The best bold predictions strike the right balance between improbability and practicality. They’re unlikely, but they’re at least within the realm of possibility.
Predicting Aaron Judge will win MVP isn’t bold; predicting Elly De La Cruz will hit 100 homers isn’t rational. Steal 100 bases, though? Well, now we’re talking.
While that prediction didn’t make the cut, here are 13 bold ones for the 2025 MLB season. (And if even one of them happens, I’m counting this as a win.)
1. Former college teammates win NL Cy Young and Rookie of the Year
In 2023, Paul Skenes and Dylan Crews made history as the first college teammates (LSU) to go in the top two picks in the MLB Draft. Two years later, more history beckons this season as the college teammates win Cy Young and Rookie of the Year, respectively.
It’s not hard to imagine Skenes, the Pirates ace and 2024 N.L. Rookie of the Year,…
