10 days to go… but how much more (or less) interesting would this playoff chase be for the Atlanta Braves with different rules?
The Atlanta Braves are clinging to a 2 game lead in the NL East as of this morning, and three tests (the Padres, Phillies, and Mets) remain, but it’s an interesting question to pose about how things might be different had last year’s rules — or perhaps next year’s rules — been in force.
In 2020, 16 teams made the post-season: all six division winners, all six second-place teams, and then the 4 best of the rest (2 per league of course).