Blue Jays Will Win The AL East

Coming into the season I picked the Tampa Bay Rays to take the AL East crown. Well I couldn't be more wrong thus far. They are in dead last and have worst the record in the AL which is actually shocking to everyone. Time to jump on the Blue Jays Bandwagon and don't worry their is plenty of room left.

Yeah the Jays are up 4.5 games, so it might not be that bold but no one is talking about this team. They have the best 3-4 punch in the league right now with Edwin Encarnacion and Jose Bautista. They have a combined 34 HR and 91 RBI going into Wednesdays game. They have been one of the hottest teams in the league and have won 8 out of the last 10 and have started to pull away in the AL East. They can score runs that is no question. The pitching has been the problem in recent years. They are starting to finally get some pitching led my Mark Buerhle who leads the league with 10 wins.

The rest of the division is not as dominate as it used to be. They Rays are done, I think that is safe to say. The Red Sox do not look like the same team they were last year, even though they just won 7 in a row after losing 10 in a row. They are currently 7.5 back of the Jays. Then you have the New York Yankees who we all know went out and spent a boat load of money this offseason. It hasn't really come together for them either. The rotation is actually pathetic besides Tanaka who has been dominant. OH, and they don't have Robinson Cano and Mariano Rivera anymore. Those two are not easy to replace. Yankee fans are starting to learn what life is like without a shutdown closer. They have too many injuries and holes in order to win this division.

The biggest competition the Jays have are the Orioles. Led by Nelson Cruz who has an absurd 21 home runs so far this season. They have a loaded lineup similar to Toronto but it has underperformed this season. Chris Davis who had a monster season last year, is now batting .230 and only has 7 HR after hitting 53 last year. The  rotation for the O's hasn't been great either. They do not have on starter that has an ERA on under 4. Ubaldo Jimenez has been an utter disappointment this season. He has an ERA of 4.39 and a WHIP of 1.48.

This division is not what it used to be, it is sitting right in the hands of the Jays. I believe that this is their year to take the crown. I expect them to lead this division the rest of the way.