Unless you have been living under a rock, you know that the Kansas City Royals defeated the New York Mets to win the organization’s first World Series since 1985.
What you may not be aware of is that many MLB experts did not pick the Royals to win their division, let alone the World Series. Kansas City did come within a few outs of winning the 2014 World Series, but for some reason they were written off to make it back in 2015.
Why is this the case, and what attributes are factored in when predicting MLB division winners, Wild Card clinchers and World Series champions?