Are the playoffs still a crapshoot? Is it still nigh impossible to predict which of the ten teams entering October will emerge as World Series champions?
At first glance, one would think yes. The addition of the second Wild Card has made things that much less predictable. After the play-in round, though, the games actually become much easier to predict, or at least the final result is less and less surprising.
This is a trend that’s gone back the last four seasons, as the World Series winner was either the number one or two seed in their respective leagues.