It is possible that some team will make a charge in the season’s final weeks to grab a Wild Card spot. Entering Saturday, the Rangers, Royals, Rays, Guardians, Giants, Reds and D-backs all were within six games of a berth .

But it’s more likely -- far more likely, if you believe FanGraphs’ playoff odds -- that we already know the 12 teams that will be playing in the postseason. If it turns out that way, I have to say: We are going to have some extremely compelling matchups.

Because the seedings are going to be so fluid, with the difference between the Nos. 1 and 6 seeds being in some cases just a matter of a couple of games, we could have all sorts of compelling possibilities for American League and National League Championship Series matchups. There are a total of 30 that are poss

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