Expert predictions: Tight races, award winners and more

After five months of baseball, more than a few things have not worked out exactly the way some of us foresaw back in spring training. The expectation that the Washington Nationals would easily win the NL East isn't looking so hot while they're playing .500 ball and have traded away multiple veterans. And no, the Twins aren't going to be a wild-card team this year. On the happier side of things, several players are having unexpectedly huge seasons that will shake up the awards picture.

In light of all of these developments and more, we went back to 21 of our experts to see how the rest of the regular season will unfold, which teams fighting for playoff spots will reach the postseason and what…