The time for October baseball is officially upon us! The Twins and Yankees will get the 2017 postseason started tonight with the AL Wild Card Game with the Rockies and Diamondbacks squaring off tomorrow in the NL version.
A potential rematch of last year’s World Series is still on the table as the Indians and Cubs both made the playoffs again. Chicago capped off last year’s postseason by taking home the World Series in a dramatic Game 7 in comeback fashion.
Will the Cubs repeat after finally breaking the curse in 2016? Will the Indians get revenge for blowing a lead in last year’s World Series? Can Paul Goldschmidt or Aaron Judge carry a wild card team deep into the playoffs? Will the Dodgers finally make a run behind Clayton Kershaw? All these questions and more will be answered this October! Here is a look at the Last Word on Baseball’s editorial staff and their predictions for the postseason.
2017 MLB Postseason Predictions
Josh Greenberg
AL Wild Card (MIN vs. NYY): Minnesota Twins
NL Wild Card (COL vs. ARZ): Arizona Diamondbacks
ALDS: (MIN vs. CLE) Cleveland Indians, (BOS vs. HOU) Houston Astros
NLDS: (ARZ vs. LAD) Los Angeles Dodgers, (CHC vs. WAS) Chicago Cubs
ALCS: Astros over Indians
NLCS: Dodgers over Cubs
World Series: Astros
John Jackson
AL Wild Card (MIN vs. NYY): New York Yankees
NL Wild Card (COL vs. ARZ): Diamondbacks
ALDS: (NYY vs. CLE) Indians, (BOS vs. HOU) Astros
NLDS: (ARZ vs. LAD) Dodgers, (CHC vs. WAS) Washington Nationals
ALCS: Indians over Astros
NLCS: Dodgers over Nationals
World Series: Indians
Brandon Murphy
AL Wild Card (MIN vs. NYY): Yankees
NL Wild Card (COL vs. ARZ): Diamondbacks
ALDS: (NYY vs. CLE) Indians, (BOS vs. HOU) Astros
NLDS: (ARZ vs. LAD) Dodgers, (CHC vs. WAS) Cubs
ALCS: Indians over Astros
NLCS: Cubs over Dodgers
WS: Indians
Will Cheney
AL Wild Card (MIN vs. NYY): Yankees
NL Wild Card (COL vs. ARZ): Colorado Rockies
ALDS: (NYY vs. CLE) Indians, (BOS vs. HOU) Astros
NLDS: (COL vs. LAD) Dodgers, (CHC vs. WAS) Cubs
ALCS: Indians over Astros
NLCS: Dodgers over Cubs
WS: Indians
Sean Couch
AL Wild Card (MIN vs. NYY): Yankees
NL Wild Card (COL vs. ARZ): Diamondbacks
ALDS: (NYY vs. CLE) Indians, (BOS vs. HOU) Boston Red Sox
NLDS: (ARZ vs. LAD) Dodgers, (CHC vs. WAS) Nationals
ALCS: Indians over Red Sox
NLCS: Nationals over Dodgers
WS: Indians
Paul Harvey
AL Wild Card (MIN vs. NYY): Yankees
NL Wild Card (COL vs. ARZ): Diamondbacks
ALDS: (NYY vs. CLE) Indians, (BOS vs. HOU) Astros
NLDS: (ARZ vs. LAD) Dodgers, (CHC vs. WAS) Cubs
ALCS: Astros over Indians
NLCS: Cubs over Dodgers
WS: Astros
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