The insanity of these final weeks of the MLB season is a testament to the parity in baseball today.
It is impossible to deny the talent across the board in MLB when 10 teams were still fighting for playoff spots in the final week of the season. The playing field is being leveled in baseball, which can only lead to more dramatic and exciting finishes year in and year out.
Take a look at the Chicago Cubs this year – they are the perfect example of what a team needs to do to be successful. In the last five years they have made key offseason additions in Jon Lester, Jake Arrieta, and Ben Zobrist.