Unless one of Texas or Houston goes 4-1 in their final 5, there will be a new worst record to make the post season in MLB history.
This many teams having a chance is not helping the MLB narrative that payroll = power. That along with the Yankees losing the division at home to the low budget rays.
By record and in playoffs as of today and payroll rank at start of the season
AL: 1 - TBR 28th, 2 - NYY 3rd, 3 - BOS 11th, 4 - CLE 29th, 5 - CHW 27th, 6 - HOU 8th
NL:1 - MIL 19th, 2 LAD 1st, 3 - ATL 6th, 4 PHI 4th, 5 - CHC 7th, 6 - SDP 9th
Teams with top 10 payroll on outside looking in today
NYM 2nd, TOR 5th, DET 10th
The NL outside of the Brew Crew money still talks where 5 of the 6 highest payrolls will make teh playoffs .
The AL was a free for all with the 3 bottom payrolls in the AL all qualifying, only the Marlins had a lower payroll then those 3.