The season starts FOR REAL tonight in Miami, as the Marlins will be taking on the defending champion Cardinals. The rest of the league will either kick off on Thursday or Friday. It’s baseball season, dammit! I polled the staff of The Outside Corner to see who we all were favoring for the playoffs and awards, and here’s what we came up with.
| Joe Lucia | Scotty Allen | Garrett Wilson | Tim Livingston | |
| AL East | Rays | Yankees | Yankees | Yankees |
| AL Central | Tigers | Tigers | Tigers | Tigers |
| AL West | Angels | Angels | Angels | Rangers |
| AL Wild Cards | Rangers, Yankees | Rays, Rangers | Rays, Rangers | Rays, Angels |
| NL East | Phillies | Phillies | Braves | Phillies |
| NL Central | Reds | Brewers | Reds | Reds |
| NL West | Diamondbacks | Diamondbacks | Giants | Giants |
| NL Wild Cards | Braves, Brewers | Nationals, Reds | Marlins, Brewers | Diamondbacks, Nationals |
| World Series | Rays vs Reds | Angels vs Diamondbacks | Angels vs Reds | Rays vs Giants |
| Champion | Rays | Angels | Angels | Rays |
| AL MVP | Evan Longoria | Miguel Cabrera | Albert Pujols | Miguel Cabrera |
| AL Cy Young | Dan Haren | CJ Wilson | Justin Verlander | CC Sabathia |
| AL Rookie | Jesus Montero | Matt Moore | Matt Moore | Mike Trout |
| NL MVP | Joey Votto | Matt Kemp | Joey Votto | Joey Votto |
| NL Cy Young | Zack Greinke | Clayton Kershaw | Zack Greinke | Roy Halladay |
| NL Rookie | Yonder Alonso | Yonder Alonso | Yonder Alonso | Bryce Harper |
| Surprise Team | Diamondbacks | Blue Jays | Padres | Nationals |
| Disappointing Team | Cardinals | Red Sox | Phillies | Cardinals |
| Breakout Player | Mat Latos | Colby Rasmus | Dustin Ackley | Brett Lawrie |
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Matt Lindner | Pat Lackey | Charlie Saponara |
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AL East |
Blue Jays | Red Sox | Yankees |
| AL Central | Tigers | Tigers | Tigers |
| AL West | Angels | Rangers | Angels |
| AL Wild Cards | Rangers, Rays | Angels, Yankees | Rays, Rangers |
| NL East | Phillies | Braves | Phillies |
| NL Central | Brewers | Reds | Cardinals |
| NL West | Giants | Giants | Diamondbacks |
| NL Wild Cards | Reds, Marlins | Cardinals, Nationals | Brewers, Marlins |
| World Series | Brewers vs Tigers | Rangers vs Braves | Rays vs Phillies |
| Champion | Brewers | Rangers | Rays |
| AL MVP | Jose Bautista | Adrian Gonzalez | Miguel Cabrera |
| AL Cy Young | David Price | CC Sabathia | David Price |
| AL Rookie | Mike Trout | Yu Darvish | Matt Moore |
| NL MVP | Joey Votto | Justin Upton | Ryan Braun |
| NL Cy Young | Clayton Kershaw | Adam Wainwright | Roy Halladay |
| NL Rookie | Yonder Alonso | Devin Mesoraco | Trevor Bauer |
| Surprise Team | Blue Jays | Nationals | Blue Jays |
| Disappointing Team | Yankees | Phillies | Red Sox |
| Breakout Player | Mike Trout | Giancarlo Stanton | Andrew McCutchen |
So there you have it. Who do you agree with the most? Who do you disagree with the most?
