MLB's spring training is just around the corner, and that means the season of projections and playoff odds is upon us.
One of those sets of numbers arrived on Tuesday via Fangraphs, and the results were what you would expect, give or take a few spots in a division race. The Los Angeles Dodgers, New York Yankees and San Diego Padres are near locks to play October baseball. Less so with the Pittsburgh Pirates, Colorado Rockies and Baltimore Orioles.
Things got interesting, however, when MLB tweeted out the odds to its 8.