MLB Playoff Picture: What Could Hold Each Team Back in October

The only good part about the summer nearing its end is that playoff baseball is on its way.

With two wild-card slots and parity throughout the game, an astonishing number of teams are still in the hunt for a playoff spot. This made things tricky at the trade deadline because teams were caught between being buyers and sellers, but it should make for a lot of fun down the stretch. 

Which teams are true contenders, and which are pretenders? The lack of baseball superpowers has teams who are hovering around .500 talking about playing October baseball. They can't all be for real, can they?

Here's a look at every team that is currently on the bubble of the playoffs as well as what each one's weakness moving forward could be. 

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