In baseball, 60 games falls squarely in the “small sample size” bucket. As such, we can expect some weirdness happening. Luke Mullins pulls out a few of the more prominent points of weirdness, such as the possibility of a long winning streak catapulting a team into contention, or a long losing streak tanking a successful team’s chances. There’s the possibility of avoiding bullpen attrition, the addition of the DH. Most intriguing, there’s the thought experiment of a Rockies pitcher winning a Cy Young.
Of course, there’s other ways this season will be weird. Four Braves players, including perennial MVP candidate Freddie Freeman, has tested positive and is on the COVID IL, along with a couple of Yankees like DJ LeMahieu.