Throughout the offseason, the CBS Sports MLB mavens will carry you a weekly Batting Around roundtable breaking down lovely a lot the rest. The newest news, a historic query, ideas about the long term of baseball, all varieties of stuff. Last time, we debated whether or not the Yankees or Red Sox would go back to the postseason quicker. This week we are going to take on first time champions after the Rangers received the primary World Series in franchise historical past. As a reminder, the Brewers, Mariners, Padres, Rays, and Rockies are the 5 groups without a championship.
Which team will be next to win its first World Series?
R.J. Anderson: I believe any of the ones groups (apart from the Rockies) would be a suitable solution. I’m prone to say the Padres. I adore it when the universe rewards homeowners for spending cash, and I believe they are going to rebound next season. The Rays and Brewers are normally within the hunt, giving themselves extra bites on the apple, and the Mariners try to get to that degree — who is aware of, they only may. If I had to rank them proper this minute, I’d cross Padres-Brewers-Rays-Mariners-Rockies, with the Brewers over the Rays as a result of the simpler department/clearer pathway.
Matt Snyder: I’ll cross with the Mariners. They have a in point of fact sturdy basis in position and handiest neglected the playoffs by way of one recreation this 12 months (the Padres are in a equivalent place however had been two video games again). After a pathetic effort remaining offseason, I will be able to’t believe Jerry Dipoto will repeat it and so as a substitute they are going to get competitive. The AL West has two automated non-contenders within the A’s and Angels for the next two years, no less than, in order that makes the trail to the postseason a lot more workable than in the NL West, NL East or AL East, as an example.
Dayn Perry: I’ll say the Rays, despite the fact that I believe their present aggressive window is most definitely inside a 12 months or 3 of final. They’ve made 5 instantly postseasons, and over that half-decade they performed at one thing like a 95-win clip (now not doing the appropriate math). It would not surprise me if it got here in combination for such a deep October run at some level over the next two or 3 seasons.
Mike Axisa: The Rays are most definitely the proper solution as a result of they are within the race once a year and stay getting bites on the apple, regardless that they many times get to the postseason after which simply overlook how to hit. Weird. I’m going to say the Brewers. The NL Central isn’t particularly daunting and, because the Diamondbacks confirmed this season, you are not looking for to be a actually nice team to cross on a run in October. This is simply a blind bet, I may just see any a kind of groups apart from the Rockies profitable the World Series next 12 months. I’ll plant my flag with the Brewers, as a result of why now not?