Two months into the 2022 MLB season, we have surprises and disappointments, leaders and laggards, heroes and goats. Yet there are more games left to play than have been played so far, and we know the shape of things will change.
As we take a snapshot of the season halfway through June, speculation about the Aug. 2 trade deadline is just starting to ramp up. It's customary this time of year to start wondering about the general behavior of teams, based on what we've seen and what still might be to come.
One new twist is that 2022 is the first year of the expanded playoff format which, love it or hate it, at least accomplishes the feat of making it really hard to play yourself totally out of contention this early.