Since coming out of nowhere to win the World Series in 2023, it’s been tough sledding for the Texas Rangers. Last year, they dropped back under .500 – for the seventh time in eight campaigns, and it looks like they will repeat that feat this season.

At 2-8 over the last 10, the Mets are suddenly the coldest team in the entire NL.

The Tampa Bay Rays won just 80 games last season, snapping a streak of six straight winning campaigns and five straight playoff appearances. But they’ve bounced back this year, and despite dropping their last two, have won six of 10 to move to four games over .500, good enough to bag the final wild card slot in the AL if the season were to end today.

The San Diego Padres have alternated making the playoffs and missing them over the last five years, and with this being an odd year, they are projected to be on the outside looking in again if the trend holds true.

In 2023, the San Francisco Giants slumped to 79 wins, and have been building things back up since, winning 80 last season and early this year are off to a strong 16-9 start as they seek their first playoff spot since 2021.

In the Covid-shortened 2020 season, the Chicago White Sox managed 35 wins in 60 games – their best winning percentage since 2005, when they were World Series champions.

The Milwaukee Brewers last missed the playoffs in 2022, when they won just 86 games, but since then they’ve posted campaigns of 92 and 93 victories. This season, however, their modest streak of two straight postseason appearances could be in jeopardy.