Standings and Placement Analysis

This week I will cover all the teams in the AL and where they are in the division and analyze why they are there.AL East:1. Toronto Blue Jays (25-14) – The reason the Blue Jays are doing so well right now is pretty much everything. They have the 2nd best ERA in the AL (3.97) behind the Kansas City Royals, and they have scored the most runs in the AL (223), by 17. Also, they’re tied for the 3rd least amount of errors in the AL (19) with Texas, behind only Detroit (18) and Minnesota (13). They have dominated in close games, too, as they are 8-3 in 1-run games, and against righties, as they are 17-8 against them. When you put all that together, that’s a first place team.2. Boston Red Sox (22-15) – The reasons for the Red Sox not being in first are:#1: David Ortiz, he is hitting .208 with no home runs, only 15 RBI’s, and is only hitting .136 when leading off an inning, and only .163 in the month of May.#2: Their pitching is 9th in the AL with a 4.82 ERA, and they have walked the 3rd mos...