Jim Traber was joined by Hall of Famer Tim Kurkjian (ESPN), baseball media mainstay Phil
Rogers (Forbes), and longtime baseball fan/Middle of the Day Show host Mark Rodgers to
preview the MLB 2023 season. Listen to the podcast of the show below!
Below are their divisional predictions, playoffs and World Series picks, and award winners.
NL East
-Phil Rogers: Mets
-Tim Kurkjian: Mets
-Mark Rodgers: Braves
-Jim Traber: Braves
NL Central
-Phil Rogers: Cardinals
-Tim Kurkjian: Cardinals
-Mark Rodgers: Cardinals
-Jim Traber: Brewers
NL West
-Phil Rogers: Padres
-Tim Kurkjian: Padres
-Mark Rodgers: Dodgers
-Jim Traber: Padres
AL West
-Phil Rogers: Astros
-Tim Kurkjian: Astros
-Mark Rodgers: Mariners
-Jim Traber: Astros
AL Central
-Phil Rogers: Guardians
-Tim Kurkjian: Guardians
-Mark Rodgers: Guardians
-Jim Traber: White Sox
AL East
-Phil Rogers: Rays
-Tim Kurkjian: Yankees
-Mark Rodgers: Blue Jays
-Jim Traber: Blue Jays
Wild Card (American League; National League)
-Phil Rogers: Mariners, Rangers, Blue Jays; Braves, Phillies, Dodgers
-Tim Kurkjian: Blue Jays, Rays, Mariners ; Dodgers, Phillies, Braves
-Mark Rodgers: Yankees, Rays, Astros; Mets, Phillies, Padres
-Jim Traber: Rays, Yankees, Mariners; Cardinals, Dodgers, Mets
World Series
-Phil Rogers: Astros over Padres
-Tim Kurkjian: Padres over Astros
-Mark Rodgers: Braves over Blue Jays
-Jim Traber: Padres over Blue Jays
MVP
-Phil Rogers: Xander Bogaerts; Jose Ramirez
-Tim Kurkjian: Shohei Ohtani; Manny Machado
-Mark Rodgers: Ronald Acuna; Julio Rodriguez
-Jim Traber: Yordan Alvarez; Pete Alonso
CY Young
-Phil Rogers: Alec Manoah; Yu Darvish
-Tim Kurkjian: Shane Bieber; Max Fried
-Mark Rodgers: Dylan Cease; Spencer Strider
-Jim Traber: Jacob Degrom; Musgrove