Video: The five MLB teams that blew it the most in 2016

Ah yes, September. That time of the baseball season when we can obsess over magic numbers, wild-card spots, postseason rotations and who has the best odds to win the World Series. Speculating the spoils of the future is fun.

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But I also like talking trash about the past, so on this week’s installment of Open Mike, I’m roasting the teams that blew it the most in 2016. Sidenote: One of them is actually still in the playoff hunt and I’d suggest maybe not looking at their ace).

Keep in mind here, I’m not just talking about the teams with the worst records. Because we knew a team like the Cincinnati Reds was going to be bad. I’m talking about the teams who had opportunity in front of them or momentum to build off and punched themselves in the face instead.

So who’s No. 1 on the list? Watch the video above. But, if you think back to the team that spent $206 million on a top free agent last winter and is currently tied with the freakin’ Padres, you’re on the right track.

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