Pittsburgh Baseball Now Staff’s 2023 MLB Predictions

What would the start of baseball season be like without predictions?

The staff here at Pittsburgh Baseball Now sat down and made our picks for each division winner, league champion and World Series winner along with our choices for the major awards.

JOHN PERROTTO

NL East champion: Braves

NL Central champion: Cardinals

NL West champion: Dodgers

NL wild cards: Mets, Phillies, Giants

AL East champion: Yankees

AL Central champion: Twins

AL West champion: Astros

AL wild cards: Blue Jays, Mariners, Rays

NL MVP: Trea Turner, Phillies

AL MVP: Julio Rodriguez, Mariners

NL Cy Young: Max Scherzer, Mets

AL Cy Young: Gerrit Cole, Yankees

NL Rookie of the Year: Jordan Walker, Cardinals

AL Rookie of the Year: Anthony Volpe, Yankees

NL champion: Dodgers

AL champion: Yankees

World Series champion: Dodgers

DANNY DEMILIO

NL East champion: Mets

NL Central champion: Cardinals

NL West champion: Padres

NL wild cards: Dodgers, Braves, Phillies

AL East champion: Yankees

AL Central champion: Twins

AL West champion: Astros

AL wild cards: Mariners, Blue Jays, Guardians

NL MVP: Juan Soto, Padres

AL MVP: Shohei Ohtani, Angels

NL Cy Young: Corbin Burnes, Brewers

AL Cy Young: Shane McClanahan, Rays

NL Rookie of the Year: Jordan Walker, Cardinals

AL Rookie of the Year: Gunnar Henderson, Orioles

NL champion: Padres

AL champion: Yankees

World Series champion: Padres

CODY POTANKO

NL East champion: Phillies

NL Central champion: Cardinals

NL West champion: Dodgers

NL wild cards: Padres, Brewers, Mets

AL East champion: Yankees

AL Central champion: Twins

AL West champion: Mariners

AL wild cards: Blue Jays, Astros, Tigers

NL MVP: Bryce Harper, Phillies

AL MVP: Julio Rodriguez, Mariners

NL Cy Young: Sandy Alcantara, Marlins

AL Cy Young: Gerrit Cole, Yankees

NL Rookie of the Year: Corbin Carroll, Diamondbacks

AL Rookie of the Year: Gunnar Henderson, Orioles

NL champion: Dodgers

AL champion: Astros

World Series champion: Dodgers

GRIFFIN FLOYD

NL East champion: Braves

NL Central champion: Cardinals

NL West champion: Padres

NL wild cards: Mets, Dodgers, Phillies

AL East champion: Blue Jays

AL Central champion: Guardians

AL West champion: Astros

AL wild cards: Mariners, Yankees, Rays

NL MVP: Ronald Acuna Jr., Braves

AL MVP: Shohei Ohtani, Angels

NL Cy Young: Max Scherzer, Mets

AL Cy Young: Alek Manoah, Blue Jays

NL Rookie of the Year: Jordan Walker, Cardinals

AL Rookie of the Year: Masataka Yoshida, Red Sox

NL champion: Braves

AL champion: Astros

World Series champion: Braves