I know it's MLB but the lack of parity this year is crazy. Every team above 500 is in the playoffs right now. Of the 15 teams in the NL, only 4 are at or above 500.
Some of the teams dominating this year are the ones you'd expect (Yankees/Dodgers) but the guardians have the 3rd best record in MLB with the 27th biggest payroll. And the Brewers, Royals, Twins and Mariners are all solidly playoff teams with bottom-half payrolls. So it isn't just money.
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