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Another week in the books for the 2017 Major League Baseball
season and teams are still jockeying for position in their respective
divisions. The New York Yankees are still at the top of the American League
East Division but they may have plateaued a bit, which by the way is not a bad
thing because the postseason is a second season and their plateau is still
pretty damn good, which is reflected in these standings. In fact the American
League East was all over these rankings this week so let’s dive right into
them.
First and foremost the reason you are all here is for the
Yankees. New York dropped two slots this week from their #3 overall position to
the 5th position. Top 5 is still “a-okay” with me. Meanwhile the
Boston Red Sox were the biggest risers this week rising six spots to the #7
position while the Baltimore Orioles were the biggest fall of the week dropping
five spots to the #10 position. Three AL East teams in the Top 10 though, and
remember when everyone was saying how weak the division was before the season
started?
The Houston Astros still occupy the top spot followed in
order by the Washington Nationals, the Los Angeles Dodgers and the Colorado
Rockies with obviously the Yankees coming in fifth on the rankings. The five
teams nobody wants to be in the league right now are the #26 ranked Kansas City
Royals followed by the Atlanta Braves, the Miami Marlins, the Philadelphia
Phillies and the San Diego Padres.
The Yankees could drop to 10th for all I care,
just stay on top of the division and keep playing well. The trading deadline is
coming and so are the playoffs, I’ll worry about it more when those dates draw
closer. Not today. Enjoy the rest of your day everyone.
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Sorry for the Capatcha... Blame the Russians :)