As a neutral outsider Mets have a much tougher road to the World Series than the Yankees.
Granted the Yankees can't beat the Astros and that is a huge problem, but the NL is so much better than the AL these days.
The Astros have been to the ALCS 6 straight times. They own the AL, no one else is close. Yankees were just an embarrassment in this years ALCS. They looked awful, they look intimidated, and they have done nothing this offseason to address that, so I expect more of the same out of them next year.
A good regular season and then booted in the 1st or 2nd round of the Playoffs.
The Mets got better for sure with their signings, but so did the Phillies, Padres, and Cardinals. And you have the Dodgers and Braves too.
Of the Top 6 teams in MLB 5 are in the NL, so tough road for the Mets, but tough road for all of the NL.
1. Astros
2. Padres
3. Dodgers
4. Phillies
5. Braves
6. Mets
.....and those Top 6 can be flipped amongst each other, but they are clearly the Top 6 going into 2023.
Then the drop off to teams like the:
Mariners
Cardinals
Yankees
Rays
Blue Jays
Last edited by Shoeless Moe; 12-09-2022 at 09:43 AM.
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