The joke around The Vault this week centered around the Washington Nationals: At least the Revs didn't have the title of Worst Team in Baseball. The front office placed the Nats on the standings board at the stadium, listed as the fifth team in the Freedom Division.
Ah, big laughs.
But then the Nats started winning, three games and counting after Friday night's victory. OK, so the joke is no longer funny if York -- still looking for a three-game winning streak by the way -- sinks even lower. They aren't the worst team in all of professional baseball, but they're in the conversation.
After a quick glance at more than a dozen leagues around the majors and minor league baseball, here's an unofficial look at the worst teams in all of pro ball:
7. Evansville (Frontier League) .308 (8-18)
6. York Revolution (Atlantic League) .296 (16-38)
5. Washington (National League) .292 (19-46)
4. Yuma (Golden League) .263 (5-14)
3. Laredo (United League) .222 (2-7)
2. Coastal (Continental League) .176 (3-14)
1. Nueva Laredo (Mexican League) .158 (3-16)
Yikes.
Welcome to the basement.
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