First of all, Congratulations! — To all those who are a part of this great league: All the grizzled vets and all the newcomers—we are all part of this great fantasy experience and it is as strong as the 30 GMs who head the teams in Franchise GM.
Secondly, Congratulations to the six Division Winners and the four Wildcard teams. After 162 games, there are some things of note as the playoffs begin:
1) After winning in 2017,
returns to the fray in defense of its crown as the AL West Winner and the #1 seed in the American League;
2) The
rebuild is complete, as they have gone from missing the playoffs to Division Winner and #2 Seed;
3) In the National League, the
enter the playoffs with the best overall record. Winning the NL East by 56 games with an eye on the prize, and;
4) The
have finally brought their playoff drought to an end by qualifying as a Wildcard team.
Here are the playoff seedings:
American League#1
129-33 AL West
#2
120-42 AL Central
#3
120-42 AL East
#4
116-46 Wildcard #1
#5
108-54 Wildcard #2
National League#1
142-20 NL East
#2
125-37 NL West
#3
107-55 NL Central
#4
102-60 Wildcard #1
#5
100-62 Wildcard #2
Good Luck to all!