Getty Images/Ringer illustration How many homers and steals will Shohei Ohtani have in his first trip to the MLB postseason? Who will win the World Series? With the wild-card round in the books, our staff offers their boldest predictions, dream matchups, and more. The 2024 MLB playoffs are underway—and they're glorious. Every pitch, every baserunner, and every ball in play ratchets up the tension. At the risk of undercutting some of that tension, our staff gathered on the eve of the division series to offer their predictions for what will happen the rest of the way. Spoilers ahead. 1. What is your boldest MLB playoff prediction? Zach Kram: The Phillies will be the only team that received a bye to reach the league championship series—a year after the Astros were the only team with a bye to win a postseason round. Discourse about the pros and cons of this still-fairly-new format will grow only more contentious as the best regular-season teams keep losing early in the playoffs. Ben Lindbergh: That in addition to featuring fewer great teams than we've seen in a decade, this October may also feature fewer round-trippers. Five of the six runs the Brewers and Mets combined to score...