MLB Playoffs 2024: Updated Playoff Picture and World Series Predictions

The last two postseasons do not suggest the top seeds from each league will face each other in the World Series.

However, both the Yankees and Dodgers can approach the week off properly to be ready to go when the divisional series rolls around. They can use simulated and intrasquad games to keep up the intensity following the conclusion of the 162-game regular season.

The Yankees can rely on a rotation led by Carlos Rodon, Gerrit Cole and Luis Gil to get them through the ALDS and the front end of the ALCS.

The Dodgers can rely more on their lineup, with Shohei Ohtani and Mookie Betts at the top, to get through any matchup and cover for a pitching staff that has not been as great as it needs to be this season.

Los Angeles will have to rely a lot on Jack Flaherty and Yoshinobu Yamamoto at the top of its playoff rotation, but if the lineup comes through, like it has many times this season, it can overcome any struggles on the mound.