The middle tier from my preliminary forecasts is comprised of those teams that currently rank Nos. 20 to 11 (we're counting down) in projected run differential.
Many of the teams in this group have similar ranges of possibility, in that six months from now, you wouldn't be very surprised to see them in contention. Some of them could slip into rebuild mode, and others could become top-tier contenders if offseason problems are solved in an affirmative manner.
Oakland Athletics: How low can you go?
It feels like the A's have been in limbo forever.