It doesn’t take a saber-metric expert to see that the Yankees have an absolutely loaded roster. They have all star caliber talent at pretty much every position. In addition to having the best bullpen in the league, they now boast a top five rotation to boot.
Because of this, some fans have already crowned the Yankees as division champs. Although it seems inevitable that the Yankees will be back in the postseason for the fourth consecutive year, nothing is guaranteed. The first step of the journey is winning the AL East. The biggest threat to that goal are the Tampa Bay Rays.