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TBOH Staff MLB 2016 Predictions

By Matt Veasey

April 4, 2016; Anaheim, CA, USA; Chicago Cubs celebrate the 9-0 victory against Los Angeles Angels at Angel Stadium of Anaheim. Mandatory Credit: Gary A. Vasquez-USA TODAY Sports
April 4, 2016; Anaheim, CA, USA; Chicago Cubs celebrate the 9-0 victory against Los Angeles Angels at Angel Stadium of Anaheim. Mandatory Credit: Gary A. Vasquez-USA TODAY Sports /
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Sep 25, 2015; Houston, TX, USA; both the Houston Astros and Texas Rangers, AL West rivals, received votes as a World Series favorite from one of our staff writers. Photo Credit: Troy Taormina-USA TODAY Sports
Sep 25, 2015; Houston, TX, USA; both the Houston Astros and Texas Rangers, AL West rivals, received votes as a World Series favorite from one of our staff writers. Photo Credit: Troy Taormina-USA TODAY Sports /

WORLD SERIES FAVORITES

As revealed at the start of this piece, the Chicago Cubs are our consensus staff choice to win the 2016 World Series. The Cubbies received votes from three of our eight staff writers, so they are far from a sure thing to end the 108-year stretch of non-championship futility and break the ‘Curse of the Billy Goat’ this year.

Five other teams each received a single vote to come out on top this year as world champions: the Houston Astros and Texas Rangers from the American League, and the San Francisco Giants, New York Mets, and Washington Nationals from the National League. Not a single writer picked the Kansas City Royals to successfully defend their crown and repeat as World Series winners.

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