On Monday an email was sent out to a baseball PR list breaking down the postseason odds. At the top, of course, were the Los Angeles Dodgers, heavily favored to win it all. Right below them in second place: the New York Yankees.
The Rays were in third with 7-1 odds.
The Yankees finished seven games behind the Rays this year. Of all the AL teams to make the postseason, they had the third worst record behind the Astros and the Jays, and who they bested by one win. They had a worse record than the three AL Central teams who made the postseason.