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We've made it, folks. Happy Opening Day! In honor of the 2024 MLB season officially kicking off, we got the Rotoworld Baseball crew together to offer their predictions on how the season will unfold. Below you'll find our picks for division winners and World Series champion, as well as our selections for individual awards. Dive in and enjoy Opening Day! For the latest on lineups, game results, transactions, and trades, remember to keep it locked to the Rotoworld Player News page all season long. You can also follow us on X at @rotoworld_BB. Finally, make sure to subscribe to the Rotoworld Baseball Show wherever you get your podcasts. AL East winner: Blue Jays AL Central winner: Twins AL West: Astros NL East: Braves NL Central: Cubs NL West: Dodgers AL Wild Cards: Orioles, Yankees, Mariners NL Wild Cards: Phillies, Diamondbacks, Giants World Series: Dodgers over Astros NL MVP - Shohei Ohtani AL MVP - Yordan Alvarez NL Cy Young Award Winner - Spencer Strider AL Cy Young Award Winner - George Kirby NL Rookie of the Year - Yoshinobu Yamamoto AL Rookie of the Year - Wyatt Langford Eric Samulski (@samskiNYC) AL East Winner: Orioles AL Central Winner: Guardians AL West Winner: Astros NL East Winner: Braves NL Central Winner: Cubs NL West Winner: Dodgers AL Wild Cards: Mariners, Rangers, Rays NL Wild Cards: Phillies, Diamondbacks, Giants World Series: Braves over Orioles NL MVP: Mookie Betts AL MVP: Kyle Tucker NL Cy Young Award Winner: Zack Wheeler AL Cy Young Award Winner: Corbin Burnes NL Rookie of the Year: Shota Imanaga AL Rookie of the Year: Wyatt Langford (but Ceddanne Rafaela as a darkhorse) D.J. Short (@djshort) AL East Winner: Orioles AL Central Winner: Twins AL West Winner: Mariners NL East Winner: Braves NL Central Winner: Cubs NL West Winner: Dodgers AL Wild Cards: Astros, Blue Jays, Tigers NL Wild Cards: Phillies, Giants, Diamondbacks World Series: Orioles over Braves NL MVP - Bryce Harper AL MVP - Adley Rutschman NL Cy Young Award Winner - Spencer Strider AL Cy Young Award Winner - Corbin Burnes NL Rookie of the Year - Yoshinobu Yamamoto AL Rookie of the Year - Wyatt Langford George Bissell (@georgebissell) AL East Winner: Yankees AL Central Winner: Guardians AL West Winner: Astros, NL East Winner: Braves NL Central Winner: Cubs NL West Winner: Dodgers AL Wild Cards: Blue Jays, Orioles, Rangers NL Wild Cards: Giants, Phillies, Diamondbacks World Series: Dodgers over Yankees NL MVP: Mookie Betts AL MVP: Juan Soto NL Cy Young Award Winner: Spencer Strider AL Cy Young Award Winner: George Kirby NL Rookie of the Year: Kyle Harrison AL Rookie of the Year: Evan Carter Christopher Crawford (@Crawford_MILB) AL East Winner: Orioles AL Central Winner: Twins AL West Winner: Rangers NL East Winner: Atlanta NL Central Winner: Reds NL West Winner: Dodgers AL Wild Cards: Astros, Yankees, Mariners NL Wild Cards: Phillies, Diamondbacks, Padres World Series: Dodgers over Rangers NL MVP: Ronald Acuña Jr. AL MVP: Julio Rodríguez NL Cy Young Award Winner: Logan Webb AL Cy Young Award Winner: Framber Valdez NL Rookie of the Year: Yoshinobu Yamamoto AL Rookie of the Year: Evan Carter Jorge Montanez (@Roto_Nino) AL East Winner: Baltimore Orioles AL Central Winner: Minnesota Twins AL West Winner: Texas Rangers NL East Winner: Atlanta Braves NL Central Winner: Chicago Cubs NL West Winner: Los Angeles Dodgers AL Wild Card picks: Mariners, Astros, Blue Jays NL Wild Card picks: Phillies, Padres, Giants World Series: Dodgers over Orioles NL MVP: Ronald Acuña Jr. AL MVP: Corey Seager NL Cy Young Award Winner: Spencer Strider AL Cy Young Award Winner: Pablo Lopez NL Rookie of the Year: Kyle Harrison AL Rookie of the Year: Wyatt Langford Dave Shovein (@DaveShovein) AL East Winner: Orioles AL Central Winner: Tigers AL West Winner: Astros NL East Winner: Braves NL Central Winner: Cubs NL West Winner: Dodgers AL Wild Cards: Yankees, Rangers, Mariners NL Wild Cards: Padres, Giants, Phillies World Series: Braves over Rangers NL MVP - Freddie Freeman AL MVP - Yordan Alvarez NL Cy Young Award Winner - Spencer Strider AL Cy Young Award Winner - Tarik Skubal NL Rookie of the Year - Yoshinobu Yamamoto AL Rookie of the Year - Wyatt Langford Blake Friedman (@BFriedman23) AL East Winner: Toronto Blue Jays AL Central Winner: Detroit Tigers AL West Winner: Seattle Mariners NL East Winner: Philadelphia Phillies NL Central Winner: Milwaukee Brewers NL West Winner: San Francisco Giants AL Wild Card picks: Orioles, Astros, Twins NL Wild Card picks: Dodgers, Braves, Cubs World Series: Phillies over Twins NL MVP: Bryce Harper AL MVP: Bobby Witt Jr. NL Cy Young Award Winner: Justin Steele AL Cy Young Award Winner: Tarik Skubal NL Rookie of the Year: Jackson Chourio AL Rookie of the Year: Junior Caminero Zachary Krueger (@ZK_FFB) AL East Winner: Orioles AL Central Winner: Twins AL West Winner: Astros NL East Winner: Braves NL Central Winner: Cubs NL West Winner: Diamondbacks AL Wild Cards: Yankees, Mariners, Rangers NL Wild Cards: Dodgers, Reds, Phillies World Series: Orioles over Diamondbacks NL MVP: Shohei Ohtani AL MVP: Gunnar Henderson NL CY: Spencer Strider AL CY: Corbin Burnes NL ROY: Yoshinobi Yamamoto AL ROY: Evan CarterMatthew Pouliot (@matthewpouliot)