The Rays own the best offense in baseball and Evan Longoria’s .347 average and .621 slugging percentage are looking like possible MVP numbers. Tampa Bay is keeping the pressure on the rest of the division.
Injuries to key pitchers are beginnng to add up for the Phils and A’s. The Red Sox are reeling and the Padres are doing the little things to stay atop their division.
Ryan Howard is making $25MM a year? The 2015 Phillies will be awful. But that’s a ways away so keep the slugger happy while you have a legit chance to win it all.