Throughout much of the MLB season, two teams have dominated the competition in their respective leagues. The St. Louis Cardinals and Kansas City Royals may be heading into the final month of the regular season as the hottest clubs in baseball, but there’s much to be sorted out in the divisional and wild-card races before the postseason gets underway in October.
In predicting how the postseason picture will shape up with a month to go, three primary factors were taken into consideration:
- Current standings
- Key series to watch
- Key players in each race
The focus here is to realistically forecast how each team’s play in September will affect its playoff chances. We examine each divisional and wild-card race in both the National and American leagues.
After laying out all the details, one bold prediction for each race will be made.
Let us know if you agree or disagree with how one writer sees things ending up in 2015.