The radio guys here keep saying that the added playoff spot this year will make for more buyers at the trade deadline. I don't see it happening. In Years there are about 4-5 teams that think they have a shot at the wildcard and are buyers. I can't see a team that thinks they were far enough behind those teams in a 1 wild card format suddenly thinking they can compete in a 2 wild card format. If they couldn't catch those teams before, why can they suddenly catch them now? I guess it would open up things if there was a runaway contender (like the braves or redsox last year ... ahem) for some teams to think they have a shot at the second, but for the most part I don't see it effecting things to the extent that the radio guys make it out to.
Am I wrong?
Am I wrong?
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