From Dodgers to A's, ranking title chances of MLB's 10 playoff teams
If MLB wanted parity, well, here it is.
Any of the 10 postseason teams can legitimately win the World Series, though it obviously will be quite a bit harder for the wild-card teams, which have to win an extra round and also have to use their ace to get past that wild-card game (or cross their fingers with a No. 2-type pitcher in Pittsburgh's case) and contend with less rest.
The Dodgers, by virtue of having all-time great Clayton Kershaw in his peak, plus a superb second guy in Zack Greinke, are a World Series favorite. As are the Nationals, who topped off a spectacular finish for their rotation (an ERA under 1 over the final 13 starts) with Jordan Zimmermann's franchise-first no-hitter in the season finale.
It's still close to a crapshoot, with any of the 10 being at least something of a World Series threat -- though the A's obviously will have to snap out of their six-week offensive funk to have a realistic chance. Here's how I see the fabulous final 10 (with odds to win the World Series included).
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Topics: Baltimore Orioles, Detroit Tigers, Kansas City Royals, Los Angeles Angels, Los Angeles Dodgers, Oakland Athletics, Pittsburgh Pirates, San Francisco Giants, St. Louis Cardinals, Washington Nationals, MLB
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