Before I give my picks for the 2020 postseason, I would like to again state, and I will never stop stating, that the new MLB Postseason is formatted exactly how I proposed it be formatted — down to the number of games and where the games be played — on Sept. 29, 2019, and I have at least one front office source who tells me that “Manfred Administration” has eyes all over and is actively poaching ideas from people like me.
Having said that, I am glad that MLB decided to run with my, far superior, postseason model, and I assess with VERY high confidence that this model is here to stay. I will note, one glaring difference between the model by the “Manfred Administration” and mine is that I called for the seeding to be based strictly on record, not just where a team finished within their division. It stands to reason that they did it this way this season because two-thirds of each team’s matchups occurred within their division, and I anticipate it will shift completely to my model in 2021, when baseball returns to a normal 162-game schedule.
1. Rays vs 8. Blue Jays
4. Indians vs 5. Yankees
3. Twins vs 6. Astros
2. Athletics vs 7. White Sox
1. Dodgers vs 8. Brewers
4. Padres vs 5. Cardinals
3. Cubs vs 6. Marlins
2. Braves vs 7. Reds
4. Indians vs 8. Blue Jays
3. Twins vs. 7. White Sox
1. Dodgers vs 4. Padres
6. Marlins vs 7. Reds
7. White Sox vs 8. Blue Jays
4. Padres vs 7. Reds
7. White Sox vs 4. Padres
