2008 MLB Playoff Preview
With its super computer on a roll after correctly picking the NCAA tournament champion (before the tournament), the Stanley Cup champion (before the playoffs), and the Celtics over the Lakers (in six), WhatIfSports now focuses on baseball.
Just as we did with those playoff previews, we have used our free SimMatchup technology to simulate the MLB Playoffs 10,000 times in order to determine the exact likelihood of each of the eight teams making it to any level. Here is what we found
| Team | LDS Win% | LCS Win% | WS Win% |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tampa Bay Rays | 72 | 41 | 25 |
| Boston Red Sox | 64 | 34 | 21 |
| Chicago Cubs | 63 | 37 | 17 |
| Philadelphia Phillies | 51 | 23 | 10 |
| Milwaukee Brewers | 49 | 24 | 10 |
| Los Angeles Angels | 36 | 15 | 6 |
| Los Angeles Dodgers | 37 | 16 | 6 |
| Chicago White Sox | 28 | 11 | 5 |
The American League wins 56 percent of the simulated World Series with Tampa Bay (25%) and Boston (21%) accounting for almost all of those wins. The N.L. is a little more even, with the Cubs winning it all 17 percent of the time, followed by Philadelphia and Milwaukee at 10 percent.
The Angels and Dodgers both come in at six percent, giving L.A. a 12 percent chance of claiming the World Series (there is a 31 percent chance that either L.A. team makes it and a 2.4 percent chance that they play each other). All of that work nets the Chicago White Sox the toughest road to the championship, winni
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