Now, before we get too deep into this, let me be clear. I fully expect the 2020 Major League Baseball season to begin in coming. However, Jeff Passan of ESPN suggests that a giant playoff could be entertained if a second wave of coronavirus threatened to shut down the country again. If that were to happen, I like the Cincinnati Reds odds.
So, what might a giant playoff in 2020 look like? Well, Passan suggested a World Cup-Style format with six hubs and five teams per hub. So, let’s just say the NL Central is a hub, okay?