For the first time since 2003, MLB has three teams with 100+ wins.
In 2003, here were the top teams in baseball:
Atl: 101-61 (+167)
NYY: 101-61 (+161)
SF: 100-61 (+117)
Oak: 96-66 (+125)
Bos: 95-67 (+153)
Sea: 93-69 (+164)
Fla: 91-71 (+59)
Min: 90-72 (+43)
Combined winning %: 767-528 (.593)
Combined run diff: +989
With one day left in the regular season, here's the top teams in baseball in 2017:
LAD: 102-58 (+185)
Cle: 101-59 (+253)
Hou: 100-61 (+195)
Was: 97-63 (+153)
Bos: 93-68 (+118)
ChC: 92-69 (+129)
Ari: 92-68 (+142)
NYY: 91-70 (+199)
Combined winning %: 768-516 (.598)
Combined run diff: +1374
It just seems like MLB right now is LOADED with premium quality teams. The top four, of course, are all fantastic. But the Cubs are the defending champs, Boston has won the AL East two times in a row, and the Yankees, with the worst record in this group, have the 2nd highest run differential.
And just for what it's worth, of all those great teams in 2003... it was the 91-win Florida Marlins who won the World Series. Because, you know... baseball.
In 2003, here were the top teams in baseball:
Atl: 101-61 (+167)
NYY: 101-61 (+161)
SF: 100-61 (+117)
Oak: 96-66 (+125)
Bos: 95-67 (+153)
Sea: 93-69 (+164)
Fla: 91-71 (+59)
Min: 90-72 (+43)
Combined winning %: 767-528 (.593)
Combined run diff: +989
With one day left in the regular season, here's the top teams in baseball in 2017:
LAD: 102-58 (+185)
Cle: 101-59 (+253)
Hou: 100-61 (+195)
Was: 97-63 (+153)
Bos: 93-68 (+118)
ChC: 92-69 (+129)
Ari: 92-68 (+142)
NYY: 91-70 (+199)
Combined winning %: 768-516 (.598)
Combined run diff: +1374
It just seems like MLB right now is LOADED with premium quality teams. The top four, of course, are all fantastic. But the Cubs are the defending champs, Boston has won the AL East two times in a row, and the Yankees, with the worst record in this group, have the 2nd highest run differential.
And just for what it's worth, of all those great teams in 2003... it was the 91-win Florida Marlins who won the World Series. Because, you know... baseball.