Each year, I make a bold prediction for every team as part of our MLB season preview. These aren't wacky, unthinkable predictions -- like a catcher hitting 60 home runs or a hitter reaching base nine times in a World Series game or the World Series being decided by the length of the lead a runner gets off third base. No, who could predict any of that happening?

These were bold -- but realistic -- predictions for the 2025 season. Let's go back and grade each one to see how I did -- and then spin it forward to next year.

Pittsburgh Pirates

The prediction: Paul Skenes doesn't just win the Cy Young Award -- he has the best season ever for a Pirates starter (in the live ball era, since 1920).

Cy Young Award? Check . Highest WAR for a Pirates starter since 1920? Check. Lowest ER

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