Contest #5: Make a specific, detailed, and prescient prediction of the 2025 MLB season. Winner to be chosen by a vote of the contestants.

Joe Higdon is the winner : Last season without robo umps, pitching will continue to dominate, MLB will continue international expansion.

Nick Nyhart was a very close second: Cries of “Break Up the Dodgers” will be heard across the country, but there will be little MLB internal support for moving to redistributive policies of the NBA and NFL. Rather, MLB will move to market their dynastic teams to the world.

Joe gets to join me for a Nats’ game in 2026 in DC.

For those of you who may have missed the earlier post, the other four winners:

Contest # 1: Sean Scarlett

Contest # 2: Chris Eacho

Contest # 3 Ed Scholl

Contest # 4 Nick Fels