MLB Post-Season. What a field we have and what a Wild Card round. It is a very big shame that it’s only three game series, but MLB in some regards is still better than NFL just because they haven’t over done the playoffs too much.
While I miss that first Friday of 4 games for the AL & NL Divisional Series, we get it now on Tuesday & Wednesday, which might actually offset that empty Friday slate this week.
Here are my series predictions that you can roast me on a couple weeks from now
Wild Card Winners
- Boston, Detroit, Cincinnati :eyes emoji:, San Diego
Divisional Round Winners
- Detroit, Toronto, Philadelphia, Milwaukee
LCS Winners
- Toronto, Philadelphia
World Series Champion
- Phillies – They have been my pick since February, I am not changing it now.
WEATHER
All clear
TARIK SKUBAL (DK: $10,000 / FD: $10,300)
8 strikeouts will happen here. Skubal has that it factor for dominating right now. He had a few hiccups late in the season but after seeing Cleveland on September 23rd, one week ago, Skubal returns & is just too damn good not to be used. Much more comfortable here than Crochet & Fried — both I don’t mind, but doubt they have the strikeouts Skubal will.
HUNTER GREENE (DK: $8200, FD: $9200)
While Tito Francona has improve the Reds bullpen, there’s no way he pulls the plug on Greene early & I’m trusting my upset call here on the Reds shocking the world with a series win vs the Dodgers and that only happens if they win Game 1.
Also expect to pitch well…
- Blake Snell & Gavin Williams, but both will hit a bad inning mid-4th/5th innings somewhere in there and thus the ceiling game isn’t likely
- PADRES vs CUBS … Weather is not going to be a huge factor here, but it won’t be miserable weather in Wrigley either. Cubs pen is the one I trust the least in the Wild Card round.
- RED SOX
- REDS
CATCHER
- Moises Ballesteros
- Connor Wong
FIRST BASE
- Spencer Steer
- Michael Busch
SECOND BASE
- Nico Hoerner
- Matt McLain
THIRD BASE
- Manny Machado
- Sal Stewart
- Jose Ramirez
SHORTSTOP
- Dansby Swanson
- Trevor Story
- Xander Bogaerts
OUTFIELD – Mt. Rushmore
- Giancarlo Stanton
- Fernando Tatis Jr.
- Kyle Tucker
- Noelvi Marte
Sleeper Play: If Austin Hays gets an AB he will be the series hero….
- Fernando Tatis Jr – OF – San Diego Padres – Chairman of The Dongers Club
- Giancarlo Stanton – OF – Yankees
- Spencer Steer – 1B – Reds
BETS
- Padres / Cubs OVER 6
- Red Sox +114 ML
- Reds +167 ML