There have been some disappointing teams this year -- the Rangers come to mind, as well as the Diamondbacks, Guardians and Giants -- but no two teams fell further short of their lofty preseason expectations than the Orioles and Braves.

The Orioles had a somewhat disappointing 2024, getting swept out of the AL Wild Card Series for their second straight winless postseason, but felt like a clear bounceback candidate, to the point that some fools picked them to win the division . And the Braves, with Ronald Acuña Jr. and Spencer Strider both on the mend, highlighting a roster that figured to be healthier in general, seemed likely to return to their 2021-23 form.

Neither of these things happened. Both teams got off to miserable starts and never could quite get back on track, to the point th

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