2020 MLB predictions: CBS Sports staff picks for divisions, World Series, MVP, Cy Young awards and more
The 60-game baseball season opens on Thursday; here's our staff picks for just about everything
By
Matt Snyder
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The 2020 Major League Baseball season is steadily approaching, and in a way, it almost seems surreal. There were certainly times when it felt like we weren't going to have a season due to the months-long COVID-19 shutdown.
The season will go on, though, and now you'll find the CBS Sports baseball staff predictions below for the order of division finishes, postseason and the individual awards.
Yes, there were some consensus picks for the 60-game sprint, though we submitted picks blindly. Everyone has the Yankees taking the AL East and actually we all have the exact same order in the division. Given how much things are mixed in the NL East and NL Central, I can safely say we all agree those are both four-team races that will be fun. It might seem boring to all pick the Dodgers to win the NL West, but it's hard to see a scenario where they don't win it.
And on and on we go. There are some chalk picks and some "let's get crazy" picks.
The biggest message here is this is all in good fun. We're gonna hit a lot and we're gonna miss a good number. It happens. The unpredictability for the most part is what makes baseball great.
Let's get to it!
American League East Predictions
American League Central Predictions
American League West Predictions
National League East Predictions
National League Central
National League West Predictions
Playoff Picks
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| AL MVP | Aaron Judge | Alex Bregman | Shohei Ohtani | Aaron Judge | Mike Trout | Gleyber Torres |
| AL Cy Young | Gerrit Cole | Gerrit Cole | Gerrit Cole | Lucas Giolito | Tyler Glasnow | Charlie Morton |
| AL Rookie of the Year | Luis Robert | Luis Robert | Luis Robert | Jarred Kelenic | Jo Adell | Luis Robert |
| AL Manager of the Year | Aaron Boone | Dusty Baker | Terry Francona | Aaron Boone | Joe Maddon | Rick Renteria |
| AL Comeback Player of the Year | Corey Kluber | Giancarlo Stanton | Giancarlo Stanton | Khris Davis | Shohei Ohtani | Lance McCullers |
| NL MVP | Ronald Acuna | Ronald Acuna | Jeff McNeil | Eugenio Suarez | Fernando Tatis | Bryce Harper |
| NL Cy Young | Walker Buehler | Walker Buehler | Zac Gallen | Aaron Nola | Jacob deGrom | Walker Buehler |
| NL Rookie of the Year | Gavin Lux | Shogo Akiyama | Shogo Akiyama | Kwang-hyun Kim | Gavin Lux | Shogo Akiyama |
| NL Manager of the Year | David Bell | David Bell | Torey Lovullo | David Bell | Jayce Tingler | David Bell |
| NL Comeback Player of the Year | Yoenis Cespedes | Edwin Diaz | Yoenis Cespedes | Edwin Diaz | Andrew McCutchen | Garrett Richards |
