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The 2016 season is underway! Rejoice while watching baseball that counts!

Regarding how said season will unfold, we've already given your our unassailably expert opinions on the matter, and now let's see what the SportsLine Projection System has to say about each team's forecast and playoff odds. These projections will obviously change gradually to reflect the realities of the standings, but consider this a first look at what might happen in 2016 (projected win totals are rounded off based on average output of multiple season simulations) ...

What does the SportsLine Projection System say about the Royals’ chances of having another parade this year?
What does the SportsLine Projection System say about the Royals' chances of having another parade this year? (USATSI)

American League East
Finish Projected wins Win division Playoffs
89 42.7% 69.0%
86 22.7% 48.6%
83 12.4% 31.5%
83 11.2% 30.3%
82 10.8% 29.1%
American League Central
Finish Projected wins Win division Playoffs
88 56.0% 68.9%
83 22.9% 37.1%
82 17.9% 30.0%
74 2.1% 3.9%
72 1.0% 1.8%
American League West
Finish Projected wins Win division Playoffs
87 49.2% 62.0%
82 19.2% 31.9%
81 15.0% 26.0%
80 12.5% 21.7%
76 4.0% 7.9%
National League East
Finish Projected wins Win division Playoffs
95 61.0% 85.5%
91 32.2% 68.5%
75 0.4% 2.2%
74 0.3% 1.7%
62 0.0% 0.0%
National League Central
Finish Projected wins Win division Playoffs
95 61.0% 85.5%
91 30.1% 66.4%
85 8.8% 30.7%
72 0.1% 0.8%
67 0.0% 0.1%
National League West
Finish Projected wins Win division Playoffs
95 71.6% 88.4%
89 26.6% 60.4%
78 1.7% 6.7%
71 0.1% 0.5%
65 0.0% 0.0%

And there are your preseason projected standings for 2016. We'll update this again soon and do throughout the year. At this point, perhaps you have some vigorous objections you'd like to share?

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