The dangers of aiming for a .540 winning percentage

Probability distribution of actual wins in a season for MLB teams projected to win 54% of their games

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Distribution is based on the standard error around preseason forecasts for any given team.

Chart: Neil PaineSource: Vegas odds, Baseball Prospectus, Elo ratingsCreated with Datawrapper