MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA - MAY 01: Nicky Lopez #8 of the Kansas City Royals congratulates teammate Andrew Benintendi #16 on a solo home run against the Minnesota Twins during the eighth inning of the game at Target Field on May 1, 2021 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The Royals defeated the Twins 11-3. (Photo by Hannah Foslien/Getty Images)
Despite being as inconsistent as humanly possible to start the season, New York Yankees fans should be thrilled the club is sitting four games above .500 through 38 games.
Assuming the Boston Red Sox continue to regress to the mean following their unanticipated scalding hot start to the season (when they start playing against some real competition), the Yankees should overtake them for the AL East lead in the coming weeks.