Ranking Every MLB Teams by Their 2026 Ceiling

We ranked every team in MLB based on their best realistically possible outcome, which MLB do you think has the highest ceiling in 2026?

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42 comments
  1. Horrible take from James… No way on planet earth the Reds and Brewers have the same ceiling lol! Talks about injuries being an issue for Milwaukee and then proceeds to say “injuries are off” for quite literally the next team on the list.

  2. Kyle Bradish an ace? 😂😅😂😅😂😅. I guess the Mariners have 5 aces then. Cause i wouldnt take Bradish over a single Mariners starter except MAYBE Luis, and most GMs would agree with that. Hes had 1 good year with a bwar over 1.2, and in that season he had a 3.27 fip 😂. And he will be 30 this year

  3. I am noticing a trend of insane Giants hate from your channel. Thinking that they don't have enough talent for their ceiling (note: ceiling) to be more than a wild card is nuts

  4. It's a lot easier to make the playoffs in the NL than the AL.
    Sometimes you need to win 90 games in the AL to even get a wildcard birth, but the low to mid 80s in the NL.

  5. Good vid guys. The thing that doesn't really make sense about the categories is in the unlikely event that a team like Pittsburgh or KC is able to win the division, they are suddenly a World Series threat. Like who isn't a World Series threat when they win the division? I guess Cleveland last year?

  6. 13:12 that take is based on an ignorance of the Reds. Stewart can play multiple positions and in no universe would go back to the minors. Steer also spent a lot of time in the outfield last year, so it's more than likely you will see them both in the same lineup.

  7. Apparently Julio doesn’t like to hit leadoff. That’s the word in Mariners land. The thought is Donovan will lead off for right handed pitchers and Refsnyder will lead off for lefties. We’ll see.

  8. SF Giants are a weird team, in that they have probably the narrowest window between floor and ceiling (81-85 wins).
    P.S. Also want to add: Devers is not bad defensively at 1B! Don't want him fielding 3B, but Raffi has potential to be plus defender at 1B. He's definitely better than Arraez or Eldridge there!

  9. Julio doesn't like batting leadoff so they only put him there if there aren't any other viable options.
    Donovan will probably bat 1st vs righties and Refsnyder vs lefties

  10. Are we forgetting that the diamondbacks were missing Corbin Burnes the entirety of last year? They have a great offense, a pitching staff that always underperforms but could be good and a bullpen that is solid when healthy. Theres a reason people predicted them to win like 90 games last year and even though they fell short of that they still have a good roster.

  11. lol you guys keep referring to the end of Trevor Roger’s season last year as being when he was good but you’re completely wrong. He was injured the first two months of the season but for the next four months until the end of the season he was the best pitcher in baseball. Not 2 months, 4 months

  12. Bruh if the dodgers are this good literally no one stands a chance. I don’t think fans are idiots for saying that. They’re just too good and they are gonna keep on winning and winning and winning and the rest of the league doesn’t stand a chance. Just like your mets. So don’t be upset when they miss the playoffs or get whooped by the dodgers in 4 games.

  13. Mets still have no pitching outside of Peralta and a very young and unproven Mclean. Helsley’s gone, Diaz is gone, that bullpen looks really really shaky. Polar Pete is a better bat with equal defense to Bichette, Polanco is pretty nice, Mets I think will be a playoff team but they still aren’t a world series contender guys come on. Bias at its finest. And it’s the mets. If any team can turn something into nothing, it’s them.

  14. Even best case no way is Baltimore getting ahead of Boston,, I actually got bosox and the Cubs final taking out the dodgers cause their noway they don't win that rack up a bunch of wins in that division and someone gotta overthrow dodgers and my Phillies aren't any better except I love the Adolis Garcia addition and yes I like Bohm y cause he cross home plate more than most 3rd baseman

  15. Houston is ass this year they really dropped the ball In FA that entire pitching staff doesn't scare anyone and didn't pick up another infielder and I thought Bassit and Junis would been cheap and effective

  16. My Phillies could of really used another starter Andrew painter doesn't seem ready and I hope they don't expect anything from Tyuan Walker 😢 would of loved Hunter Rendfoe too

  17. Wait, are you guys trying to argue that the Dodgers arent ruining baseball? If so then you have zero credibility. Literally unless your a Dodgers fan (and even some Dodgers fans) ALL fans agree they are ruining baseball, and that is a fact!

  18. I like this channel so far. But they can't even remember what the category is that they're talking about. And their logic is incredibly inconsistent. They will use the same reason to raise one team and lower another.

  19. Braves World Series is absolutely bananas. Their rotation is a mess, their lineup is halfway a mess, the bullpen is shallow and anchored by a 35 and 36 year old, and there's no MiLB depth to speak of. The ceiling was achieved in 2023, and it's delusional to think this aged version of that roster can come within 10 wins of that team.

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