As the New York Yankees limp towards the postseason, there are many reasons why they are going to be a wild-card team and not a division champion.
If we are examining all the factors, we have to start out by giving the victors their due. The Toronto Blue Jays are the best power-hitting team in baseball and they also have superior depth in the bullpen. Those are factors that not only win regular season division titles but also lead to World Series championships.
As far as the Yankees are concerned, they played this powerhouse opponent on nearly even terms for a majority of the season despite a substandard starting pitching staff, a key injury down the stretch to Mark Teixera and a rather disappointing season from Jacoby Ellsbury.