Other than the Braves the other “top teams” all had major flaws
The Dodgers had no pitching
The Orioles staff sucks ass
The Brewers lost their ace
The Rays lost like three of their five best players (Franco, Rasmussen, Springs)
For instance looking back on it you can easily argue the Phillies are much more prepared for the playoffs than Baltimore and probably LAD.
I’m more interested in who can bring the best 26 men in October than who has the deepest 40 man roster to endure the 6 month regular season