Welcome to the last series of the year — and the final Wire Taps of this season. It’s been a pleasure following along with you all — hopefully, this winter will prove more interesting than last, and next season will prove more fun than this one.
Here’s what’s developing in Denver:
The Nationals were better than their record this season. So what happened? (WaPo)
The run-differential piece isn't surprising; teams with high differentials miss the playoffs all the time. The real shock is the talent of the roster that never really underperformed, but the team could never win games anyways — was it their baserunning and defense?