Perhaps both teams will benefit according to their respective strategies. The Marlins are obviously progressing, we see it clearly now. For the Padres, the top spot in the NL West may very well be a precursor to their first WS title. The Friars and Expos were 1969 expansion colleagues.
I would also be fine with the Brewers as NL representatives in the WS. A title for the Crew would likewise be their first. No Dodgers, Mets, or Phillies in the NL. No Yankees or Red Sox in the AL.