Yankees vs. Guardians predictions The Posts experts make ALCS pick

The Posts baseball writers make their picks for the Yankees vs. Guardians ALCS: Jon Heyman Give the Guardians credit for being the only non-$300 million team still alive. But the AL Central is a free ride to the World Series for Yanks. Yankees in 6 Greg Joyce The Guardians dominant bullpen will give the Yankees some trouble. But over the course of a long series, starting pitching matters, and Johnny Moore Jersey the Yankees have the edge there offensively, too. Yankees in 6 Aaron Judge Charles Wenzelberg/New York Post Explore More Dan Martin All thats mi sing for the Yankees from this easy path to their first World Series since 2009 is a matchup against the Twins. Yankees in 5 Mark W. Sanchez The Guardians lineup annoys. The Yankees lineup overwhelms. Yankees in 6 Emmanuel Clase Aaron Josefczyk/UPI/Shutterstock Joel Sherman The key is the Yankees scoring against Clevelands starters and avoiding needing to do so against the majors best pen. Yankees in 5 Mike Vaccaro The Guardians are feisty enough that they can hang with the Yankees and even steal a couple. But they simply dont hit enough to inspire any belief they can win four games in a seven-game series. Fifteen Series-free years is enough for the Yankees. Yankees in 6 Dominique Wilkins Jersey