The last shall be first. A Biblical aphorism about humility. But humility doesn’t win baseball games in the Major Leagues. Or does it?
OK, I’ll get this out of the way first. It’s only week one of the season and none of this will probably last. But isn’t it weird. The tanking, the rebuilding, the poor sisters of the American League are first, plucky Davids, while the supposed mighty powerhouses are falling like Goliaths.
American League East
In the AL East Tampa Bay is 5-1 with the smallest payroll in baseball, spanking the World champion favorites the Astros 3-1 in their opening series and today going for a sweep against the not too shabby Rockies.