Hindsight 2020

As the 2019 season’s conclusion draws near, it’s never too early to start looking ahead to 2020. For some teams, sooner than others. As each team’s playoff hopes officially end, we will be looking back at what went right and wrong for them this season as well as what to expect heading into next season.

Hindsight 2020: Washington Nationals$

by Jarrett Seidler 10/31

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The final entry in our Hindsight 2020 series is a look at the World Series champs.

Hindsight 2020: Houston Astros$

by Matthew Trueblood 10/31

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After a World Series loss, what does the future hold for Houston?

Hindsight 2020: New York Yankees$

by Jarrett Seidler 10/21

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The Yankees measure success in World Series titles. In 2019, they did not win one. What does 2020 have in store?

Hindsight 2020: St. Louis Cardinals$

by Jeff Wiser 10/16

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The Cardinals' 2019 ended in heartbreak. Still, a lot has to go right to make it to the NLCS.

Hindsight 2020: Tampa Bay Rays$

by Scott Orgera 10/11

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The Rays' season ended in disappointment, but they have an admirable foundation on which to build for next season.

Hindsight 2020: Los Angeles Dodgers$

by Craig Goldstein 10/11

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You know the Dodgers' season ended in heartbreak. What led them there, though? And where do they go from here?

Hindsight 2020: Atlanta Braves$

by Randy Holt 10/10

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Another year, another early postseason exit for Atlanta. But with one of the strongest young cores in the league, what's in store for 2020?

Hindsight 2020: Minnesota Twins$

by David Lesky 10/08

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The Twins won 101 games in the regular season. How can they carry over that success to the playoffs?

Hindsight 2020: Oakland Athletics

by Craig Brown 10/03

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It was a season like any other for the A's, which is both good and bad. But there's reason to be optimistic for next year.

Hindsight 2020: Milwaukee Brewers$

by Matthew Trueblood 10/02

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After a heartbreaking loss to the Nationals in the Wild Card game, a look back at another wild Brewers season, and ahead to what's in store in 2020.

Hindsight 2020: Cleveland Indians$

by Collin Whitchurch 9/30

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Cleveland won 93 games, but missed the playoffs for the first time since 2015; a disappointing conclusion for a team picked to run away with the AL Central yet again.

Hindsight 2020: Chicago Cubs$

by Ben Carsley 9/27

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The Cubs' September collapse means the franchise will miss the playoffs for the first time since 2014. So...what happened?

Hindsight 2020: New York Mets$

by Nick Schaefer 9/26

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The Mets... Well, what is there to say about the Mets' 2019 season? Quite a bit, actually.

Hindsight 2020: Philadelphia Phillies$

by Justin Klugh 9/25

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The Phillies made some offseason splashes, but will again miss the playoffs. What happened? And what does that mean for 2020?

Hindsight 2020: Arizona Diamondbacks$

by Ginny Searle 9/24

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The Diamondbacks traded their ace at the deadline and still stayed in the race until the last week of the season. What's in store for 2020?

Hindsight 2020: Boston Red Sox$

by Scott Orgera 9/23

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A tumultuous 2019 is in the books for the Red Sox, giving way to an uncertain 2020.