{"id":89623,"date":"2022-10-07T07:10:03","date_gmt":"2022-10-07T07:10:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/2022-mlb-playoff-predictions-picks-for-every-round-of-the-postseason-bracket\/"},"modified":"2022-10-07T07:10:03","modified_gmt":"2022-10-07T07:10:03","slug":"2022-mlb-playoff-predictions-picks-for-every-round-of-the-postseason-bracket","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/2022-mlb-playoff-predictions-picks-for-every-round-of-the-postseason-bracket\/","title":{"rendered":"2022 MLB playoff predictions: Picks for every round of the postseason bracket"},"content":{"rendered":"
Major League Baseball’s postseason will begin on Friday with the first edition of the best-of-three Wild Card Series. This year’s tournament features more teams (12) than in years gone by in accordance with the playoff expansion baked into the new collective bargaining agreement. The top two seeds in each league (Dodgers, Braves, Astros and Yankees) earned a first-round bye, while the other eight teams will square off in best-of-three series over the weekend (Guardians-Rays, Blue Jays-Mariners , Cardinals-Phillies and Mets-Padres are the four matchups). <\/p>\n
From there, the postseason will take its normal shape: a best-of-five League Division Series; a best-of-seven League Championship Series; and then the best-of-seven World Series.<\/p>\n
We here at CBS Sports are legally obligated to make a fool of ourselves every October by attempting to forecast how the next few weeks will play out. Below, you’ll find our staff’s predictions, along with a short explanation for their choices. (The staff is presented in alphabetical order.)<\/p>\n