We are at all-star week during the 2015 Major League Baseball season! It’s hard to believe that half of the season has already gone by, as it feels like just yesterday we all were getting excited and ready for Opening Day. We have seen who are the best teams in baseball so far, and who are the worst. FanGraphs is giving us a close look at their projections for the rest of the season.
From best to worst:
Cardinals: 96-66
Pirates: 93-69
Dodgers: 93-69
Nationals: 90-72
Royals: 89-73
Yankees: 87-75
Angels: 87-75
Cubs: 86-76
Astros: 84-78
Giants: 83-79
Mets: 83-79
Twins: 83-79
Red Sox: 81-81
Blue Jays: 81-81
Tigers: 81-81
Orioles: 81-81
Indians: 81-81
Rays: 80-82
Mariners: 80-82
White Sox: 79-83
Athletics: 78-84
Diamondbacks: 77-85
Padres: 77-85
Rangers: 77-85
Braves: 75-87
Reds: 74-88
Marlins: 73-89
Rockies: 73-89
Brewers: 72-90
Philles: 58-104
So if we sort these by division, here is how the final standings would end up looking at the end of the season.
American League East:
1: New York Yankees
2: Boston Red Sox
3: Toronto Blue Jays
4: Baltimore Orioles
5: Tampa Bay Rays
American League CentralÂ
1: Kansas City Royals
2: Minnesota Twins
3: Cleveland Indians
4: Detroit Tigers
5: Chicago White Sox
American League West:
1: Los Angeles Angels
2: Houston Astros
3: Seattle Mariners
4: Oakland Athletics
5: Texas Rangers
National League East:
1: Washington Nationals
2: New York Mets
3: Atlanta Braves
4: Miami Marlins
5: Philadelphia Phillies
National League Central:
1: St. Louis Cardinals
2: Pittsburgh Pirates
3: Chicago Cubs
4: Cincinnati Reds
5: Milwaukee Brewers
National League West:
1: Los Angeles Dodgers
2: San Francisco Giants
3: Arizona Diamondbacks
4: San Diego Padres
5: Colorado Rockies
Playoff teams:
Yankees (AL East winner)
Royals (AL Central winner)
Angels (AL West winner)
Astros (AL Wild Card 1)
Twins (AL Wild Card 2)
Nationals (NL East winner)
Cardinals (NL Central winner)
Dodgers (NL West winner)
Pirates (NL Wild Card 1)
Cubs (NL Wild Card 2)
Non-playoff teams:
Giants
Mets
Red Sox
Blue Jays
Orioles
Tigers
Indians
Rays
Mariners
White Sox
Athletics
Diamondbacks
Padres
Rangers
Braves
Reds
Marlins
Rockies
Brewers
Phillies
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