MLB playoff odds are pointless and you should ignore them

Ok, first, the standings:

Now, the remaining schedules:

Boston Red Sox: 3 at Blue Jays, 3 vs. Tigers

Detroit Tigers: 3 at Guardians, 3 at Red Sox

Cleveland Guardians: 3 vs. Tigers, 3 vs. Rangers

Houston Astros: 3 at A’s, 3 at Angels

And finally, the thing we seem to talk about more than anything else these days, the percentage odds to make the MLB playoffs (as per FanGraphs):

Boston Red Sox: 90.1%

Detroit Tigers: 85.2%

Cleveland Guardians: 59.5%

Houston Astros: 65.3%

So to wrap things up here: the Red Sox, Tigers, Guardians, and Astros are four teams fighting for three postseason spots. One of those four teams definitely will not make the playoffs. And yet, according the percentage odds, each one of them is likely to make the playoffs.

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