Tuesday, December 24, 2024

Right here’s Who’s (Possibly) Going to Win the 2024 World Sequence

Charles LeClaire-USA TODAY Sports activities

After an exhilarating finish to the common season that noticed the Tigers and Royals clinch playoff berths after lengthy October absences and the race for the ultimate NL Wild Card spots come right down to Monday’s Braves-Mets doubleheader, the postseason is right here. The sector options returning powerhouses, upstart challengers and, for the primary time in his MLB profession, Shohei Ohtani. And although the bracket boasts high seeds that may very well be poised for deep runs, so much can occur in a brief collection. That makes it tough to foretell how October will unfold, however 22 of our writers from FanGraphs and RotoGraphs did their finest.

Beneath are our predictions by league and spherical, in addition to every author’s full forecast (these tables are sortable). Yow will discover our playoff odds right here and the ZiPS postseason game-by-game odds right here. Comfortable playoffs!

American League

Wild Card Sequence

Astros vs. Tigers Wild Card Sequence

Winner Votes
Houston Astros 13
Detroit Tigers 9

Orioles vs. Royals Wild Card Sequence

Winner Votes
Baltimore Orioles 12
Kansas Metropolis Royals 10

Division Sequence

Guardians vs. Astros/Tigers WC Winner Division Sequence

Winner Votes
Houston Astros 10
Cleveland Guardians 8
Detroit Tigers 4

Yankees vs. Orioles/Royals WC Winner Division Sequence

Winner Votes
New York Yankees 18
Baltimore Orioles 3
Kansas Metropolis Royals 1

League Championship Sequence

American League Championship Sequence Matchups

Matchup Votes
New York Yankees vs. Houston Astros 9
New York Yankees vs. Cleveland Guardians 6
New York Yankees vs. Detroit Tigers 3
Cleveland Guardians vs. Baltimore Orioles 2
Houston Astros vs. Kansas Metropolis Royals 1
Baltimore Orioles vs. Detroit Tigers 1

American League Championship Sequence

Winner Votes
New York Yankees 13
Cleveland Guardians 5
Houston Astros 3
Baltimore Orioles 1

Nationwide League

Wild Card Sequence

Brewers vs. Mets Wild Card Sequence

Winner Votes
Milwaukee Brewers 16
New York Mets 6

Padres vs. Braves Wild Card Sequence

Winner Votes
San Diego Padres 21
Atlanta Braves 1

Division Sequence

Phillies vs. Brewers/Mets WC Winner Division Sequence

Winner Votes
Philadelphia Phillies 20
New York Mets 1
Milwaukee Brewers 1

Dodgers vs. Padres/Braves WC Winner Division Sequence

Winner Votes
San Diego Padres 12
Los Angeles Dodgers 10

League Championship Sequence

Nationwide League Championship Sequence Matchups

Matchup Votes
Philadelphia Phillies vs. San Diego Padres 12
Los Angeles Dodgers vs. Philadelphia Phillies 8
Los Angeles Dodgers vs. New York Mets 1
Los Angeles Dodgers vs. Milwaukee Brewers 1

Nationwide League Championship Sequence

Winner Votes
Philadelphia Phillies 8
San Diego Padres 8
Los Angeles Dodgers 5
Milwaukee Brewers 1

World Sequence

World Sequence Matchups

Matchup Votes
New York Yankees vs. San Diego Padres 5
New York Yankees vs. Los Angeles Dodgers 5
Houston Astros vs. Philadelphia Phillies 3
Cleveland Guardians vs. San Diego Padres 3
New York Yankees vs. Philadelphia Phillies 2
Cleveland Guardians vs. Philadelphia Phillies 2
New York Yankees vs. Milwaukee Brewers 1
Baltimore Orioles vs. Philadelphia Phillies 1

World Sequence Champion

Winner Votes
Philadelphia Phillies 7
New York Yankees 7
San Diego Padres 4
Los Angeles Dodgers 2
Houston Astros 1
Cleveland Guardians 1

Author Predictions

American League Wild Card and Division Sequence Predictions

Author Identify HOU/DET WC BAL/KCR WC CLE/WC DS NYY/WC DS
Ariel Cohen HOU BAL CLE NYY
Ben Clemens DET BAL CLE NYY
Dan Szymborski DET BAL DET NYY
David Laurila HOU BAL CLE BAL
Davy Andrews DET BAL DET BAL
Eric Longenhagen DET BAL CLE NYY
Esteban Rivera HOU KCR HOU NYY
Jake Mailhot HOU KCR HOU NYY
Jason Martinez HOU KCR HOU NYY
Jay Jaffe HOU KCR HOU NYY
Jeff Bellone DET BAL DET NYY
Jeff Zimmerman HOU KCR HOU KCR
Jon Becker DET KCR CLE NYY
Kiri Oler HOU BAL CLE NYY
Leo Morgenstern HOU BAL HOU NYY
Matt Martell HOU KCR HOU NYY
Meg Rowley HOU KCR HOU NYY
Michael Baumann HOU KCR HOU NYY
Michael Rosen HOU KCR HOU NYY
Paul Sporer DET BAL CLE NYY
Tess Taruskin DET BAL CLE BAL
Travis Ice DET BAL DET NYY

Nationwide League Wild Card and Division Sequence Predictions

Author Identify MIL/NYM WC SDP/ATL WC PHI/WC DS LAD/WC DS
Ariel Cohen MIL SDP PHI LAD
Ben Clemens MIL ATL MIL LAD
Dan Szymborski MIL SDP PHI LAD
David Laurila MIL SDP PHI SDP
Davy Andrews MIL SDP PHI LAD
Eric Longenhagen MIL SDP PHI SDP
Esteban Rivera NYM SDP PHI SDP
Jake Mailhot MIL SDP PHI SDP
Jason Martinez NYM SDP PHI LAD
Jay Jaffe MIL SDP PHI SDP
Jeff Bellone NYM SDP PHI SDP
Jeff Zimmerman MIL SDP PHI SDP
Jon Becker MIL SDP PHI SDP
Kiri Oler MIL SDP PHI LAD
Leo Morgenstern NYM SDP PHI LAD
Matt Martell NYM SDP PHI LAD
Meg Rowley MIL SDP PHI SDP
Michael Baumann MIL SDP PHI SDP
Michael Rosen NYM SDP NYM LAD
Paul Sporer MIL SDP PHI SDP
Tess Taruskin MIL SDP PHI SDP
Travis Ice MIL SDP PHI LAD

League Championship Sequence and World Sequence

Author Identify ALCS NLCS World Sequence
Ariel Cohen NYY LAD NYY
Ben Clemens NYY MIL NYY
Dan Szymborski NYY LAD NYY
David Laurila CLE SDP SDP
Davy Andrews BAL PHI PHI
Eric Longenhagen CLE PHI PHI
Esteban Rivera NYY SDP NYY
Jake Mailhot NYY SDP NYY
Jason Martinez NYY LAD NYY
Jay Jaffe NYY SDP NYY
Jeff Bellone NYY SDP SDP
Jeff Zimmerman HOU PHI HOU
Jon Becker CLE SDP CLE
Kiri Oler CLE PHI PHI
Leo Morgenstern HOU PHI PHI
Matt Martell NYY PHI PHI
Meg Rowley NYY PHI PHI
Michael Baumann HOU PHI PHI
Michael Rosen NYY LAD LAD
Paul Sporer NYY SDP SDP
Tess Taruskin CLE SDP SDP
Travis Ice NYY LAD LAD

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