MLB 2026 team win totals

[Wiretowire]

First off, I think there will be more scoring this year than last based on this new strike/ball challenge system. If you haven't heard each team gets two challenges per game and if they are right, they keep on challenging. (Just what we fucking need more sports challenges) Any way, and I have been trying to think of how to say this right, there will be more called strikes overturned and changed to balls because there are a ton more of those than there are called balls that should have been called strikes. This will result in extended at bats and actually more walks when the ump goes into his act and theatrically calls the batter out when the pitch was way off. More of that means more runners and more runners means more runs. How many more? Who knows? Just more. Totals will eventually be higher when the books catch up.

Team win totals.

LA over 103 1/2
Toronto over 88 1/2
St Louis over 69 1/2
Wash over 65 1/2

These are in order of how I like them with LA over being best then Toronto over. The last two are throw in because their numbers are very low.

I am flagging Wiseplayer because he always asks me what I like every year. GL

 

[B.A.R.]

I hadn't heard about the new challenge system.

Seems counterproductive to shortening games with the pitch clock

 

[Wiretowire]

Exactly B.A.R. Of course, they promise it will only take 15 seconds to execute but there are so many disputed calls if the challenge is upheld the game will go longer. GL

 

[wiseplayer]

First off, I think there will be more scoring this year than last based on this new strike/ball challenge system. If you haven't heard each team gets two challenges per game and if they are right, they keep on challenging. (Just what we fucking need more sports challenges) Any way, and I have been trying to think of how to say this right, there will be more called strikes overturned and changed to balls because there are a ton more of those than there are called balls that should have been called strikes. This will result in extended at bats and actually more walks when the ump goes into his act and theatrically calls the batter out when the pitch was way off. More of that means more runners and more runners means more runs. How many more? Who knows? Just more. Totals will eventually be higher when the books catch up.

Team win totals.

LA over 103 1/2
Toronto over 88 1/2
St Louis over 69 1/2
Wash over 65 1/2

These are in order of how I like them with LA over being best then Toronto over. The last two are throw in because their numbers are very low.

I am flagging Wiseplayer because he always asks me what I like every year. GL

Love this! Great timing too. I’ll be looking this over. GL!

I hadn't heard about the new challenge system.

Seems counterproductive to shortening games with the pitch clock

1 umpire just missed 5 calls in 1 inning. They’re ruining this game with all these reviews and delays

 

[aplous]

I was leaning Washington under.

I like Tigers and Mariners in AL to go over and win divisions.

 

[2daBank]

not the biggest supporter of challenges in all sports but I’m not against the challenging balls/strikes. I rather they just had a robot calling them the entire game but suppose this better than watching these numb nuts screw them up all the time. From the little bit of spring I have watched it seems like a really fast process, imo just proves out my desire they let robots call game! Is there actually data that suggest they call more balls as strikes than the opposite? Maybe it just my perception cause I bet so many pitcher props but feel like I’m often annoyed at not getting called strikes on clear strikes!

I don’t really play win totals just cause it kills me tying up money on -110 wagers, feel like I can make better use of the money day to day. Jay’s would def be one I looked at if I did. Pirates be another. Like the price on pirates to win the nl central.

 

[slim5150]

@Wiretowire dont disagree at all with the cards. Toronto does seem low, but that division should beat itself up, barring injuries.

@2daBank pitt has really impressed me with their offseason moves. They got some really good additions and could really be competitive outside when skenes goes.

I think miami and tampa made some good moves, for them. But tampa gets the designation of being in a brutal division. If miami can stay agressive on the bases and their backend of the rotation can have some success, they can eclipse last years totals.

I think the A's also have a big opportunitu for improvement. Im not really a season win total guy, but its good to be talking about bases again.