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Originally Posted by Sylvanfan
In a sample size this small it's worth 1-2 wins more than against the other last place teams.
It's not like Detroit closed ground on everyone else because the had 10 of 25 games vs the White Sox. It's like 4 of their last 43 in which they're 29-14. They've also had the Angels, Rockies, and A's in there too. But you still have to beat the bad teams and maybe they're record early on was skewed because they had more games versus better teams.
It's not like the days where Division teams played each other 18 times and the Blue Jays could win 87 games by beating the Orioles 16 times.
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I agree with the math that its probably only worth ~2 wins, but I also think there's a good chance one of the AL central teams will make the post season by 2 games or less.