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⚾ 2026 MLB Elo Power Ratings, Playoff Odds & Wins Above Replacement (WAR) rankings 📈
The following table is a list of MLB teams with their Elo ratings and their predicted wins throughout the 2026 season.
17 hrs ago
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Neil Paine
10
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14
Bobby Cox Ran a Dynasty Greater Than Its Ring Count
The Braves won only one World Series under Cox, but their nationally-televised run of regular-season excellence became one of baseball's defining…
May 10
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Neil Paine
20
5
3
Maybe The New-Manager Bounce Is Real After All
Firing the skipper is often a convenient scapegoat move — but the data says it might help more than simple regression would predict.
May 7
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Neil Paine
13
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The Reds Are Running Baseball's Ultimate Stars-and-Scrubs Experiment
This isn't the Big Red Machine, but a new generation of stars is carrying one of baseball's most surprising contenders.
Apr 30
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Neil Paine
16
3
2
Rob Thomson Was the Phillies' Fixer — Until He Became Their Next Fix
Thomson once unlocked Philly's potential in ways others couldn't. Now he's getting the same treatment they did.
Apr 28
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Neil Paine
13
2
The Red Sox Cycle Comes for Alex Cora
Even Boston's most trusted manager couldn’t outrun the team's longstanding boom-or-bust identity.
Apr 26
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Neil Paine
24
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2
The NL East Is Reverting to Historical Form
This division feels historically familiar again, with expensive underachievers, rebuilding also-rans... and the Braves picking up the pieces.
Apr 24
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Neil Paine
15
1
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Garret Anderson Was the Angels' Constant
As the franchise evolved from irrelevance to unlikely — and sustained — contention, Anderson provided the stability that helped make it possible.
Apr 20
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Neil Paine
18
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We Should Appreciate the Mike Trout Renaissance While We Can
We haven't seen a once-great star return to form like he's currently trying to do.
Apr 17
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Neil Paine
28
2
Home Again at The Trop, the Rays Are Back Where They Win
It may be MLB's least-loved ballpark, but the Tampa Bay Rays have turned Tropicana Field into a real home-field edge — one they sorely missed last year.
Apr 8
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Neil Paine
6
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How MLB's Big Extension Bets Are Changing
No longer content to lock up young stars early in their MLB careers, teams are now making huge wagers on them before they've even arrived in the bigs.
Apr 3
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Neil Paine
12
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The Phillies' Win-Now Balancing Act Is Already Being Tested
It's WAY too early to panic in Philadelphia. But MLB's oldest team is trying to thread a high-stakes needle — handing off to the future while still…
Apr 1
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Neil Paine
16
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