MLB: ***2026 MLB Season Thread***

[BigJCy]

 

[BigJCy]

 

[cyfanatic]

As a long-suffering White Sox fan...this trade assures that Luis Robert will be a 30/30 guy this summer and will play in the All-Star game!

 

[BigJCy]

As a long-suffering White Sox fan...this trade assures that Luis Robert will be a 30/30 guy this summer and will play in the All-Star game!

He's got the talent to do so but don't know if he has the drive or the ability to stay healthy for a full season.

 

[BigJCy]

 

[3TrueFans]

5 years for $162m, basically free these days.

 

[BigJCy]

 

[3TrueFans]

Good move assuming they can re-sign him.

 

[BigJCy]

 

[BigJCy]

 

[BigJCy]

 

[3TrueFans]

This guy loves Cleveland.

 

[BigJCy]

 

[BigJCy]

2026 MLB farm system rankings: Prospect insights, analysis

How bright is your favorite club's future? Here's how every organization stacks up entering the 2026 season.

www.espn.com

 

[BigJCy]

FanGraphs ZiPS Team Standings Projections:

ZiPS Projections – AL East Median Standings (1/29)

Team	W	L	GB	Pct	Div%	WC%	Playoff%	WS Win%	80th	20th
Toronto Blue Jays	90	72	—	.556	32.1%	40.5%	72.6%	4.8%	99.8	82.9
Boston Red Sox	90	72	—	.556	25.8%	46.7%	72.5%	4.9%	97.7	83.2
Baltimore Orioles	88	74	2	.543	22.2%	39.5%	61.7%	5.8%	97.3	79.8
New York Yankees	87	75	3	.537	18.9%	41.4%	60.3%	5.4%	96.0	79.7
Tampa Bay Rays	75	87	15	.463	1.1%	10.6%	11.7%	0.5%	82.6	67.5

ZiPS Projections – AL Central Median Standings (1/29)

Team	W	L	GB	Pct	Div%	WC%	Playoff%	WS Win%	80th	20th
Detroit Tigers	83	79	—	.512	36.7%	12.6%	49.3%	2.4%	91.9	76.0
Kansas City Royals	83	79	—	.512	31.6%	13.3%	44.9%	2.5%	90.7	75.3
Cleveland Guardians	79	83	4	.488	19.5%	11.4%	30.9%	2.1%	87.6	71.8
Minnesota Twins	77	85	6	.475	10.7%	8.2%	19.0%	1.1%	84.2	69.6
Chicago White Sox	69	93	14	.426	1.5%	1.4%	3.0%	0.0%	75.8	63.1

ZiPS Projections – AL West Median Standings (1/29)

Team	W	L	GB	Pct	Div%	WC%	Playoff%	WS Win%	80th	20th
Seattle Mariners	88	74	—	.543	46.6%	22.2%	68.8%	6.0%	96.9	81.6
Houston Astros	87	75	1	.537	35.4%	23.7%	59.1%	6.8%	95.0	79.1
Texas Rangers	80	82	8	.494	12.1%	16.9%	29.0%	2.0%	88.1	72.2
Oakland A’s	74	88	14	.457	5.2%	9.6%	14.9%	0.3%	83.5	66.7
Los Angeles Angels	68	94	20	.420	0.7%	1.8%	2.5%	0.0%	75.8	60.6

ZiPS Projections – NL East Median Standings (1/29)

Team	W	L	GB	Pct	Div%	WC%	Playoff%	WS Win%	80th	20th
Philadelphia Phillies	91	71	—	.562	40.0%	31.6%	71.5%	7.6%	99.9	82.4
New York Mets	89	73	2	.549	31.7%	34.3%	65.9%	6.1%	97.6	81.0
Atlanta Braves	86	76	5	.531	23.8%	31.6%	55.4%	5.8%	95.9	77.2
Miami Marlins	76	86	15	.469	4.5%	15.0%	19.5%	0.2%	85.5	67.6
Washington Nationals	63	99	28	.389	0.1%	0.8%	0.9%	0.0%	71.9	54.9

ZiPS Projections – NL Central Median Standings (1/29)

Team	W	L	GB	Pct	Div%	WC%	Playoff%	WS Win%	80th	20th
Chicago Cubs	87	75	—	.537	42.1%	20.5%	62.5%	5.0%	95.4	80.1
Milwaukee Brewers	86	76	1	.531	40.3%	20.9%	61.2%	4.5%	95.2	79.7
Cincinnati Reds	78	84	9	.481	6.9%	11.6%	18.5%	0.6%	84.7	70.5
St. Louis Cardinals	77	85	10	.475	6.3%	10.8%	17.0%	0.6%	84.3	69.8
Pittsburgh Pirates	74	88	13	.457	4.4%	7.8%	12.2%	0.4%	82.5	67.1

ZiPS Projections – NL West Median Standings (1/29)

Team	W	L	GB	Pct	Div%	WC%	Playoff%	WS Win%	80th	20th
Los Angeles Dodgers	96	66	—	.593	68.9%	22.8%	91.7%	18.2%	103.7	89.5
San Francisco Giants	84	78	12	.519	14.6%	35.5%	50.1%	1.6%	93.4	77.5
San Diego Padres	83	79	13	.512	10.0%	31.9%	41.9%	2.8%	91.3	75.9
Arizona Diamondbacks	81	81	15	.500	6.5%	25.0%	31.5%	2.0%	89.0	73.3
Colorado Rockies	61	101	35	.377	0.0%	0.1%	0.1%	0.0%	68.5	53.8

Bottom of the Page: https://blogs.fangraphs.com/the-late-january-zips-projected-standings-update/

 

[BigJCy]

 

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[MartyFine]

 

[3TrueFans]

This will be interesting.

 

[BigJCy]

Seems like an overpay to me:



Also I'm sure Skubal isn't too pleased at this: