5 Reasons Why the Boston Red Sox Will Win the AL East in 2018
Mookie Betts and the Red Sox added their own big-time slugger as they look to defend their division crown
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The biggest deal of the most recent hot stove season in MLB was executed by that team in the Bronx. After falling one game short of reaching the World Series, the New York Yankees added another slugger by acquiring Giancarlo Stanton and his 59 home runs from the Miami Marlins.
It’s been four years since the Yankees last won a playoff game. The icons of a previous dynasty are long gone, and the fruits of a much-improved farm system are on the way. For the time being, this is a team in transition, trying to contend in the short term while preparing for the long term.
The Red Sox spent years building for the future. Under Dave Dombrowski, however, they’re acting as if the apocalypse is drawing near. Blessed with a young roster and loads of talent at the big-league level, Dombrowski is going for it in a big way.
In April, the Toronto Blue Jays should have been the class of the American League East — at least on paper. Thankfully, baseball games aren’t played on paper, they’re played on grass and dirt — except at the Rogers Center in Toronto where the game is played on turf.