It’s not difficult to change these rules at the end of the season. So will they and how? If they don’t they don’t see this as an issue, and maybe it’s not, maybe this year is, as I said, an anomaly. But if they want to change the rules, it won’t be difficult.
The teams that picked up players are still trying to win and still have a chance to win THIS year. That Cleveland is still in it is the fault of the Twins, imo. If they didn’t have a chance, they wouldn’t have done it. The teams that were worse didn’t feel they could compete to the end, is my guess.