Rival Roundup - The Yankees against the AL East

I just concluded a four-part series over at <i>It's About the Money, Stupid</i> that compared the current Yankees to their four rivals in the American League East.<br /><br />The first part covered the <a href="http://itsaboutthemoney.net/archives/2014/03/14/rival-roundup-baltimore-orioles/" target="_blank">Baltimore Orioles</a>. Questions answered were:<br /><ul><li>What does the Orioles' rotation look like?</li><li>Will <strong><a href="http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/d/davisch02.shtml">Chris Davis</a></strong> regress?</li><li>How will <strong><a href="http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/m/machama01.shtml">Manny Machado</a></strong> recover from his injury?</li></ul><br />The second part covered the <a href="http://itsaboutthemoney.net/archives/2014/03/17/rival-roundup-tampa-bay-rays/" target="_blank">Tampa Bay Rays</a>. Questions considered:<br /><ul><li>Is this the year <strong><a href="http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/j/jennide01.shtml">Desmond Jennings</a></strong> breaks out?</li><li>Is the Rays rotation even stronger with <strong><a href="http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/h/hellije01.shtml">Jeremy Hellickson</a></strong> being out with injury?</li><li>How does <strong><a href="http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/g/girarjo01.shtml">Joe Girardi</a></strong> compare with <strong><a href="http://www.baseball-reference.com/managers/maddojo99.shtml">Joe Maddon</a></strong>?</li></ul><br />The third segment covered the <a href="http://itsaboutthemoney.net/archives/2014/03/18/rival-roundup-the-toronto-blue-jays/" target="_blank">Toronto Blue Jays</a>. Thing to ponder included:<br /><ul><li>Is the rotation still a mess and can <strong><a href="http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/m/morrobr01.shtml">Brandon Morrow</a></strong> rebound?</li><li>Can <strong><a href="http://www.baseball-reference.com/player_search.cgi?search=Jose+Reyes">Jose Reyes</a></strong>, <strong><a href="http://www.baseball-reference.com/player_search.cgi?search=Jose+Bautista">Jose Bautista</a></strong> and <strong><a href="http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/r/rasmuco01.shtml">Colby Rasmus</a></strong> stay healthy?</li><li>Is <strong><a href="http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/l/lawribr01.shtml">Brett Lawrie</a></strong> ready to be a factor?</li></ul><br />The last segment, of course, covered the <a href="http://itsaboutthemoney.net/archives/2014/03/19/rival-roundup-the-boston-red-sox/" target="_blank">Boston Red Sox</a>. Observations about:<br /><ul><li>Will <strong><a href="http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/o/ortizda01.shtml">David Ortiz</a></strong> ever age?</li><li>Is <strong><a href="http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/m/middlwi01.shtml">Will Middlebrooks</a></strong> the answer at third?</li><li>How old is <strong><a href="http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/u/ueharko01.shtml">Koji Uehara</a></strong>?</li></ul><br />It was a fun series, and I hope you check out all the four parts of the series.

Rival Roundup - The Yankees against the AL East

I just concluded a four-part series over at It's About the Money, Stupid that compared the current Yankees to their four rivals in the...

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