2023 MLB PLAYOFF PREDICTIONS

By Muntradamus

BEAST DOME NATION.

The Fantasy Baseball season is now over, onto the Playoffs. I always feel MLB out of any sport changes a person. You are never the same person from when MLB season starts to finish. From March to October, MLB season is coming to an end. Let us predict.

Back in May made a few longshot plays that are still alive

Smart play is to Hedge

WILDCARD ROUND

MARLINS @ PHILLIES

Amazing the Marlins made it this far. Everyone though the highlight of the Marlins season would be Jazz Chisholm on the cover of MLB the show, now they made it to the playoffs. This is not a good matchup, Phillies are bound for a run. Phillies advance.

D-BACKS @ BREWERS

Brewers are not that good of a team, neither are the D-Backs. However the D-Backs actually have young talent while the Brewers really have just had the fortune of playing the weak NL Central teams so many times. D-Backs young talent prevails. D-Backs advance.

RANGERS @ RAYS

This is not fair for either team. Could argue this is a World series caliber series. Both teams are amazing and predicting a winner of this series is going to goto the home field, but that is the only advantage here. Both teams are great, Rays home field advance.

JAYS @ TWINS

Twins pitching is starting to fall apart, and that is what got them this far. Jays offense can tear the cover off the ball and if that happens, the Twins are done. Twins hitting is not prepared for the slugfest, Jays Advance.

DIVISION ROUND

PHILLIES @ DODGERS

Kershaw is going to have to pitch big for them, because the rest of this Dodgers rotation is not really playoff bound. The starters are not reliable, and even Kershaw has his struggles in the Playoffs. Phillies have the pitching advantage and I will give them the win with that. Phillies Advance.

D-BACKS @ BRAVES

This would be the upset of upsets if the young D-Backs knock off the heavy favorites. However that is not likely at all, unless the D-Backs pitchers pitch perfect games, these Braves hitters will run up the score very fast. Braves Advance.

JAYS @ ORIOLES

While the Orioles story has been nice this year, leading the AL in wins. All that will be for nothing if their offense does not get hot. Jays could be riding momentum from hitting the struggling Twins pitchers, and the Orioles pitchers pitched way better than they are this season. Felix Bautista is a huge injury to the bullpen, Jays advance.

RAYS @ ASTROS

Astros have a team that is built to win it all. Astros pitching can dominate games, and the Rays pitchers who are not always the most consistent can get blown up. When they lost Shane McLanahan, they lost their chance to win a world series. Astros Advance.

LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP

PHILLIES @ BRAVES

Very even series, but the Braves have been the better team all year. Phillies had Bryce back after 1 month, and never got even close to the Braves in the NL East. Braves have been the big brother all year, MLB anything can happen, but the Braves on paper are at this point for a reason. Braves advance.

JAYS @ ASTROS

While the Jays impressive underdog story has been nice, the story ends in Houston. Astros have a team built to win it all, Jays have a team that was just built to make the playoffs. Astros advance.

WORLD SERIES CHAMPION

ASTROS @ BRAVES

Both teams are amazing, but the Astros have the better pitching. Both teams have superstar hitters and anything can happen. In this case, I like the Astros pitching more as the deciding factor.

ASTROS WORLD SERIES CHAMPIONS

Will sprinkle more on Astros, I am sure odds will dip but in case they dominate which they are capable of, those might be their best odds.