Season 14 Win Requirements

As a reminder, the following teams must win more than 50 games during Season 14 to stay in the league (wins needed in parentheses):

New York Yankees (61)
Boston Red Sox (58)
Pittsburgh Pug Dogs (62)
Cheyenne Tackleberries (56)

Season 12 win requirements

Here are the win totals needed in Season 12 for the franchises that didn't win at least 75 games in Season 11.

Pittsburgh - 55
Boston - 59
Florida - 59
San Antonio - 62
Cheyenne - 56
Milwaukee - 61
San Juan - 60
Iowa City - 62
Boise - 51

Minimum Wins: Season 10

As a reminder, the following teams must win more than 50 games during Season 10 to stay in the league (wins needed in parentheses):

Sioux Falls Gunslingers (56)
San Juan Rincons (62)
Oklahoma City Twins (58)
Montreal Grand Orange (66)
New York Metropolitans (53)
Pittsburgh Pug Dogs (58)
San Antonio Sting (53)
Florida Cottonmouths (61)
Las Vegas Armijos (63)

Minimum Wins Cutoff Update

We're a bit over 1/3 of the way into the season, so I'd figure I'd list a few of the teams that may be in danger of losing over 100 games this season (other than Salem). Think of it as a friendly public service announcement. I'll also rate how much "trouble" the franchise's GM is in on a scale of "detention in HS" to "being thrown out of an airplane with no parachute." You can guess where your team's rating falls in between these two. So without further ado...


Montreal Grand Orange (15-29): Only Marino Reyes has an OPS above .800 among all hitters, and the team is 30th in the World in preventing runs. At 15-29, they've essentially played to their record.

"Trouble" rating: Charlie Weis' future with Notre Dame.


Philadelphia Phenomenauts (18-26): They're on pace to lose 96 games this season, but the Phenomenauts have improved their team quite a bit by promoting the bulk of their stacked AAA squad to the majors. For what it's worth, they've won 10 of their last 18 games.

"Trouble" rating: Nolan Ryan's career strikeout record.


Florida Cottonmouths (16-28): They still can't hit a lick (fewest runs scored in the AL), but at least the pitching's held together reasonably well after the departure of Molina and Thomas. A slight uptick in offense through either a trade or better luck would get them out of the doghouse.

"Trouble" rating: Gordon Ramsay's public image.


Los Angeles Hangars (18-26): A sub-.300 team OBP is atrocious, but the rotation has actually been pretty solid, and the bullpen really has nowhere to go but up. Gettting a few guys who can post a league average OBP would help, but this doesn't look too bad.

"Trouble" rating: The Detroit Lions' winless streak.


Las Vegas Armijos (15-29): Their record isn't so hot, but they're clearly a better team than this; they've won 3 games less than expected, and the promotion of star prospect Alex Bravo should give this team a shot in the arm. Still, 15-29 is pretty ugly, and Bravo alone can only improve the team so much.

"Trouble" rating: Tim Raines' HOF chances.


Tacoma Down Pour (16-28): They've been pretty bad up to this point, but have made plenty of trades to improve their roster. The team you see now is radically different from the Opening Day squad.

"Trouble" rating: Baseball's national popularity.


San Juan Rincons (13-31): Just swept by the Downpour, and on a 6 game losing streak. Somehow, their expected win percentage is actually worse than their current record. The only team currently at risk of failing to meet the 50-win mark. They need help, and fast.

"Trouble" rating: Rae Carruth.