It might be time that we inform the teams in the AL West that one of them is, in fact, allowed to win the division.
As August comes to a close, neither the Houston Astros, the Texas Rangers nor the Seattle Mariners look all that interested in running away with a very winnable division.
How bad has it been in the AL West this season?
All five teams in the division are currently .500 or worse, with the first-place Astros sitting at 67-67 entering play Friday. All five teams also currently have negative run differentials. The Astros, Rangers and Mariners are a combined -148.
Looking at it another way, three of the five teams have fired their general managers this season, including the Astros firing GM Dana Brown on Monday. The Angels (Perry Minasian) and A's (David Forst) fired their general managers in June and August, respectively.
#Mariners
As August comes to a close, neither the Houston Astros, the Texas Rangers nor the Seattle Mariners look all that interested in running away with a very winnable division.
How bad has it been in the AL West this season?
All five teams in the division are currently .500 or worse, with the first-place Astros sitting at 67-67 entering play Friday. All five teams also currently have negative run differentials. The Astros, Rangers and Mariners are a combined -148.
Looking at it another way, three of the five teams have fired their general managers this season, including the Astros firing GM Dana Brown on Monday. The Angels (Perry Minasian) and A's (David Forst) fired their general managers in June and August, respectively.
#Mariners
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