This is why it is good, because now you actually want to win your division rather than making the playoffs on the same level as all the other division winners. It is also good because if you use your ace they very likely will not get 2 starts in the next round, a big disadvantage compared to the division winner you have to play. If it was a 3 game series with the off days you could start your ace in game 1 of the wildcard series and game 1 of the div series Playing the other side though, you get punished if you’re just in the wrong division at the wrong time. Could have the two best teams in a league and one might have to play a one game playoff just to get into the dance. I’m not sure that’s a great thing either. Unfortunately the unbalanced schedule ruins changing anything.