As cliché as it may sound, the AL East is really anyone's division this season. As of Wednesday, FanGraphs' playoff odds give the Red Sox a 52.2% chance of taking the division, and a 72.1% chance of making the playoffs. Other than that, there is an 12.1% difference between the other four teams' division odds, and a 22.7% difference in playoff odds. While Boston appears to be the overwhelming favorite, there are certainly weaknesses on the team, and weaknesses on all teams in the division.
So far, the Rays' weaknesses seem to have been exposed the most—they sit in the bottom of the division, and have the fewest "expected wins" by FanGraphs' calculations. The general roots of these problems were known going into the season, but the magnitude of the problems is just being uncovered. But which of these weaknesses is the biggest, and most consequential?
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So far, the Rays' weaknesses seem to have been exposed the most—they sit in the bottom of the division, and have the fewest "expected wins" by FanGraphs' calculations. The general roots of these problems were known going into the season, but the magnitude of the problems is just being uncovered. But which of these weaknesses is the biggest, and most consequential?
Read the rest on DRaysbay.