The core problem is in baseball the 162 game season is supposed to mean something. It's becoming like the NCAA tournament, with too many teams being 'invited'. Maybe something between what we have now and the old days when the 2 league winners after the marathon season went straight to the world series. Unfortunately it will likely go the other way, because $$$. Get used to mediocre teams with 83 wins beating 100+ win teams in a short series. Baseball is quirky- even bad teams can have a 10 game winning streak.