Starting in Feburary, when spring training begins, MLB experts and fans begin their preseason predictions by selecting Division, MVP, Cy Young, and Rookie of the Year winners.
But there are many twists and turns during an MLB season.
Most of the time these predictions go sour (unless you’re me who correctly predicted all four AL playoff teams and at least two NL playoff teams—once in a while a person gets lucky with these things).
With just over a week remaining in the season, here are five storylines MLB experts and fans didn’t see coming.