We’re about 25% of the way through the MLB season, so I thought it was time to do a loser update.
The question is: what teams are worth covering?
The Braves, which started out horribly, are now 22-22, for a .500 average. I don’t think they’re worth considering in the loser update any longer unless there’s a dramatic change.
There are some teams that are below .400 that might be worth consideration:
Baltimore is at 15-27, for a .357 winning percentage.
The Miami Marlins are at 16-26, .381.
Pittsburgh, the first team this season to fire their manager, is at 15-29, .341.
The Chicago White Sox are at 14-30, for a .318 winning percentage. This projects out to 110 losses, which is bad, but not historically bad, and at least better than last year.
And the Colorado Rockies…7-36, .163 winning percentage. This is bad. This is historically bad. This is a projected total of 135 losses. This is the Entertainment and Sports Programming Network publishing an article:
“Are Rockies worse than 2024 White Sox? Breaking down the numbers”.
The 2024 Sox lost 121 games, but didn’t quite nail down the “worst team in the modern era” mark. Could the Rockies accomplish what the Sox didn’t? Hope springs eternal.