The AL East has become a division of haves and have-notsThe American League East is looking like it could turn into a two-team race, and it appears to be losing its status as the premier division in Major League Baseball.
As one AL executive handicaps it at this moment, “The Yankees as currently constituted are a seven-game leader over the Red Sox. If the Red Sox should wind up with Manny Machado or J.D. Martinez, then they’d probably cut that by two or three games.”
Besides worrying about the Yankees, the Red Sox need to worry about their own market. Boston is a Patriots town, for sure, but it’s also becoming a huge Celtics town. The Red Sox need to create excitement to at least stay No. 2 in the market.
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