I think Phillies are at the top of this list, Yankees, padres, Mets, jays. That’s my ranking lol. Philly really, really needs one after multiple postseason failures. Reminds me of the mid 2010s Nats, so many crushing Postseason losses 

Any of the big spenders that haven’t won it all within the last decade. So Mets, Yankees, Phillies, Padres. Blue Jays if they lose this series.

I’d argue the last shot for both teams was this year

Anyway, I’d go with the Mariners, they have a hot blooded team that I think will be itching to avenge their loss this year

The only correct answer is - PHILLIES.

After being in the hunt for many years straight, they have to pull through in 2026. Only team that has, so far these playoffs, been a threat to the Dodgers. They have what it takes to win but just haven’t done enough.

The Marlins feel no pressure to win anything and that’s why we’re going all the way next year, baby.

Probably the Dodgers. If they don’t win 3 in a row it’ll be a huge disappointment to whichever all-star level free agent they pick up this offseason

Everyone, really.

Because we may not even play ball in 2027 and so many players/teams will lose a season of their primes, cores, and title windows, the way teams like the Sabres, Red Wings, and Senators lost a year of contention from the NHL being gone in 2004-2005 due to its own nasty lockout.

Mariners. Being that close and blowing two games puts a little pressure on.

Has to be the Mets after giving Soto a quadrillion dollars and then missing the playoffs

Mariners. The fans are ready to go full A’s boycott. I don’t think the Mariners have to win next year. Our team is young. But John Stanton’s feet are on the fire and he has to spend now or fans will believe it’s never gonna happen. Realistically to have a competitive salary within the top 10 which I think could and would satisfy most fans the Mariners could spend up to 100 million this off season. You were one win away from the World Series it’s now or never. A generation of fans have been waiting since 2001 for this season and a whole new generation of fans have fallen in love with Mariners baseball. You lose all of them if you don’t spend.

I think the Tigers are feeling some heat. Last year with Skubal before he’s a free agent unless Chris Illitch decides to open his pocket book and spend some money for once.

Padres. They’ve missed every chance to show they belong with all these big signings over the years.  Hype ass regular season team though.

And the Phillies 

Aaron Judge will be 35 next year so the Yankees will definitely be feeling the heat to win a world series while they still have a prime Judge.

Phillies the most, their window could be closed by 2030.

Seems like the Yankees got less heat this year for their postseason run, but Aaron Judge will not continue at this rate forever. Clock is ticking on him too.

Feels like the Cubs, Brewers, Padres, Braves, and Mets all need postseason ball next year. Giants, Reds, and Dbacks will also be hunting, so none of them can underperform 2 yrs running. Disappointing seasons of varying degrees means they’ll need to make a run next year

I’m guessing Tigers, Mariners, Red Sox, and Astros will be under heavy pressure too for the postseason

Mets. Spending the most money in baseball and not making the playoffs is mega embarrassing. This reflects really badly on ownership and the front office. It means they spent all money poorly, to little effect on the field.

An underrated team to be feeling some heat might be Detroit. In 2024 they had that hot streak to sneak in the playoffs, then this season they followed that up by leading the Central all year long just to blow it with two weeks left in the year and limp into a wild card spot. They’ll need to prove they’re for real, but they’re also young enough to keep a core together for a while.

The Rays have to win it all or get moved to Des Moines. That’s just how it is; I don’t make the rules

The Brewers are gonna have much higher expectations next year and will be desperate to prove this year wasn’t a fluke with how limply they bowed out.

But they’re already dangling their ace around for any biters. That’s a really bad look.

I think it’s the Mariners by a lot, honestly. I know that’s weird to say about a team that just went to the ALCS and was 1 win away, but with the way they spend there’s a very good chance that with a lockout looming in 2027, 2026 might be the last time the core’s together.

It’ll be the Yankees until they win another World Series. It’ll also be the Yankees after they win another world series.

Phillies could lose JT & Kyle, possibly others too. Harper & Turner will be a year older. I could be wrong but I think Turner is already dealing with more injuries. Seems like those hamstring injuries once bad plague you for awhile. Nola isn’t the same pitcher. Not sure when Wheeler will be back.

The Colorado Rockies

Id through the Orioles in there. If they don’t win a playoff series Elias is gone. He needed to be gone yesterday

as long as the dodgers have an insane payroll they are up on that list. doesn’t matter if they win two in a row.

NL teams have the unfortunate elephant in the room, they have to get passed the dodgers to win it all. BUT i believe whoever can beat them will be the world series favorite. Yankees are up there too. the longer the drought goes on, its another year Judge loses to father time

I’d think the team that’s set the standard for winning by winning, typically those teams are the least satisfied with anything less

Fuck it. Oakland A’s

what’s sad is i can think of more teams that feel zero incentive to win over the ones that feel the heat to win.

“Need to win” as in their organization is screwed if they don’t do something next year? Phillies and Padres.

“Need to win” as in their fanbase will crash out if they don’t? Those teams, the Orioles and the Mets

The Yankees. Gerrit Cole will be 37. Judge will be 35. Stanton is in his mid 30s as well. Rodon is in his mid 30s… they have all the aging stars and will end up being a story of “they were great, but they were missing the ultimate prize”

A New York team

Orioles don’t need to win it all. But they better get in the playoffs and AT LEAST WIN A FREAKING GAME in the playoffs.

Phillies seem like a clear number one. Seems like they’ve been getting farther and farther away from it in the playoffs since winning the pennant in 2022.

Yankees, Mets, Padres, and Mariners firmly in the second tier. Talent and payroll to get it done but time is ticking. Red Sox can be in this tier also but they have had more considerable playoff success this last decade than the other teams here so I don’t know if there’s exactly heat there other than the normal Boston sports atmosphere.

Houston, Atlanta, Baltimore and Texas are all in the next tier of teams that need to bounce back somehow next year. Three of these teams recently won a WS so while the pressure isn’t necessarily to win it all next year, anything that isn’t in the positive direction from 2025 would be concerning for each of these teams.

There’s no other sensible answer

It’s Phillies and Padres

I’d say the Giants should at least be considered.

We have a payroll in the upper half of baseball, picked up Devers, extended Chapman, got Adames, Gilbert, stayed somewhat competitive for part of the season despite offensive struggles, and now we just got a new manager.

I don’t think anyone thinks we’ll win it all next year, but there is definitely much more heat than other squads in terms of having higher expectations and still being very mid.

Yankees probably.  

When Dombrowski leaves the Phillies will go back to being the Phillies. He’s the perfect executive for the Phillies, we’re talking about an organization that literally can’t take their way into developing a great core of players. They tried it and failed then said fuck it and hired Dombrowski. They’ve had a nice run to show for it. Good for them.

Feel like Yanks and Tigers, in the NL I think that was the Phillies last chance and the Padres are gonna be down for a few years WS contending wise with all that talent likely to leave in FA. And in the AL Mariners have a great farm system from what I’ve heard, Jays have their chance right now, Red Sox don’t look to be leaving the convo and the Astros got theirs already

Yanks- Judge Cole Fried Stanton Rodon all north of 30 Clock is ticking louder and louder every year that goes by before Father Time kicks in

Tigers- Last year with Skubal as far as I know, there’s no coming back from losing him so it’s next year or never for the Tigs

It’s the Yankees. Always

Or at least it should be

Twins — PSYCH!!

I’d say the Phillies but has a Phillies fan the organization and players don’t seem to think so. The players choke and the manager is not good but they keep bringing him back. They need a retool but I don’t even trust uncle Dave now. They seem satisfied with spending a shit ton of money and just getting in the playoffs and losing.

Mets and Phillies. Though Mets really just need a deep playoff run after missing out this year with Soto while the Phillies are running out of time to win a WS since the 22’ stretch.

Mets, Padres, and Phillies

Us

Mets

Padres need to do something about that god forsaken offense. Machado and tatis aren’t enough and improve on starting pitching

Padres for sure..we’ve had a really good lineup and had good streaks but just disappointed when it really comes down to it.. we’ve never won a ring and it’s becoming embarrassing. We gotta get it together and try

Angels should simply feel the pressure to not embarrass themselves for one year, maybe a few months

We’d have to be up there

The Orioles should be on the list but the Baltimore media is toothless.

Yankees and Phillies are at the top of the list

Mets have added pressure to make the playoffs after this season’s second half swan dive 

Very easily the Phillies. Padres too but to a lesser extent.

The Phillies have the fastest-closing window but I think the Yankees are gonna be under a lot of pressure to get Judge some help on offense, plus they get Cole back and he probably doesn’t have too many good years left. If Cole is good to go that rotation is a monster.

Orioles? I wish…

Yankees, Dodgers, Mets, Phillies, and - weirdly - Astros.

Yanks probably. Don’t know how many more years the going to be 34 year old Aaron Judge will be the best player in the game (at least best in AL) year in and year out.

My Phillies for sure

Nah, Padres window has slammed right the fuck shut, especially with the Dodger dynasty to be that’s formed, just getting past that fuckin roadblock would be a miracle, let alone getting the baseball gods to give us enough of a break to actually win a WS

It’s got to be the Mets. After spending a gazillion dollars and not making the playoffs, a World Series trophy is the only thing that can make up for this season.

The orioles front office

Mets. They’re going to outspend everyone on the new Japanese players that the Dodgers don’t go for.

Red Sox should but won’t. This core is easily very high very low. We need to push for high.

Top 5: Phillies Yankees Mets Giants Seattle

Definitely the Phillies they main team is old most them are free agents this year like Kyle and jt but they definitely need to do something next season because that 3 year stretch of not making the World Series since 2022 and not winning since 08 is going really bite them in the future

I would think the team that hasn’t won it in 78 years would feel some sort of heat, prime Jose on team friendly deal and cheap ass ownership won’t pay to protect him in the lineup.

The Yankees Aaron judge is amazing but he’s not getting any younger

World Series? Phillies

Division? Cubs

Good progress this year, but embarrassing that we can’t take the division when the historically dominant Cardinals are in the middle of a long rebuild.

In the NL sure.

It’s the Mets and Yankees to me as well. As always.

Mets baby!