12 surprising outcomes from our simulated 2025 MLB seasons

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One of the beautiful things about baseball is it always surprises us. Every year, no matter how intelligent the various projection systems or how bold the predictions, we see the implausible throughout the MLB season.

Think of some of the shocking individual performances over the past decade:

• Rookie Aaron Judge hitting 52 home runs in 2017 after entering the season as ESPN's No. 44 prospect -- and later breaking Roger Maris' American League record with 62 home runs in 2022.

• Mookie Betts' stunning 10.7-WAR season in 2018, in which he hit .346 and slugged .640 while going 30/30.

• Shohei Ohtani's first MVP season in 2021, when he hit 46 home runs and posted a 3.18 ERA in 23…