Rosenthal writes that Rival Official Predicts White Sox Runaway Division Winners

16 hours ago, Otto von Ballpark said:

I was thinking this too, but to be fair, it doesn't look like Chicago or Cleveland had quite the gaps that the Twins had on the pitching staff. Even their lineups are filling out a bit with guys returning from injury and from minor league call-ups. Both have a couple black holes (Grandal & Moncada, Straw & Hedges) but they seem stuck/committed to them, contractually or otherwise.

They may not have had the gaps but that also speaks to just how underwhelming their rosters have played this season. The Twins shot themselves in the foot constantly during the first 100 games but their BaseRuns record is even with their real record. Should they merely cease sabotaging themselves, they're probably a 90-win team.

Whereas BaseRuns has Cleveland at one game worse than their actual record and the White Sox at three games worse, four games under .500.

The Twins had big gaping holes that they mostly patched up at the deadline. The Guardians and White Sox are just mediocre.

It will be a massive disappointment if the Twins don't win the division. They're the best team.