Wins Need to Make the Playoffs: Figure 1 is an XY scatter plot, showing the season total runs scored for each MLB team from 1962 to 2012 on the x-axis and the total wins for each team each season from 1962 to 2012 on the y-axis. The orange dots denote teams that did not make the playoffs. The blue dots represent teams that did make the playoffs. As the data shows, the closer a team gets to 100 wins, the more likely they are to make the playoffs. In fact, only 3 teams have ever failed to make the playoffs after winning at least 99 games. Based on this data, our goal is to build a team that can win at least 99 games in 2013 so that we can earn a spot in the 2013 playoffs. Figure 1: Only Three MLB Teams with 99 or More Wins Has Ever Not Made the MLB Playoffs from 1962 - 2012