The main takeaway from this is probably that there are going to be some amazing pennant races in our lifetimes, knock on wood. The other takeaway is that I must be an amazing prognosticator if I'm good enough to put these out now.
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Note: All predictions are made by carefully considering each club's fundamentals, including market size, farm system strength, current roster age, front office talent, and other variables deemed useful by me and weighted according to relevance over applicable time period.
2017
AL East | Wins | AL Central | Wins | AL West | Wins | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Red Sox | 88 | Royals | 87 | Astros | 86 |
2 | Rays | 85 | Indians | 86 | Rangers | 85 |
3 | Yankees | 84 | White Sox | 84 | Mariners | 80 |
4 | Blue Jays | 82 | Twins | 79 | A's | 78 |
5 | Orioles | 80 | Tigers | 75 | Angels | 74 |
NL East | NL Central | NL West | ||||
1 | Mets | 90 | Cubs | 98 | Dodgers | 94 |
2 | Nationals | 86 | Cardinals | 87 | Giants | 86 |
3 | Marlins | 78 | Pirates | 84 | Diamondbacks | 75 |
4 | Phillies | 75 | Brewers | 79 | Rockies | 70 |
5 | Braves | 61 | Reds | 67 | Padres | 67 |
2019
AL East | Wins | AL Central | Wins | AL West | Wins | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Red Sox | 88 | White Sox | 79 | Rangers | 85 |
2 | Yankees | 86 | Indians | 78 | Astros | 83 |
3 | Rays | 82 | Royals | 77 | A's | 80 |
4 | Orioles | 78 | Twins | 77 | Mariners | 77 |
5 | Blue Jays | 78 | Tigers | 76 | Angels | 75 |
NL East | NL Central | NL West | ||||
1 | Phillies | 86 | Cardinals | 88 | Dodgers | 98 |
2 | Braves | 85 | Cubs | 87 | Giants | 81 |
3 | Nationals | 84 | Pirates | 87 | Padres | 77 |
4 | Mets | 79 | Brewers | 84 | Rockies | 76 |
5 | Marlins | 69 | Reds | 78 | Diamondbacks | 72 |
2026
AL East | Wins | AL Central | Wins | AL West | Wins | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Yankees | 85 | Tigers | 81 | Rangers | 81 |
2 | Red Sox | 84 | White Sox | 81 | Astros | 81 |
3 | Blue Jays | 81 | Royals | 80 | Angels | 80 |
4 | Orioles | 79 | Twins | 80 | Mariners | 79 |
5 | Rays | 78 | Indians | 77 | A's | 79 |
NL East | NL Central | NL West | ||||
1 | Phillies | 84 | Cubs | 84 | Dodgers | 88 |
2 | Braves | 83 | Cardinals | 83 | Giants | 81 |
3 | Mets | 83 | Brewers | 81 | Padres | 81 |
4 | Nationals | 82 | Pirates | 80 | Rockies | 80 |
5 | Marlins | 74 | Reds | 80 | Diamondbacks | 79 |
2066
AL North | Wins | AL East | Wins | AL South | Wins | AL West | Wins | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Chicago White Sox | 72 | New York Yankees | 77 | Mexico City [Nombre De Equipo] | 73 | San Jose [Not A's] | 74 |
2 | Detroit Tigers | 72 | Boston Red Sox | 72 | Houston Astros | 72 | Seattle Mariners | 72 |
3 | Toronto Blue Jays | 72 | Baltimore Orioles | 72 | Gulf Rays | 72 | Orange County Angels | 72 |
4 | Minnesota Twins | 72 | New Jersey [Team Name] | 71 | Texas Rangers | 72 | Arizona Diamondbacks | 72 |
5 | Kansas City Royals | 72 | Charlotte [Team Name] | 69 | San Juan [Nombre De Equipo] | 71 | Colorado Rockies | 70 |
NL North | NL East | NL South | NL West | |||||
1 | St. Louis Cardinals | 73 | Brooklyn [Team Name] | 74 | Havana Marlines | 73 | Los Angeles Dodgers | 74 |
2 | Chicago Cubs | 72 | New York Mets | 73 | Iztapalapa [Nombre De Equipo] | 72 | San Francisco Giants | 72 |
3 | Cincinnati Reds | 72 | Philadelphia Phillies | 72 | Atlanta [Team Name] | 72 | San Diego Padres | 71 |
4 | Milwaukee Brewers | 72 | Washington Nationals | 72 | Austin [Team Name] | 71 | Portland [Team Name] | 71 |
5 | Montreal [Team Name] | 71 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 71 | Juarez [Nombre De Equipo] | 70 | Vancouver [Team Name] | 71 |
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2. Mexico city is around 2,000 feet higher in altitude than Coors field. I'm going to assume Stanton will be their first pick in the supplemental draft in 2030.
3. Will we have robot umps in 2066 or cyborg players?
By 2066, MLB will be played mostly indoors in Toronto, Montreal and pretty much any US city north of Baltimore. With the exception of the prime summer months of June, July and August, it will be too cold and snowy to play outdoors.