On paper, this postseason is set up to be an unpredictable mess with teams clustered against each other in both leagues. The best team in the AL might not reach 95 wins and no team in the NL will get 100. It’s a difficult year to predict.
If there is one team that baseball should feel good about, it’s the Phillies. The pitching staff has stayed healthy, the lineup features multiple all-stars, and they’re hungry. Everyone should like their odds of representing the National League but that doesn’t mean there aren’t plenty of other teams with a chance.