2024 Chicago White Sox
There are bad teams every year. But historically bad teams are rare. Usually there is a very good reason for teams that are not just bad, but putrid. We handwave expansion teams because it's hard to win with a freshly assembled team of castoffs with no chemistry. This is why that for the longest time that the 1962 Mets and their 120 losses are understandable. During their run as the worst all time there have been a few notable contenders, including the 1998 Marlins who were bad as a result of cheap ownership committing a fire sale after a World Series title, and the 2003 Tigers who came within 1 loss of tying the record. In 2024, the record for losses finally fell as the poorly constructed Chicago White Sox failed their way into history. Chicago didn't waste time starting the season in historically bad fashion; their 3-22 record out of the gate was their worst in franchise history, and tied for the worst in the Wild Card era. Only the 1988 Orioles had a more dismal start. They...