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Ugh please don't let it be the Braves
I really respect what the braves have built and how they have been very aggressive to lock up their young talent to long term deals.
I wish Anthopolous was still Jays GM instead of Atkins but Shapiro didn't want to give Anthopolous autonomy over baseball operations and the rest is history. Atlanta has one of the top GMs in the game and the Blue Jays have a Shapiro yes man who somehow traded away a middle of the order bat and didn't replace him on a team with a 200 plus million dollar payroll.
Atlanta is the obvious pick but Tampa is interesting. They got off to that ridiculous start and then came back down to earth. I don't think they have as much offense as it appeared at the beginning of the season but I don't know that it matters with their pitching. I certainly would not want to face McClanahan, Glasnow as a one, two punch in a short series. I like Valdez, Verlander as a close second but I think Rays have the best 1, 2 in AL.
Perhaps it's Atlanta's to lose. The Dodgers may not ever recover from last year. Rangers finally getting some love.
I'll say Tampa vs Atlanta.