Now you have to wonder if the new bye system has raised the crapshootification level even higher, based on what happened to the O's, Braves and Dodgers.
notin seems to think the biggest problem with the 2022 and 2023 teams was not doing enough at the deadline.
I think when you win 78 games each year it's clear that wasn't the only problem.
Reductionism at its finest.
The Red Sox finished 23 games behind the Orioles. It's absurd to suggest that's not a big gap.
Winning 6 out of 10 instead of 5 out of 10 might not seem like a big difference. But when you multiply by 16 it gets big.
Look at the crapshootery going in the playoffs right now, though. The Rangers looked like toast for a while, now they're a threat to win it.
The objective just has to be to make the playoffs.
The Dodgers' rotation was in bad shape going into the playoffs, but that doesn't explain their offense's futility.
Maybe just some excellent pitching and game planning by Arizona.