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How do we get a sense of each team and assess what defined them throughout the season? There’s no one stat that encapsulates each club, but there are certainly trends and notable players worth pointing out.
Just because the eight teams facing off in the Wild Card Series this weekend don’t have a bye doesn’t mean one of them can’t make a run to a title. We rank their chances.
Some players — ahem, Aaron Judge — have already done their part to guarantee themselves monster paydays this offseason. But for a handful of impending free agents, the postseason presents an opportunity to make a closing argument to potential suitors.
Some races for individual awards have all but been decided, but one category arguably stands out above the rest: National League Most Valuable Player. A group of MLB.com reporters gathered to debate who has the edge.