MLB playoff power rankings: All 12 teams by chances to win World Series

Welcome to a postseason where virtually every participant is looking over their shoulder, wondering if their two-man rotation can hold up, if their moribund lineup will wake up, if their shaky bullpen can hold up.

Little wonder that in a season that produced the first .500 division champion in major league history that the participant in MLB's popular bracket challenge will have their flaws. On paper, anyway, one team has far fewer than the rest.

Of course it's more fun to go faux contrarian and anoint someone else the favorite. We're not that silly.