MLB Predictions 2016: Projecting Awards, Playoffs & World Series Champion On Opening Day [POLL, VIDEO]

The 2016 MLB season is officially here as a new slate of baseball begins Sunday.

There are always a lot of twist and turns throughout the MLB season as injuries occur and clubs underachieve and overachieve throughout the league.

We've already gone in depth with each division. Here are our picks for the NL East, AL East, NL Central, AL Central, NL West and AL West.

Now, here are our full 2016 predictions, including awards and playoffs.

Playoff Bound:

NL East: Mets (91-71)
NL Central: Cubs (95-67)
NL West: Giants (90-72)
Wild Card 1: Cardinals (91-71)
Wild Card 2: Dodgers (88-74)

AL East: Blue Jays (90-72)
AL Central: Royals (91-71)
AL West: Astros (90-72)
Wild Card 1: Yankees (87-75)
Wild Card 2: Rangers (86-76)

Playoff Predictions

NL Wild Card Game
Dodgers over Cardinals

NLDS
Cubs over Dodgers
Mets over Giants

NLCS
Mets over Cubs

AL Wild Card Game
Rangers over Yankees

ALDS
Royals over Rangers
Blue Jays over Astros

ALCS
Blue Jays over Royals

World Series
Mets over Blue Jays

New York's once in a lifetime pitching staff gives them the edge over the Blue Jays' potent lineup.

Awards

National League

MVP: Anthony Rizzo (Cubs)
Cy Young: Noah Syndergaard (Mets)
Rookie of the Year: Corey Seager (Dodgers)
Manager of the Year: Bruce Bochy (Giants)

American League

MVP: Mike Trout (Angels)
Cy Young: Chris Sale (White Sox)
Rookie of the Year: Byron Buxton (Twins)
Manager of the Year: A.J. Hinch (Astros)

Which 2016 division winner has the best chance to win the World Series in 2016?

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