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Originally Posted by Chump
The Rangers could still easily end up being the wild card team which goes to show how little seeding really matters when we could end up playing them whether we finish first or second. The Rangers also have a +11 run differential which is by far the lowest of the playoff teams. A better argument can be made that they are the worst of the playoff teams than the second best as hot streaks have very little predictive power especially compared to a team's run differential over 162 games.
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Texas was decimated by injuries for the first half of the season, and like the Jays, bolstered their lineup at the deadline. Easily the team I least look forward to playing in the playoffs.
I was really hoping for Houston. I'm also glad we won't be getting the Yankees. On paper we kill them, but the thought of Yankees stadium in the playoffs doesn't sit will with me for some reason.