PLAYOFF CHANCES - OLD AND NEW SYSTEM

New playoff system (2 wild cards in each league instead of 1) vs Old…

Using the statistical projections for this upcoming Major League Baseball season, here are the chances for every MLB team under baseball's new playoff rules and their percentages under the old system.

Team	New	Old
ARI	32%	27%
ATL	51%	38%
BAL	0%	0%
BOS	80%	56%
CHC	27%	20%
CHI	9%	8%
CIN	52%	42%
CLE	31%	27%
COL	12%	12%
DET	70%	67%
HOU	0%	0%
KCR	1%	0%
LAA	71%	54%
LAD	7%	6%
MIA	60%	45%
MIL	34%	26%
MIN	1%	1%
NYM	4%	2%
NYY	94%	84%
OAK	1%	0%
PHI	66%	55%
PIT	0%	0%
SDP	10%	8%
SEA	0%	0%
SFG	57%	53%
STL	60%	50%
TBR	55%	29%
TEX	85%	73%
TOR	4%	1%
WAS	28%	17%

CREDIT: A version of this article appeared Mar. 12, 2012, on page B11 in some U.S. editions of The Wall Street Journal, with the headline: Yankees, Red Sox To Get Wild Boost.

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