Passive offseason could cost Red Sox the division
The Boston Red Sox were historically good in 2018, winning 108 games and cruising to the World Series. The 2019 season will be more challenging.
The Boston Red Sox were historically good in 2018, winning 108 games and cruising to the World Series. The 2019 season will be more challenging.
Houston Astros won 103 games last season and made it to the American League Championship Series. A deep playoff run is likely again.
Tampa Bay Rays will fancy their chances of a wildcard spot in 2019 with the Mariners rebuilding and Athletics unlikely to be as strong.
Toronto Blue Jays are waiting for prospects to arrive in 2019, headlined by Vladimir Guerrero Jr. A wildcard spot is out of reach.
New York Yankees ace Luis Severino was scratched from a Spring Training start on Tuesday and is unlikely to be available for Opening Day of the 2019 MLB season.
Cleveland Indians remain the strong favourites for the American League Central despite cutting costs during the offseason.
His place in Cooperstown, donning the cap of a Giants team he led both in the East and the West, ensures his legacy will forever be alongside the legends of yesteryear, today and tomorrow.
Oakland Athletics won 97 games in 2018 and are looking to get somewhere near that mark again in 2019. There’s a lot of uncertainty in the Bay.
Minnesota Twins were disappointed to finish under .500 last season and will be eyeing a run at the second wildcard in 2019.
Los Angeles Angels are stuck in .500 limbo land. Mike Trout is yet to be given a competitive team, and that doesn’t look like changing.
Seattle Mariners won 89 games in 2018, but Jerry Dipoto overhauled the roster in the offseason. A retool, if not rebuild, is beginning.
It may not be until 2021 that the Collective Bargaining Agreement between the Players’ Union and Major League Baseball expires, but there is a definite shadow being cast by that deadline which can be observed throughout the game.
Texas Rangers lost 95 games last year, though they were forgotten about amid the group of terrible American League teams.
The Orioles, having traded away Manny Machado and Jonathan Schoop and lost Adam Jones to free agency, are heading for a lengthy rebuild. The 115 games lost in 2018 was just the start.
After an ambitious offseason, the Chicago White Sox are coming to the end of their rebuild, despite free agent disappointment.