Five teams for two spots. In what is potentially the final year of Major League Baseball’s 10-team postseason format, the fight for the AL’s Wild Card berths is going down to the wire.
With all due respect to Starling Marte, Sergio Romo, Yusmeiro Petit, Mark Canha and the Oakland Athletics, their chances have dwindled so much recently that although they’re still mathematically alive, FanGraphs doesn’t foresee any scenario where they sneak in (0.0% playoff odds).