The article discusses a shift in the MLB franchise rankings to encompass the last 25 years, moving away from the previous Wild-Card Era timeframe. The rankings utilize a scoring system based on postseason performance, rewarding World Series wins and penalizing teams for consecutive losing seasons. The objective is to evaluate franchises based on sustained success, avoiding recency bias. The article briefly touches on the Pittsburgh Pirates' historical struggles as an example of the challenges faced by underperforming franchises, despite potential improvements on the horizon for the team.
The new MLB franchise rankings cover the past 25 years, aiming to measure sustained success and ineptitude, focusing on a clear scoring system for postseason performance.
This scoring system incentivizes division titles and penalizes teams for consecutive seasons losing at least 90 games, maintaining an objective approach to rankings.
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