Hi, everyone! The regular season is upon us, and the Stitches Panel gives its 2019 predictions. Hear our favorite teams out of each division, the wild card clubs and our picks for the World Series champion. We also give our thoughts on the individual player awards — MVP, Cy Young and Rookie of the Year. It's a long one, but we hope you enjoy it! Thanks for listening!
Spoiler alert: Find all of our picks below. We will hold ourselves accountable! Mark our words!
Division winners
NL West (3:05)
Luke: Dodgers
Robert: Dodgers
Nik: Padres
Noah: Rockies
NL Central (9:05)
Luke: Cardinals
Robert: Brewers
Nik: Cardinals
Noah: Cardinals
NL East (12:55)
Luke: Phillies
Robert: Nationals
Nik Braves
Noah: Mets
AL West (20:17)
Luke: Astros
Robert: Astros
Nik: Astros
Noah: Athletics
AL Central (26:15)
Luke: Twins
Robert: Twins
Nik: Indians
Noah: Twins
AL East (30:30)
Luke: Red Sox
Robert: Red Sox
Nik: Yankees
Noah: Red Sox
Wildcards (33:25)
Luke: Yankees, Indians, Cubs, Nationals
Robert: Athletics, Yankees, Cubs, Cardinals
Nik: Red Sox, Rays, Cubs, Nationals
Noah: Yankees, Astros, Phillies, Dodgers
World Series winners (36:20)
Luke: Astros
Robert: Astros
Nik: Rays
Noah: Rockies
Awards
AL MVP (38:45)
Luke: Alex Bregman
Robert: Mookie Betts
Nik: Mookie Betts
Noah: Mike Trout
NL MVP (40:15)
Luke: Bryce Harper
Robert: Ronald Acuna Jr.
Nik: Paul Goldschmidt
Noah: Nolan Arenado
AL Cy Young (42:52)
Luke: Trevor Bauer
Robert: Justin Verlander
Nik: Chris Sale
Noah: Gerrit Cole
NL Cy Young (45:05)
Luke: Aaron Nola
Robert: Max Scherzer
Nik: Jacob Degrom
Noah: Walker Buehler
AL ROY (46:35)
Luke: Eloy Jimenez
Robert: Yusei Kikuchi
Nik: Vladimir Guerrero Jr.
Noah: Jesus Luzardo
NL ROY (48:33)
Luke: Victor Robles
Robert: Victor Robles
Nik: Fernando Tatis Jr.
Noah: Chris Paddack
