Yup - the expansion of the playoffs has really made the concept of "just get in" even more important.
As long as we agree the playoffs are getting worse and worse at crowning the actual "best team", this is probably a positive for MLB overall. More teams are incentivized to avoid blowing it up when you can sneak into a wildcard spot and have a legit shot at making some noise and even winning it all. Anything to avoid perpetual tanking is a win in my books.
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