I took the Yankees to win the AL East, and figured I was worrying about the Red Sox, and that was it.
If the first two weeks are any indication, Tampa has a chance to run away with this. Or is this just an overreaction, and Tampa will lose 15 of the next 20, and hover around .500? I noticed even this morning, Tampa was still +600 to the AL East, so obviously bookmakers think Tampa will flame out and not be a threat.
So this is a short sample size of about 50 games or so.
Can Tampa really hold up 162 games, with arguably only 2 good starters? Glasnow is getting there, but I would have to think this team will begin unraveling at some point. Im not gonna lie, this does have me a little concerned.....it's great to see the Bo Sox lose day after day, but Tampa is about to add a have their second 4 game win streak in under 2 weeks.
Plus, I'm confident they wont dip into the trade market, as they never really have before mid season to improve the roster.