Now that we’re a month into the 2023 season, it’s a good time to reflect on the standings, as well as what the postseason bracket would look like if the playoffs were to begin today.
There have already been some big surprises in the early going, particularly with the upstart Pirates and the surging Orioles, making for some very intriguing playoff matchups, in theory. And there would be some other big surprises of a different kind if the playoffs started today — teams you would not expect to miss the postseason that would be on the outside looking in.
In fact, if the postseason began right now, seven of the 12 playoff teams from last fall would not qualify this year.
