The Yankees have wants. The Mets have wants.
Different playoff contenders do, too.
It’s that third sentence that makes the upcoming July 31 MLB commerce deadline a murky proposition for these firmly figuring out as consumers this yr, as a result of “different playoff contenders” might be greater than 75 p.c of the sport primarily based on the present standings.
If the considering in increasing the postseason format to 6 groups in every league a few years in the past was to offer extra groups a reputable probability to qualify, then this season definitely has fulfilled that imaginative and prescient.
