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After a poor showing on the pre-season predictions, M-SABR returns with picks for the World Series, personal awards, and other playoff-related superlatives. These predictions were made on Wednesday, September 24th, hence the inclusion of postseason bracket predictions for teams still vying for a spot in the dwindling days of the regular season. 

Playoff Position Predictions

AL Central Winner:

• Adam Silverstein – Guardians
• Victor Anaya-Diaz – Tigers
• Ryan Jafri – Guardians 
• Rohan Patel – Tigers
• Jonathan Manela – Guardians
• Nate Carlson – Guardians
• Frank Asta – Guardians 
• Kyle Borkowsky – Guardians
• Christopher Putnam – Guardians
• Daniel Buckholz – Tigers
• John Ilyevsky – Guardians
• Eric Fradkin – guardians
• Joe Spinosa- Guardians
• Devin Wiles – Guardians
• Ryan Borkowsky – Guardians 

AL East Winner

• Adam Silverstein – Blue Jays
• Jonathan Manela – Blue Jays
• Rohan Patel – Blue Jays
• Victor Anaya-Diaz – Blue Jays
• Ryan Jafri – Yankees
• Nate Carlson – Blue Jays
• Kyle Borkowsky – Yankees
• Christopher Putnam – Jays
• Daniel Buckholz – Yankees
• John Ilyevsky – Yankees
• Eric Fradkin – Yankees
• Joe Spinosa- Yankees
• Devin Wiles – Blue Jays
• Ryan Borkowsky – Yankees

AL Wild Card #2

• Adam Silverstein – Red Sox
• Rohan Patel – Red Sox
• Ryan Jafri – Red Sox
• Victor Anaya-Diaz – Yankees
• Nate Carlson – Red Sox
• Kyle Borkowsky – Red Sox
• John Ilyevsky – Red Sox
• Jonathan Manela – Red Sox
• Christopher Putnam- Red Sox
• Daniel Buckholz – Red Sox
• Eric Fradkin – Red Sox
• Joe Spinosa- Red Sox
• Devin Wiles – Red Sox
• Ryan Borkowsky –  Red Sox 

AL Wild Card #3

• Adam Silverstein – Tigers
• Victor Anaya-Diaz – Red Sox
• Rohan Patel – Guardians
• Jonathan Manela – Astros
• Ryan Jafri – Tigers
• Nate Carlson – Astros
• Christopher Putnam – Tigers
• John Ilyevsky – Astros
• Daniel Buckholz – Guardians
• Kyle Borkowsky – Tigers
• Eric Fradkin – Astros
• Joe Spinosa- Tigers
• Devin Wiles – Astros
• Ryan Borkowsky –  Tigers

NL Wild Card #3

• Ryan Jafri – Mets
• Adam Silverstein – Mets
• Rohan Patel – Mets
• Nate Carlson – Mets 
• Jonathan Manela – Reds
• Victor Anaya-Diaz – Reds
• John Ilyevsky – Mets
• Christopher Putnam- Reds
• Daniel Buckholz – Mets
• Kyle Borkowsky – Mets
• Eric Fradkin – Mets
• Joe Spinosa- Mets
• Devin Wiles – Mets
• Ryan Borkowsky –  Mets

Playoff Predictions

World Series Winner

• John Ilyevsky – Mets
• Adam Silverstein – Mets
• Rohan Patel – Mariners
• Ryan Jafri – Yankees
• Nate Carlson – Mariners
• Jonathan Manela – Dodgers
• Frank Asta – Phillies
• Victor Anaya-Diaz – Phillies
• Daniel Buckholz – Phillies
• Christopher Putnam – Cubs
• Kyle Borkowsky – Yankees
• Jerry – Red Sox
• Eric Fradkin – Yankees
• Joe Spinosa- Phillies
• Devin Wiles – Phillies
• Ryan Borkowsky –  Phillies

World Series MVP

• John Ilyevsky – Juan Soto
• Adam Silverstein – Francisco Lindor
• Rohan Patel – BIG DUMPER
• Ryan Jafri – Aaron Judge
• Jonathan Manela – Shohei Ohtani
• Nate Carlson – Josh Naylor
• Victor Anaya-Diaz – Kyle Schwarber
• Christopher Putnam – Matt Shaw 
• Kyle Borkowsky – Giancarlo Stanton
• Daniel Buckholz – Bryson Stott
• Eric Fradkin – Ben Rice
• Joe Spinosa- Bryce Harper
• Devin Wiles – Kyle Schwarber
• Ryan Borkowsky –  Kyle Schwarber

AL Pennant Winner 

• John Ilyevsky – Yankees
• Rohan Patel – Mariners
• Adam Silverstein – Red Sox
• Ryan Jafri – Yankees
• Nate Carlson – Mariners
• Jonathan Manela – Mariners 
• Victor Anaya-Diaz – Blue Jays
• Kyle Borkowsky – Yankees
• Christopher Putnam – Mariners
• Eric Fradkin – Yankees
• Daniel Buckholz – Yankees
• Jerry – Red Sox
• Joe Spinosa- Mariners
• Devin Wiles – Mariners
• Ryan Borkowsky –  Yankees

NL Pennant Winner

• John Ilyevsky – Mets
• Victor Anaya-Diaz – Phillies
• Adam Silverstein – Mets
• Rohan Patel – Phillies
• Nate Carlson – Phillies
• Ryan Jafri – Dodgers
• Jonathan Manela – Dodgers
• Kyle Borkowsky – Phillies
• Christopher Putnam – Cubs
• Eric Fradkin – Dodgers
• Daniel Buckholz – Mets
• Joe Spinosa- Phillies
• Devin Wiles – Phillies
• Ryan Borkowsky –  Phillies 

ALCS MVP

• John Ilyevsky – Giancarlo Stanton
• Victor Anaya-Diaz – George Springer
• Adam Silverstein – Alex Bregman
• Rohan Patel – Bryan Woo
• Ryan Jafri – Aaron Judge
• Nate Carlson – Randy Arozarena
• Kyle Borkowsky – Jazz Chisholm
• Jonathan Manela – Cal “Best Player in Baseball” Raleigh
• Christopher Putnam – Victor Robles
• Eric Fradkin – Trent Grisham
• Daniel Buckholz – Ben Rice
• Joe Spinosa-  Josh Naylor
• Devin Wiles – Randy Arozarena
• Ryan Borkowsky –  Aaron Judge 

NLCS MVP

• John Ilyevsky – Juan Soto
• Rohan Patel – Kyle  Schwarber
• Victor Anaya-Diaz – Shohei Ohtani
• Adam Silverstein – Juan Soto
• Ryan Jafri – Shohei Ohtani
• Nate Carlson – Cristopher Sanchez 
• Jonathan Manela – Shohei Ohtani
• Cubs – Cade Horton
• Kyle Borkowsky – Bryce Harper
• Eric Fradkin – Shohei Ohtani
• Daniel Buckholz – Jesus Luzardo
• Joe Spinosa – Jhoan Duran
• Devin Wiles – Kyle Schwarber 
• Ryan Borkowsky –  Cristopher Sanchez 

Most Overrated Team Going Into the Playoffs

• John Ilyevsky – Dodgers
• Rohan Patel – Yankees
• Victor Anaya-Diaz – Yankees
• Adam Silverstein – Dodgers
• Ryan Jafri – Brewers
• Jonathan Manela – Yankees
• Nate Carlson – Brewers
• Kyle Borkowsky – Brewers 
• Christopher Putnam – Brewers
• Eric Fradkin – Mets
• Daniel Buckholz – Brewers
• Joe Spinosa- Guardians
• Devin Wiles – Brewers
• Ryan Borkowsky –  Brewers 

Most Underrated Team Going Into the Playoffs (Dark Horse)

• John Ilyevsky – Mets
• Adam Silverstein – Mets
• Victor Anaya-Diaz – Mariners
• Rohan Patel – Mets
• Ryan Jafri – Mets
• Jonathan Manela – Guardians
• Nate Carlson – Padres
• Christopher Putnam – Cubs
• Kyle Borkowsky – Padres
• Eric Fradkin – Cubs
• Daniel Buckholz – Diamondbacks (if they make it)
• Joe Spinosa- Blue Jays
• Devin Wiles – Padres
• Ryan Borkowsky –  Padres

Best Ace of the Playoffs

• Adam Silverstein – Nolan McLean
• Rohan Patel – Bryan Woo
• Jonathan Manela – George Kirby
• Ryan Jafri – Cristopher Sanchez
• John Ilyevsky – Freddy Peralta
• Nate Carlson – Cristopher Sanchez
•  Christopher Putnam – Bryan Woo
• Kyle Borkowsky – Carlos Rodon
• Victor Anaya-Diaz – Shohei Ohtani
• Eric Fradkin – Max Scherzer
• Daniel Buckholz – Cristopher Sanchez
• Joe Spinosa – Garrett Crochet
• Devin Wiles – Cristopher Sanchez
• Ryan Borkowsky –  Garrett Crochet 

Clutchest Playoff Performer

• Rohan Patel – BIG DUMPER
• Jonathan Manela – Cal “Best Player in Baseball, again” Raleigh 
• John Ilyevsky – Juan Soto
• Nate Carlson – Josh Naylor
• Ryan Jafri – Aaron Judge
• Victor Anaya-Diaz – Cal Raleigh
• Christopher Putnam – Fernando Tatis
• Kyle Borkowsky – Giancarlo Stanton
• Eric Fradkin – Trent Grisham
• Daniel Buckholz – Geraldo Perdomo
• Joe Spinosa- Nick Castellanos
• Devin Wiles – Randy Arozarena
• Ryan Borkowsky –  Giancarlo Stanton

Most Evenly Matched Series

• Ryan Jafri – Dodgers/Padres
• Victor Anaya-Diaz – Jays/Yankees
• Rohan Patel – Tigers/Guards
• Nate Carlson – Dodgers/Padres
• Jonathan Manela – Yankees/Red Sox
• John Ilyevsky – Yankees/Red Sox
• Christopher Putnam – Dodgers/Padres
• Kyle Borkowsky – Padres/Cubs
• Eric Fradkin – Padres/Cubs
• Daniel Buckholz – Padres/Cubs
• Joe Spinosa- Red Sox/Yankees
• Devin Wiles – Red Sox/Yankees
• Ryan Borkowsky –  Yankees/Phillies

Most Unevenly Matched Series

• Rohan Patel – Mets/Dodgers
• Victor Anaya-Diaz – Guardians/Yankees
• John Ilyevsky – Mets/Dodgers
• Jonathan Manela – Dodgers/Reds
• Nate Carlson – Guardians/Astros
• Ryan Jafri – Mets Dodgers
• Christopher Putnam – Mets/Dodgers
• Kyle Borkowsky – Dodgers/Mets
• Eric Fradkin – Yankees/Guardians
• Daniel Buckholz – Dodgers/Mets
• Joe Spinosa- Dodgers/Mets
• Devin Wiles – Mets/Dodgers
• Ryan Borkowsky –  Mets/Dodgers

Toughest Path to the World Series

• Rohan Patel – Mets
• Victor Anaya-Diaz – Tigers
• John Ilyevsky – Mets
• Jonathan Manela – Tigers
• Nate Carlson – Astros
• Ryan Jafri – Mets 
• Christopher Putnam- Cubs
• Kyle Borkowsky – Mets
• Eric Fradkin – Cubs
• Daniel Buckholz – Mets
• Joe Spinosa- Mets
• Devin Wiles – Mets
• Ryan Borkowsky –  Mets

Best Pitching Staff

• Rohan Patel – Phillies
• Nate Carlson – Mariners
• Jonathan Manela – Mariners
• Victor Anaya-Diaz – Mariners
• John Ilyevsky – Phillies
• Ryan Jafri – Phillies
• Christopher Putnam – Mariners
• Kyle Borkowsky – Yankees
• Eric Fradkin – Phillies
• Daniel Buckholz – Phillies
• Joe Spinosa-  Mariners
• Devin Wiles – Mariners
• Ryan Borkowsky –  Mariners

Best Lineup

• Rohan Patel – Yankees (sadly)
• Nate Carlson – Phillies
• Victor Anaya-Diaz – Phillies
• Jonathan Manela – Yankees
• John Ilyevsky – Mets
• Ryan Jafri – Yankees
• Christopher Putnam – Phillies
• Kyle Borkowsky – Yankees
• Eric Fradkin – Yankees
• Daniel Buckholz – Mets
• Joe Spinosa- Mets
• Devin Wiles – Dodgers
• Ryan Borkowsky –  Yankees

Best Bullpen

• Rohan Patel – Padres
• Nate Carlson – Guardians
• Jonathan Manela – Guardians
• John Ilyevsky – Guardians
• Victor Anaya-Diaz – Guardians
• Ryan Jafri – Guardians
• Christopher Putnam – Mariners
• Kyle Borkowsky – Padres
• Eric Fradkin – Padres
• Daniel Buckholz – Padres
• Joe Spinosa- Padres
• Devin Wiles – Padres
• Ryan Borkowsky –  Padres

Worst Pitching Staff

• Rohan Patel – Mets
• Nate Carlson – Astros
• John Ilyevsky – Mets
• Victor Anaya-Diaz – Tigers
• Ryan Jafri – Mets
• Jonathan Manela – Mets
• Christopher Putnam – Mets
• Kyle Borkowsky – Mets
• Eric Fradkin – Mets
• Daniel Buckholz – Mets
• Joe Spinosa- Mets
• Devin Wiles – Mets
• Ryan Borkowsky – Mets

Worst Lineup

• Rohan Patel – Guardians
• Nate Carlson – Guardians
• John Ilyevsky – Mariners
• Jonathan Manela – Tigers
• Ryan Jafri – Guardians
• Victor Anaya-Diaz – Guardians
• Christopher Putnam – Tigers
• Kyle Borkowsky – Guardians
• Eric Fradkin – Guardians
• Daniel Buckholz – Guardians
• Joe Spinosa- Guardians
• Devin Wiles – Astros (I believe they will get in over the Tigers)
• Ryan Borkowsky –  Guardians 

Worst Bullpen

• Rohan Patel – Dodgers
• John Ilyevsky – Mets
• Victor Anaya-Diaz – Dodgers
• Jonathan Manela – Tigers
• Nate Carlson – Mets
• Ryan Jafri – Mets
• Christopher Putnam – Mets
• Kyle Borkowsky – Mets
• Eric Fradkin – Guardians
• Daniel Buckholz – Blue Jays
• Joe Spinosa- Tigers
• Devin Wiles – Blue Jays
• Ryan Borkowsky –  Blue Jays 

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