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MLB Panic Meter: Weighing in on the Slowest 2017 Starts

With all of April and a large chunk of May in the rearview, we're officially out of the it's-too-early-to-worry phase of the MLB season.

Oh, sure, there are more than 100 games left on the schedule, ample time for teams to reverse their fortunes.

Still, with summer on the horizon, let's dust off the ol' panic meter and consider seven of the game's slowest starts to see where they rate.

One important note: We're weighing slow starts relative to expectations and focusing on clubs that were tapped to succeed. Meaning, for example, the last-place San Diego Padres didn't make the cut.