MLB may be experiencing one of the worst case scenarios for their current playoff system.
The NL Central currently has the 3 teams with the best records in the National League. Of all the American League teams, only the Kansas City Royals (73-47) have a slight edge over the Pirates (72-47) and Cubs (68-51).
There are still 43 games remaining, so much could change.
But just for fun, let’s run through the NL playoffs if the season had ended yesterday.
The NL Wild Card playoff would be the Chicago Cubs traveling to PNC Park to face the Pirates.