The Yankees are on a 114-win pace, which exceeds even the grandest predictions for this season. That emphasizes collective excellence. But which individual Yankees are exceeding expectations?
For if a team were on pace to equal its greatest regular-season win total ever, you would think a bunch of their players were en route to their best seasons as well.
But that mainly is not the case with these Yankees, making it possible they have an even higher ceiling. Which may be necessary to reach since the Red Sox are on pace for a franchise-record 110 wins. Can you imagine winning 100-plus games and being at the mercy of a one-and-done wild-card game?