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AL East Offseason in Review: The outside contenders

After reviewing what the Toronto Blue Jays and Tampa Bay Rays did to close the gap and challenge the Yankees for the AL East crown, now we take a look at the two other teams that might find themselves behind the pack ahead of the 2023 campaign but also carry significantly more talent than your average bottom two of a division.

The Baltimore Orioles and Boston Red Sox didn’t do much in terms of splashy acquisitions. In fact, Boston’s offseason was marked more by its departures rather than its arrivals, but these are still two dangerous teams, and likely to be tough outs in divisional matchups.