Here are our most recent projections related to the team’s records at the end of the 2020 season. This required contemplating the team’s strengths and weaknesses, either now and in the not-too-distant future. Basically, it also meant weighing the remaining strength of the calfinishar.
Note: Statistics and logs are updated through Wednesday, August 12.
Record: 8-11
The Arizona Diamondbacks had a better shape because the road forward is rarely much less difficult than the one they’ve already covered.
According to the Baseball Reference, only the San Francisco Giants have played a schedule as difficult as the Diamondbacks. While he’s smart for them to commonly end up with the San Diego Padres, they still have 17 games to play against the Los Angeles Dodgers, Colorado Rockies and Oakland Athletics.
As long as newcomers like Eduardo Escobar and Carson Kelly begin, the Arizona offense deserves to have a modest Array697 OPS. Still, there is no heavyweight potential, which is a challenge compared to the stick of a pitcher harassed by an injured Madison Bumgarner and a defective Robbie Ray.
Unless unforeseen events occur, Arizona’s struggle is likely to continue.
Projected record: 26-34
Record: 11-9
While Atlanta would have a place in the playoffs if the season ended today, the club’s rotation is a risk to nullify that advantage.
Fortunately, the attack led by Ronald Acuña Jr. of Atlanta is doing very well with 104 problems recorded in MLB. Its enclosure also makes its component with a 3.22 ERA.
The Atlanta calendar is still an advantage. The National League East is a bit messy, and Atlanta has only two remaining games opposed to the most productive (i.e., the New York Yankees) in the American League East.
Projected archive: 33-27
Of all the crazy advances that took place in 2020, the fact that the Baltimore Orioles are competitive can be the crays.
The Orioles will want their arms to be smart enough as long as the shots keep coming. And so far, they’ve been singing with a non-terrible 4.41 ERA.
One drawback is that the Orioles still face the fearsome Yankees, who have won 17 of 19 club games in 2019, 8 times more. Their schedule is so scary, so the O’s can at least end up in the Range of Array500.
Projected file: 28-32
Record: 6-12
If we have to be positive about a side of the Boston Red Sox, it’s that their offense is greater than their PAHO of 0.723 and 4.3 game-consistent races they would suggest.
However, Boston’s offense is probably not strong enough to make up for the club’s pitches. That is, the effectiveness of 5.24 attached to Red Sox pitchers exceeds their capabilities. They are a volatile organization with virtually no merit beyond what they have shown so far.
At this point, the important thing is whether the Red Sox will sell until the August 31 deadline. If they do, J.D. Martinez, Brandon Workman, Jackie Bradley Jr. and Nathan Eovaldi may be at the door.
Projected record: 22-38
Record: 12-3
Why the Chicago Cubs?
Well, on the one hand, its non-good-very-bad-terrible bullpen has 6.56 MPM. On the other hand, they played one of the softest systems of the majors at this time.
However, they should have only five games remaining against the two most sensitive groups in the American League Central: Cleveland and the Minnesota Twins. Similarly, they will benefit from the fact that it is the only National League Central team to have played as a functional competitor.
Despite the unrest with their bullpen, that remains the case as long as the Cubs continue to get more than five game-consistent problems of their offense and an MPM less than 3.00 of their headlines. Both are real possibilities.
Projected record: 36-24
Record: 10-9
The Chicago White Sox are not as high as they expected after more or less finishing their winter reconstruction.
On the plus side, his attack is almost in fact greater than we see. In fact, traffic is already above average, so its modest 4.5-race production is consistent with the game’s rise.
On the negative side, throwing on the south side is more suspicious. Lucas Giolito and Dallas Keuchel throw well at the club’s most sensitive rotation, but there is a lot of uncertainty between them and the closer Alex Colome.
With the Twins and Cubs still playing thirteen times, the White Sox calendar is still something that will make it hard for them to get out of their 0.500 pace.
Projected record: 30-30
Record: 8-10
Like the White Sox, the Cincinnati Reds waited longer in 2020 after fighting in the winter. The difference, however, is that the most important things will be long-term from the Reds.
His next six games oppose the modest Pittsburgh Pirates and the Kansas City Royals. They also finished playing in Cleveland and will have to play against the Twins only 3 times and the Cubs only seven more times.
Meanwhile, the Reds can still depend on a star-filled rotation that recorded 2.56 MPM. They may not want much attack as long as that’s the case, but others will come once Mike Moustakas is healthy and Eugenio Suarez warms up.
In short, the Reds are the team to beat for a position in the National League Central Division playoffs.
Projected archive: 32-28
Record: 10-9
The great Cleveland you’re facing now is when or if the offense will happen.
Terry Francona’s bats fell absolutely flat with a minimum of MLBArray596 OPS and 3.3 game-consistent problems. However, based on his record, Cleveland eventually outperformed Francisco Lindor, Domingo Santana and Franmil Reyes, who have so far combined for an Array690 PAHO.
Otherwise, Cleveland wants nothing more than one body of pitchers already leading the American League with 2.57 MPMs. Well, maybe Mike Clevinger and Zach Plesac will stick to protocol from now on.
Cleveland’s calendar may also seem worse. In the coming days, it will offer a total of 8 games against the Twins and Cubs.
Projected archive: 34-26
While many of the same games are still in place, the Colorado Rockies are nothing like the team that lost 91 games in 2019.
The biggest wonder a launch staff who surpassed the demanding situations of Coors Field with a 3.99 MPM. Germans Marquez and Kyle Freeland once behind form an ace duo, and a pen loaded with misfits helps keep the ball in the yard.
Led by Charlie Blackmon and his Array472 average, the Rockies are also offensive right now. There will be more in order once Nolan Arenado starts hitting like, well, Nolan Arenado.
The “yes, Array…” Mandatory is that the Rockies still have 10 games to play against the Dodgers, plus seven against the Padres and 4 against the Houston Astros. However, a winning record is at hand.
Projected archive: 34-26
Record: 9-7
Are the Detroit Tigers smart? Or is your early intelligence too smart to be true?
We are moving more towards this last conclusion. Despite their winning record, the Tigers allowed for two more problems than they scored. This is largely due to an unreliable launch staff who have thrown a 5.23 ERA so far.
The Tigers have not yet been challenged. Although they only have to face the Cubs three times, their 20 games against Cleveland and the Twins are yet to arrive.
All those things recommend that a humiliation be in the long run for the Tigers. When finished, your time above the Array500 mark will be a smart memory.
Record: 8-10
Up to a point, yes. Houston’s offense wasn’t so bad, scoring 5.2 consistent points. Once Yordan Alvarez returns, it looks more like the unit that gave the 1927 Yankees a run for their cash in 2019.
However, it might not be so simple for the Astros box staff to upgrade their modest ERA 4.09. Although Zack Greinke has secured decent a cast of non-names, Gerrit Cole and Wade Miley are still gone, and Justin Verlander and Roberto Osuna are injured.
In addition, the Astros have stammered despite having a simple schedule so far. His 16 games against Oakland, Colorado, the Dodgers and San Diego will be a wind in their faces.
Projected archive: 31-29
Record: 8-11
There wasn’t much to like about the Kansas City Royals that lost 103 games a year ago. But this year they are at least the “interesting”.
Combining 17 home races, Whit Merrifield, Jorge Soler, Salvador Perez and Maikel Franco led an above-average offensive attack. While Kansas City openers have few explanations for bragging, their tough relievers quietly established a 3.32 MPM.
However, the Royals are not on the most complicated floor of their agenda. They still have 14 games to play against Cleveland and Minnesota, the latter remaining the top-productivity dog at AL Central despite a recent three-game sweep at the hands of Kansas City.
As such, don’t expect the Royals to be bigger than they already are.
Projected file: 24-36
From some angles, the Angels of Los Angeles are more than capable of waking up early from napping.
Their offense, in particular, is one of the most productive on MLB now that Mike Trout, Anthony Rendon, Shohei Ohtani and Jo Adell are the percentage of programming. The 20 problems they’ve scored in his last three games against Oakland are a sign of what’s to come.
The problem, however, is that the Angels have had the sweetest calendar of any team right now. Just start from here, with 23 games remaining against the Rockies, Astros, Dodgers, Athletics and Padres.
Projected record: 30-30
Seriously, they deserve more depending on their racing differential of more than 42. If that translated into victory and loss columns, it would be the MLB team right now.
As things stand, the Dodgers no longer want a stacked pitcher’s stick that excelled with a 2.34 MLB ERA. They may only use a little more attack, especially Max Muncy and Cody Bellinger. After winning the National League MVP in 2019, he only has one Array499 OPS and two home races in 2020.
The Dodgers have tough matches that remain on their schedule, adding 10 opposing games to the Rockies. But if your pitching stays solid while your attack unfolds smoothly, you have many disorders (if any).
Projected archive: 37-23
Registration: 8-4
There’s nothing more complicated than comparing the 2020 Miami Marlins.
Its effects are obviously quite good. Most of the credits are for a pitcher’s body that had a 3.61 ERA before being mistreated by 11 issues in Toronto on Wednesday, the Marlins also get offensive performances from Jesus Aguilar and the still-underrated Brian Anderson.
Still, the Marlins also played fewer games than the maximum due to a coronavirus outbreak that put thirteen players on the disabled list. They have done well, but the inevitable hardening of the calendar will check its intensity and determination.
Because many of the same players are still there, there is also the damn suspicion that those Marlins may not be much bigger than the club that lost 105 games in 2019.
Projected record: 29-31
Record: 7-9
Despite that, the Milwaukee Brewers are suffering to escape their below-average purgatory on the offensive side. Not having Lorenzo Cain for the rest of the year would possibly not facilitate this procedure, and he will also miss a lot in defense.
It is questionable whether the Milwaukee pitch depends on the team. There’s a lot of reliability between as Brandon Woodruff and the nearest Josh Hader.
Since the Brewers have thirteen games to play against the Cubs, Twins and Cleveland, it’s a smart chance that their season will never be completed.
Projected record: 29-31
Record: 12-7
Didn’t the Minnesota Twins intend to make it to the playoffs?
After his 307-circuit explosion in 2019 and his next signing of Josh Donaldson, one would have an idea. But Donaldson is battling a calf injury, and the rest of the Minnesota offense has been incredibly average right now.
However, this is a certain estimate that will last. Even if Donaldson’s return is near, the Twins can count on getting more from the undestored Nelson Cruz or Max Kepler. Meanwhile, a deeper pitch stick than a year ago already has an MPM of 3.48.
The Twins also have a soft schedule that plays in their favor, as the central component of the National League has only 3 games opposed to the Cubs.
Projected archive: 37-23
Record: 8-11
Regardless of the New York Mets’ hopes of returning to the playoffs in 2020, they would have vanished.
There was a time when Jacob deGrom, Noah Syndergaard and Marcus Stroman were intended to be the most sensitive of their rotation. Syndergaard (Tommy John’s surgery) and Stroman (opt-out) are now out of place, which is likely to mean that the club’s 5.20 ERA may not be much less.
If so, the Mets’ most productive hope of qualifying for the playoffs is their offense. With only 3 circuits to his name, Pete Alonso will have to be warm and helps especially to increase the team’s Array402 shot percentage.
Even if this happens, time is wasted. And while the Mets usually take down Atlanta, they still have six games left against the Yankees.
Projected archive: 25-35
Record: 12-6
The Yankees haven’t looked so sexy since they scored 8-1.
It was only a matter of time before they began to crack with a rotation in which only Gerrit Cole and Masahiro Tanaka pitched well. More recently, even Aaron Judge’s hot blow can only prevent the fall of the most recent injury to Gleyber Torres and Giancarlo Stanton.
And yet the Yankees deserve to remain the most sensitive in The East of Americana. Despite all their problems, they boast of baseball’s most productive offense and a bullpen that will have five bleached once Aroldis Chapman returns from his coronavirus-related absence.
Besides, the Yankees don’t have a complicated schedule for the rest of the time. It should be noted that the East Division game of the National League of this only two games against Atlanta and six against the Mets.
Projected archive: 37-23
Record: 13-6
You want an explanation of why you care about the A’s? Here it is: they played one of the baseball shows.
If there is a real risk to your domain, it is an offense that has been precisely average. But that will replace if Marcus Semien and Matt Olson have their respective rhythms.
Meanwhile, the Athletics can continue to roll on a throwing stick with 3.31 MPM. Keep an eye out for Jesus Luzardo, who has been very intelligent since the Oakland rotation.
Projected record: 35-25
Registration: 5-8
The Philadelphia Phillies have had at least two for them right now.
One is their offense, which Bryce Harper and J.T. Realmuto have led to a .790 OPS and 5.2 runs per game. The other is the top portion of their starting rotation, where Aaron Nola, Zack Wheeler and Jake Arrieta have a 2.76 ERA among them.
In the future, the Phillies can also rest a little more quietly knowing that they’re done with the Yankees and that they already have four games on their list of 10 games with Atlanta. In other words, it deserves to be easier.
And yet hopes for the Phillies can only pass so far until they radically review a paddock that failed with 9.63 MPM. Suffice it to say that carrying out such an operation will be easy.
Projected record: 30-30
Record: 3-13
In a season full of favorites, black horses and distant shots, only the Pittsburgh Pirates have a really desperate prospect for the playoffs.
One of the resources of his loss is his lack of offense. Even if Josh Bell and Bryan Reynolds start, it probably wouldn’t mean much for a back line that includes an NL-lowArray601 OPS.
The Pirates too smart to run. Specifically, Trevor Williams was the only effective starter in a rotation that has a 5.16 ERA.
Of course, this is not entirely unexpected. The Pirates lost 93 games in 2019, after all, and the list they led this season consisted of much of the same character organization.
Projected record: 22-38
The San Diego Padres have earned more than they have lost, even though they have played one of baseball’s toughest schedules.
Above all, you have to thank for your offense for that. Although no one stood out more than MVP fernando Tatis Jr.’s favorite, all types of Parents helped shape the Array775 OPS club and 4.9 races consistent with the game.
In addition, the 4.13 effectiveness of the Padres underestimates the prospect of pitching. The biggest challenge is with a venue that slowly, and the improvement on that front boils down to whether Kirby Yates and Emilio Pagan are launching more as they did in 2019.
Considering that the Padres have 11 games left against the Rockies and Dodgers, their first place in the playoffs since 2006 is as smart as theirs.
Projected record: 35-25
Record: 8-12
As mentioned above, the Giants are with the Diamondbacks in terms of programming difficulty at this stage.
Seven of his first 17 games opposed the Dodgers. They also played the Rockies 4 times and the Padres three times. If it’s impressive, they’re so close to Array500.
The challenge is that 19 games more opposed to Colorado, San Diego and Oakland are still coming for the Giants. Then there is the consultation of his genuine point of talent, which, to say the least, is not wonderful even though Mike Yastrzemski and Donovan Solano continue to take the darkness out of things offensively.
At the end of the year, the Giants will have the chance to land in the basement of the National League West Division.
Projected archive: 25-35
Record: 7-13
Even though the Seattle Mariners did not begin to rebuild until after the 2018 season, the end is already in sight.
They have at least one goalkeeper from Kyle Lewis, who has an Array904 OPS and 10 house races in 37 games since making his debut in 2019. JP Crawford and Dylan Moore are two most talented hitters of 20 anything for the Mariners to build.
But aside from the positives, the Mariners have already sunk into the back of the American West. There’s simply not enough intensity in its offense, and its average of 5.66 shows how much worse their pitches are.
For the most sensible, Seattle also has a difficult schedule that still has games opposed to the Athletics, Astros, Dodgers and Padres.
Projected record: 23-37
Registration: 2-3
On July 29, the St. Louis Cardinals lost a 3-0 resolution to the Twins. More than two weeks later, they are waiting to play their next game.
That’s the value of their coronavirus outbreak, and the accusations will continue to come even after they return to battle. Assuming they play a full list of 60 games, they will have to play 55 games until the end of the season on September 27.
A team with the depth, say, of the Dodgers could take care of that. But the cardinals do not have that kind of depth, especially not in an attack that had problems in 2019 and he scored only 18 problems from the door this year.
In other words, we depend on cardinals to perform miracles.
Projected record: 27-33
Record: 11-8
The Tampa Bay Rays will be bigger than that.
Their release did not disappoint them with 3.75 MPM, and it is worth noting that despite an injury to Charlie Morton and a slow start from Tyler Glasnow. If either of us finds their place, an even larger field awaits the Rays.
Meanwhile, what they want is more of an offense in which too many regulars are out of action with below-average outputs. Still, things are already getting better, with the Rays scoring 38 problems in five of their last six games.
The Tampa Bay calendar, which has no more games against Atlanta and six games against the Yankees, also looks good.
Projected record: 35-25
Record: 8-9
The Athletics have a void in the West of the American League, and the Texas Rangers have managed to fill it with five wins in their last six games.
If the Rangers continue like this, it’s probably because of their pitching. Even without Corey Kluber, his rotation seems heavily forged with Lance Lynn, Mike Minor and Kyle Gibson pitching well.
But if you need an explanation about the club’s minus 14-problem spread, look no further than the offense. Joey Gallo, Todd Frazier and Shin-so Choo are doing their best to bring the Texas lineup, however, the offense in total still only scores 3.6 problems consistent with the game.
With seven games opposed to the Athletics and 10 against the Astros for playing, the Watchers’ schedule is still an obstacle that can block their playoff augmentation.
Projected record: 27-33
Record: 6-9
Until the Marlins spoiled him with a 14-point explosion, the Blue Jays should have been thrilled that their reworked body of pitchers used a 3.77 MPM in Wednesday’s game. With headlines forged in each of the five locations of your rotation, more of that may be in order.
The important thing is whether the Tiles can do much more than their 3.7 races consistent with the game. If Vladimir Guerrero Jr. and Lourdes Gurriel Jr. emerge from their first crises, they will.
Registration: 6-8
It hasn’t been easy for the Washington Nationals, but the waters of the World Series protective champions seem a little more attractive.
It’s not necessarily because of your schedule. The Nats would possibly end up with the Yankees, however, they are still watching 10 games each against Atlanta and Philadelphia.
But while the Nationals still miss Anthony Rendon, they at least have Juan Soto back in his lineup and Stephen Strasburg in his rotation. The latter is now back with co-likes Max Scherzer and Patrick Corbin, while the former is already experiencing a declining attack in the past with an OPS of 1,444.
Washington is unlikely to take off as it did after May 23 last year. But with everything in its right place, the club still plays better in the future.
Projected archive: 32-28