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POLL: Are Yankees baseball's most underrated contender?

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Considering the Yankees history, current payroll and big-names littered throughout the roster, the word 'underrated' is rarely used in conjunction with baseball's most famous team.

Yet, that's exactly what happened when Fangraphs' Dave Cameron was asked about which teams might contend in 2016. Here's what he had to say:

Not only do I think there are reasons to think the Yankees are legitimate contenders, I think they might actually be the most underrated team in baseball heading into the season.

Let's start with the obvious; the Yankees were contenders last year, so it's not like they're trying to bridge some kind of big gap that the 2015 team couldn't overcome.