Reference Link: https://www.mlb.com/standings/

For anyone who does not follow baseball, MLB tracks the total number of runs scored minus the total number of runs allowed as the Run Differential team stat, which also provides a measure known as Pythagorean W/L, where Run Differential is used to calculate expected wins and losses based on runs scored vs runs allowed.

Thus far I've only used division leaders with high run differentials leading into the final week of April. The Dodgers are only 8 runs above zero, and while I'm not saying the AL West sucks, they, uh, they don't have a collective run differential as a division to write home about.

Feel free to add other teams if you like; I will select only the team at the very top or, in the event of a tie the "two or more teams" option I've added in the wins markets. Cheers!

• Update 2025-05-11 (PST) (AI summary of creator comment): The creator has clarified that the word 'positive' has been added to the market question, specifying the resolution criteria:

  • The winning team must have a positive run differential (greater than zero).

  • A team with a negative run differential will not be considered the winner, even if its run differential is technically the 'highest' overall (e.g., if all teams were to finish with negative run differentials). This is to prevent 'gotcha' resolutions.