Orioles record, place in AL East: 90-72, third
AL East: Tampa Bay Rays
AL Central: Detroit Tigers
AL West: Texas Rangers
AL wild cards: Boston Red Sox, Kansas City Royals
NL East: Washington Nationals
NL Central: St. Louis Cardinals
NL West: Los Angeles Dodgers
NL wild cards: Arizona Diamondbacks, San Francisco Giants
AL champion: Texas Rangers
NL champion: St. Louis Cardinals
World Series champion: St. Louis Cardinals
AL Cy Young: James Shields, Kansas City
AL MVP: Mike Trout, Los Angeles (pictured)
NL Cy Young: Michael Wacha, St. Louis
NL MVP: Paul Goldschmidt, Arizona (Jamie Squire, Getty Images)
Baltimore Sun reporters Eduardo A. Encina and Dan Connolly, columnist Peter Schmuck and editor Dean Jones Jr. break down their predictions for the playoffs, the World Series and the major individual awards.
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