Predicting results in baseball preseason is difficult.
But, 11 SST writers still put together awards for 2016. 10 of the 11 writers picked an NL team to win the World Series this year, as the Cubs and Nationals (three each) received the most support. Mike Trout received seven pre-season AL MVP votes, while Bryce Harper led the NL with five votes.
No writers picked the Brewers to make the playoffs (no surprise there).
Without further ado, our predictions for the 2016 MLB season.
Photo courtesy of Bill Greenblatt, UPI.
| Zach Rosen | Luke Schaetzel | Isaac Bushnell | Trevor Jossart | Eli Weiner | Jacob Kupferman | |
| AL East | Toronto Blue Jays | Toronto Blue Jays | Toronto Blue Jays | Boston Red Sox | Toronto Blue Jays | Toronto Blue Jays |
| AL Central | Kansas City Royals | Kansas City Royals | Minnesota Twins | Kansas City Royals | Kansas City Royals | Kansas City Royals |
| AL West | Texas Rangers | Texas Rangers | Houston Astros | Seattle Mariners | Houston Astros | Houston Astros |
| AL Wild Card #1 | Boston Red Sox | Huston Astros | Kansas City Royals | Texas Rangers | Cleveland Indians | Texas Rangers |
| AL Wild Card #2 | Houston Astros | Baltimore Orioles | Seattle Mariners | Cleveland Indians | Boston Red Sox | Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim |
| AL Champ | Toronto Blue Jays | Texas Rangers | Houston Astros | Boston Red Sox | Houston Astros | Houston Astros |
| AL MVP | Mike Trout | Carlos Correa | Mike Trout | Mike Trout | Carlos Correa | Mike Trout |
| AL Cy Young | Chris Sale | Chris Archer | Chris Archer | Chris Sale | David Price | David Price |
| AL ROY | Joey Gallo | Byron Buxton | Jose Berrios | Byron Buxton | Byung Ho Park | Joey Gallo |
| AL Manager | A.J. Hinch | Buck Showalter | Paul Molitor | Terry Francona | Terry Francona | Jeff Banister |
| AL Comeback | Yu Darvish | Yu Darvish | Robinson Cano | Yu Darvish | Yu Darvish | Alex Rodriguez |
| NL East | Washington Nationals | New York Mets | New York Mets | Washington Nationals | New York Mets | New York Mets |
| NL Central | Chicago Cubs | Chicago Cubs | St. Louis Cardinals | Chicago Cubs | Chicago Cubs | Chicago Cubs |
| NL West | Los Angeles Dodgers | Arizona Diamondbacks | San Francisco Giants | San Francisco Giants | Los Angeles Dodgers | Los Angeles Dodgers |
| NL Wild Card #1 | St. Louis Cardinals | San Francisco Giants | Chicago Cubs | Pittsburgh Pirates | San Francisco Giants | Washington Nationals |
| NL Wild Card #2 | San Francisco Giants | Washington Nationals | Pittsbugh Pirates | St. Louis Cardinals | Washington Nationals | St. Louis Cardinals |
| NL Champ | Washington Nationals | Arizona Diamondbacks | St. Louis Cardinals | Washington Nationals | San Francisco Giants | Chicago Cubs |
| NL MVP | Bryce Harper | Paul Goldschmidt | Giancarlo Stanton | Paul Goldschmidt | Paul Goldschmidt | Bryce Harper |
| NL Cy Young | Clayton Kershaw | Zack Grienke | Clayton Kershaw | Max Scherzer | Clayton Kershaw | Max Scherzer |
| NL ROY | Steven Matz | Corey Seager | Kenta Maeda | Corey Seager | Corey Seager | Steven Matz |
| NL Manager | Dusty Baker | Chip Hale | Mike Matheny | Chip Hale | Bruce Bochy | Dusty Baker |
| NL Comeback | Jose Fernandez | Jose Fernandez | Jose Fernandez | Jose Fernandez | Adam Wainwright | Homer Bailey |
| World Series | Washington Nationals | Arizona Diamondbacks | St. Louis Cardinals | Washington Nationals | San Francisco Giants | Chicago Cubs |
| Ari Brown | Sam Welk | Jeremy Gopin | Aaron Gold | Aaron Glazer | |
| AL East | Toronto Blue Jays | Toronto Blue Jays | Toronto Blue Jays | Boston Red Sox | Toronto Blue Jays |
| AL Central | Cleveland Indians | Kansas City Royals | Cleveland Indians | Detroit Tigers | Minnesota Twins |
| AL West | Houston Astros | Houston Astros | Houston Astros | Houston Astros | Houston Astros |
| AL Wild Card #1 | Boston Red Sox | Cleveland Indians | Kansas City Royals | Toronto Blue Jays | Kansas City Royals |
| AL Wild Card #2 | Texas Rangers | Boston Red Sox | Texas Rangers | Kansas City Royals | Boston Red Sox |
| AL Champ | Houston Astros | Houston Astros | Houston Astros | Boston Red Sox | Houston Astros |
| AL MVP | Mike Trout | Mike Trout | Carlos Correa | Carlos Correa | Mike Trout |
| AL Cy Young | Chris Sale | Chris Sale | Dallas Keuchel | David Price | Dallas Keuchel |
| AL ROY | Byron Buxton | Byron Buxton | Aaron Judge | Byron Buxton | Byron Buxton |
| AL Manager | Terry Francona | AJ Hinch | Scott Servais | Brad Ausmus | Paul Molitor |
| AL Comeback | Yu Darvish | Robinson Cano | Yu Darvish | Yu Darvish | Robinson Cano |
| NL East | New York Mets | New York Mets | New York Mets | New York Mets | New York Mets |
| NL Central | Chicago Cubs | Chicago Cubs | Chicago Cubs | Chicago Cubs | Chicago Cubs |
| NL West | Los Angeles Dodgers | Arizona Diamondbacks | San Francisco Giants | Los Angeles Dodgers | Arizona Diamondbacks |
| NL Wild Card #1 | St. Louis Cardinals | Washington Nationals | Washington Nationals | San Francisco Giants | St. Louis Cardinals |
| NL Wild Card #2 | Washington Nationals | SF Giants | Los Angeles Dodgers | Washington Nationals | Washington Nationals |
| NL Champ | Chicago Cubs | Washington Nationals | San Francisco Giants | New York Mets | Chicago Cubs |
| NL MVP | Kris Bryant | Bryce Harper | Bryce Harper | Kris Bryant | Bryce Harper |
| NL Cy Young | Jake Arrieta | Jake Arrieta | Clayton Kershaw | Noah Syndergaard | Clayton Kershaw |
| NL ROY | Corey Seager | Corey Seager | Corey Seager | Steven Matz | Corey Seager |
| NL Manager | Joe Maddon | Chip Hale | Joe Maddon | Dave Roberts | Joe Maddon |
| NL Comeback | Jose Fernandez | Adam Wainwright | Adam Wainwright | Adam Wainwright | Anthony Rendon |
| World Series | Chicago Cubs | Washington Nationals | Houston Astros | New York Mets | Chicago Cubs |