MLB panic meter: Which struggling teams have the m...
Key takeaways
- There's an old adage in baseball that "you can't win a pennant in April, but you can lose it" -- and a handful of MLB teams are putting that theory to the test this month.
- But they are not the only teams that have stumbled out of the gate after entering the season with high expectations.
- How worried should fans be about the damage a cold April has done to their team's chances of playing into October?
Why this matters: a sports story that could shift standings, legacies, or fan conversations.
There's an old adage in baseball that "you can't win a pennant in April, but you can lose it" -- and a handful of MLB teams are putting that theory to the test this month.
The Philadelphia Phillies, Boston Red Sox and New York Mets have gotten many of the headlines for their rough starts after combining for a 40-56 record and a pair of manager firings, with the other skipper still on the hot seat. But they are not the only teams that have stumbled out of the gate after entering the season with high expectations.
How worried should fans be about the damage a cold April has done to their team's chances of playing into October? We assigned our MLB experts one struggling team and asked them to rate that club's hopes for the rest of the season on a panic meter from 1 (relax, everything will be just fine) to 5 (it's past time to hit the panic button).