins Team MVP |
| Thomas | Giancarlo Stanton | Bryce Harper | James Paxton | Clayton Kershaw | Shohei Ohtani | Ronald Acuna | Nationals | Cubs | Dodgers | Brewers | Rockies | Yankees | Indians | Astros | Red Sox | Twins | Yankees vs Dodgers | Dodgers | 72-90 | :/ | Justin Bour |
| Dylan | Jose Altuve | Nolan Arenado | Chris Sale | Max Scherzer | Franklin Barreto | Ronald Acuna | Nationals | Cubs | Dodgers | Rockies | Cardinals | Yankees | Indians | Astros | Red Sox | Angels | Astros vs Nationals | Nationals | 60-102 | No | J.T Realmuto |
| Aram | Mike Trout | Paul Goldschmidt | Chris Sale | Clayton Kershaw | Eloy Jimenez | Lewis Brinson | Nationals | Cubs | Dodgers | Cardinals | Diamondbacks | Red Sox | Indians | Astros | Yankees | Angels | Nationals vs. Indians | Nationals | 75-87 | We’re not THAT crazy | Justin Bour |
| Patrick | Mike Trout | Bryce Harper | Luis Severino | Max Scherzer | Gleyber Torres | Lewis Brinson | Nationals | Cubs | Dodgers | Diamondbacks | Brewers | Yankees | Indians | Astros | Red Sox | Twins | Yankees vs. Nationals | Yankees | 70-92 | No | Justin Bour |
| Andrew | Aaron Judge | Kris Bryant | Corey Kluber | Noah Syndergaard | Eloy Jimenez | Scott Kingery | Nationals | Brewers | Dodgers | Rockies | Diamondbacks | Yankees | Indians | Astros | Angels | White Sox | Astros vs. Rockies | Rockies | 65-97 | (Giggles) | Lewis Brinson |
| David | Mookie Betts | Kris Bryant | Justin Verlander | Max Scherzer | Willie Calhoun | Ronald Acuna | Nationals | Cubs | Dodgers | Diamondbacks | Phillies | Yankees | Indians | Astros | Twins | Red Sox | Astros vs. Nationals | Astros | 63-99 | Trusting the process. | Lewis Brinson |
| Ely | Mike Trout | Kris Bryant | Luis Severino | Luis Castillo | Willy Adames | Ryan McMahon | Nationals | Cubs | Rockies | Dodgers | Mets | Yankees | Indians | Astros | Blue Jays | Red Sox | Yankees vs. Dodgers | Yankees | 69-93 | Tix to attend playoffs, yes | José Ureña |
| Michael | Mike Trout | Joey Votto | Chris Sale | Noah Syndergaard | Austin Hays | Ronald Acuna | Mets | Cubs | Rockies | Dodgers | Nationals | Yankees | Indians | Astros | Blue Jays | Twins | Cubs vs.Indians | Indians | 70-92 | *hello darkness my old friend* | Lewis Brinson |
| Mitch | Mike Trout | Willson Contreras | Chris Sale | Max Scherzer | Dan Vogelbach | Lewis Brinson | Nationals | Cardinals | Dodgers | Cubs | Phillies | Yankees | Indians | Astros | Red Sox | Mariners | Dodgers vs. Indians | Dodgers | 73-89 | Yeah, it's a no from me dog | Justin Bour |
| Jesse | Mike Trout | Bryce Harper | Corey Kluber | Max Scherzer | Franklin Barreto | Lewis Brinson | Nationals | Cubs | Dodgers | Diamondbacks | Phillies | Yankees | Indians | Astros | Angels | Mariners | Angels vs. Nationals | Angels | 55-107 | Mariners Playoffs? | Lewis Brinson |
How do you see things playing out? Leave your own picks in the comments and laugh alongside us at our collective foolishness in seven months time. Happy Opening Day!