As the season progresses, we’re going to continue to look at each division around Major League Baseball and break them down and try to really get to the bottom of who is a contender and who is not.
Over the next week, we’ll take a look at each division around the league with the simple question: Legit or fraud?
New York Yankees
Record: 26-16
Biggest Surprise: The success of the pitching, despite the fact that the rotation opened the season without Carlos Rodón and Gerrit Cole.
MVP: Aaron Judge — This is pretty obvious, right? Judge is leading the league with 16 homers and 30 RBIs in 41 games played. He started the season off slowly and yet he’s back onto his typical historic pace. Right now, he’s on pace for over 60 homers.
One Sentence: The Yankees are the only team in the American League that is a guaranteed contender. New York should be considered the heavy favorite to win the American League.
Legit or fraud? Legit, obviously.
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