2020 MLB/Brewers Prediction Thread: Locks on 7/25

[humanrefutation]

As we did in 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, and 2019, we're coming back for our annual opportunity to predict some **** regarding the Brewers and the MLB.

This 60 game season will offer a lot of possibilities for some wild results. How do you think it'll go?

Check the poll up top, which will get the board's sense on where the Brewers will finish. There's also an option that the season will be cancelled. Then, answer the following questions.

Brewers Predictions
Record:
Place In Divisional Standings:
Playoffs (Y/N):
MVP Hitter:
MVP Pitcher:
Most Pleasant Surprise (Position/Pitcher):
Biggest Disappointment (Position/Pitcher):
Are We Sellers or Buyers at the August 31 Trade Deadline:

MLB Predictions
AL Playoff Teams:
NL Playoff Teams:
NLCS:
ALCS:
World Series:
AL MVP:
NL MVP:
AL Cy Young:
NL Cy Young:
AL Rookie of the Year:
NL Rookie of the Year:

This thread will be locked the day before the season starts on July 23rd.

[ReasonablySober]

I predict we don't finish the season.

[humanrefutation]

I predict we don't finish the season.

Reasonably sober take on things. I'll add that as a poll option.

[tski1972]

My money is on Covid 19 to win it all

[MikeIsGood]

Yeah...my vote is that baseball, basketball, and football are all cancelled. Basketball might revisit 20/21 season in 21.

*sad trombone*

[WeekapaugGroove]

Brewers Predictions
Record: 38- 22
Place In Divisional Standings: 1st
Playoffs (Y/N): Y
MVP Hitter: Yelich
MVP Pitcher: Woodruff
Most Pleasant Surprise (Position/Pitcher): Holt/ Burnes (bounce back year)
Biggest Disappointment (Position/Pitcher): Cain/ Hader
Are We Sellers or Buyers at the August 31 Trade Deadline: buyers

Might as well be optimistic

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[trwi7]

Might as well be optimistic

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That's no way to go through life, son.

[MickeyDavis]

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[WeekapaugGroove]

Might as well be optimistic

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That's no way to go through life, son.

These days it sure isn't I will say if they start off bad then they should fully lean in and trade the short term guys for lotto tickets and get a high pick in next year's draft.

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[Kerb Hohl]

Brewers Predictions
Record: 32- 28
Place In Divisional Standings: 3rd
Playoffs (Y/N): N
MVP Hitter: Yelich
MVP Pitcher: Woodruff
Most Pleasant Surprise (Position/Pitcher): Narvaez/ Burnes
Biggest Disappointment (Position/Pitcher): Hiura/ Hader - Hiura will be good but will have growing pains
Are We Sellers or Buyers at the August 31 Trade Deadline: This will be a limp trade deadine, nobody will do anything league-wide

[coolhandluke121]

The Brewers' strength is playing the long game and adding small increments of marginal value throughout the course of a 162-game season to make up for the difference in talent and resources. I think a short season is bad for them.

I'm going with 27 wins. I think it ends up being a few good hitters and a few good pitchers with a whole lot of mediocrity in between.

[humanrefutation]

Brewers Predictions (Edited with playoff expansion)

Record:34-26
Place In Divisional Standings: 3rd
Playoffs (Y/N): Y
MVP Hitter: Yelich
MVP Pitcher: Woodruff
Most Pleasant Surprise (Position/Pitcher): Houser
Biggest Disappointment (Position/Pitcher): Hader
Are We Sellers or Buyers at the August 31 Trade Deadline: Buyers

MLB Predictions
AL Playoff Teams: Yankees, Twins, Angels, Rays, White Sox, As, Astros (WC1), Indians (WC2)
NL Playoff Teams: Braves, Cardinals, Dodgers, Nationals, Cubs, Padres, Brewers (WC1), Mets (WC2)
NLCS: Yankees OVER As.
ALCS: Dodgers OVER Braves
World Series: Yankees OVER Dodgers
AL MVP: Mike Trout
NL MVP: Mookie Betts
AL Cy Young: Gerrit Cole
NL Cy Young: Jack Flaherty
AL Rookie of the Year: Jesus Luzardo
NL Rookie of the Year: Gavin Lux

[humanrefutation]

I'm reopening this for a few more days to let you all make any changes with the expanded playoff format being announced.

[MikeIsGood]

Assuming we actually finish the season in full, I'll go with this. I'm horrible at this.

Brewers Predictions
Record:31-29
Place In Divisional Standings: 4th
Playoffs (Y/N): N

MVP Hitter: Yelich
MVP Pitcher: Woodruff
Most Pleasant Surprise (Position/Pitcher): Arcia/Houser
Biggest Disappointment (Position/Pitcher): Whatever we do at 1B, even with low expectations/Hader

Are We Sellers or Buyers at the August 31 Trade Deadline: Should sell, but neither

MLB Predictions
AL Playoff Teams: Yankees (1), Rays (2), Twins (1), As (1), Astros (2), Indians (2), Angels (WC), White Sox (WC)
NL Playoff Teams: Dodgers (1), Braves (1), Diamondbacks (2), Cards (1), Cubs (2), Reds(WC), Mets (2), Padres (WC)

NLCS: Yankees OVER Twins
ALCS: Braves OVER Dodgers
World Series: Yankees OVER Braves

AL MVP: Trout
NL MVP: Acuna
AL Cy Young: Biebs
NL Cy Young: deGrom

[tski1972]

Brewers Predictions
Record:34-26
Place In Divisional Standings: 3rd
Playoffs (Y/N): N
MVP Hitter: Yelich
MVP Pitcher: Woodruff
Most Pleasant Surprise (Position/Pitcher): Houser
Biggest Disappointment (Position/Pitcher): Hader
Are We Sellers or Buyers at the August 31 Trade Deadline: Sellers

MLB Predictions
AL Playoff Teams: Yankees, Twins, Angels, Rays (WC1), As (WC2)
NL Playoff Teams: Braves, Cardinals, Dodgers, Cubs (WC1), Padres (WC2)
NLCS: Yankees OVER As.
ALCS: Dodgers OVER Braves
World Series: Yankees OVER Dodgers
AL MVP: Mike Trout
NL MVP: Mookie Betts
AL Cy Young: Gerrit Cole
NL Cy Young: Jack Flaherty
AL Rookie of the Year: Jesus Luzardo
NL Rookie of the Year: Gavin Lux

Curious how they finish 3rd with that record knowing they play 40 games against the division.

[humanrefutation]

Brewers Predictions
Record:34-26
Place In Divisional Standings: 3rd
Playoffs (Y/N): N
MVP Hitter: Yelich
MVP Pitcher: Woodruff
Most Pleasant Surprise (Position/Pitcher): Houser
Biggest Disappointment (Position/Pitcher): Hader
Are We Sellers or Buyers at the August 31 Trade Deadline: Sellers

MLB Predictions
AL Playoff Teams: Yankees, Twins, Angels, Rays (WC1), As (WC2)
NL Playoff Teams: Braves, Cardinals, Dodgers, Cubs (WC1), Padres (WC2)
NLCS: Yankees OVER As.
ALCS: Dodgers OVER Braves
World Series: Yankees OVER Dodgers
AL MVP: Mike Trout
NL MVP: Mookie Betts
AL Cy Young: Gerrit Cole
NL Cy Young: Jack Flaherty
AL Rookie of the Year: Jesus Luzardo
NL Rookie of the Year: Gavin Lux

Curious how they finish 3rd with that record knowing they play 40 games against the division.

I'm going to update my predictions with the expanded playoffs, but basically I expect the division to be very tight between 1-3 - a game or two separating them - possibly even tiebreakers. Putting aside the record itself - which is basically a crapshoot guess, I think the Reds are overrated and the Pirates are going to be god awful. I expect the Cubs and Cardinals to finish with better records than the Crew.

[M-C-G]

Brewers Predictions
Record: 35-25
Place In Divisional Standings: 1st or 2nd
Playoffs (Y/N): Y
MVP Hitter: Keston
MVP Pitcher: Let's do Burnes for some fun
Most Pleasant Surprise (Position/Pitcher): Smoak or Morrison give us great 1st base production / Freddy Peralta makes it as a quality starter
Biggest Disappointment (Position/Pitcher): Catching position disappoints / Hader
Are We Sellers or Buyers at the August 31 Trade Deadline: Have we ever been sellers?

[tski1972]

My money is on Covid 19 to win it all

Where do I pick up my check?