Five middle-class teams primed to take advantage if playoffs expand

Feb 24 2020 by Yardbarker: Toronto Blue Jays

With the baseball world focused on the Astros' scandal, reports surfaced in early February that MLB is considering expanding its playoff field in 2022. If adopted, seven teams in each league would make the postseason; the team with the best record in each league would get a first-round bye. Perhaps this was just commissioner Rob Manfred's effort to distract from sign-stealing purgatory.  If so, good job, commish. The leaked proposal, which generated much chatter, has merit. Most...
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