Run Scoring in the AL East

By Blaidd Drwg

I happened to be looking at the MLB standings this morning and I noticed something interesting In the AL East:

The top 4 teams in the division are the top 4 scoring teams in baseball (think about that, all of MLB, not just the AL) as of this morning. The Yankees and Sox are both tied with 314 runs scored and the Rays and Jays are just slightly behind with 296 and 295 runs scored respectively. To put it into perspective, the Mariners currently rank 27th in runs scored with 203. The offense in the AL East is a good reason why the Blue Jays would be within half a game of the division lead in 3 of the divisions, within 1 game of one of them and leading the AL West, instead of being in 4th place in the East.

Maybe the M’s can learn something from this – considering the Sox, Yankees and Rays all “focused” on defense this offseason.