Kept you waiting, huh? The MLB regular season is finally back after a frantic offseason which saw half a billion dollars spent by one team as soon as free agency opened, followed by a nearly 100-day lockout.
As a result the season starts a little later this year. There are also some new rule changes and tweaks — hello, universal designated hitter — as a result of the labor negotiations.
But you came here for MLB season predictions are you're going to get them. Our most learned baseball experts — Hannah Keyser, Zach Crizer, Jack Baer, Chris Cwik and Liz Roscher — submitted their thoughts on how the 2022 MLB season will play out.