Crowded NL wild-card hunt puts teams in tricky trade deadline position
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When Major League Baseball added a second wild-card playoff team in each league ahead of the 2012 season, the goal was to keep more teams and fan bases engaged for the duration of the season. How the senior circuit has played out in 2019 is precisely what forCrowded NL wild-card hunt puts teams in tricky trade deadline position
When Major League Baseball added a second wild-card playoff team in each league ahead of the 2012 season, the goal was to keep more teams and fan bases engaged for the duration of the season. How the senior circuit has played out in 2019 is precisely what former commissioner Bud Selig had in mind. Following play this past weekend, 11 of the 12 non-division leading teams were within seven games of a playoff spot, with only the woeful Miami Marlins out of the race. While competitively that's obviously good for the game, the trade deadline July 31 puts the race's participants in a difficult spot. Some of the 11 aforementioned teams must take a look at the reality of their situation and understand even making the one-game playoff is a long shot. And the reward for potentially winning that game is an unenviable five-game series with the powerhouse Los Angeles Dodgers. With that in mind, we will unquestionably see teams essentially drop out of the race by trading some of their assets for young prospects. The teams Read more