I must confess that I am an old-school stats guy. When I started following baseball, there was no WAR or WHIP. Player statistics, usually printed in the Sunday paper, consisted of at-bats, runs, hits, home runs, runs batted in, and batting average. I always thought runs batted in, although not as glamorous as home runs and batting averages, was the most important statistic. If your team doesn’™t drive in the most runs, it doesn’t win the ball game.
That takes us to the American League East and the Rays. Toronto is currently leading the East with New York running second.