The New York Yankees have outperformed even our most optimistic expectations so far this season with a 16-9 record and a solid three-game lead in the AL East after winning 12 of their past 15 games.
However, some people may point out that at this point last year the Yankees were 16-14 and in 2013 they were 18-11. Those records are not quite as good, but still are very nice starts, especially in 2013.
How long this play is sustainable is anybody’s guess since nobody expected the Yankees to be playing .640 baseball. However, there is a big difference to how this start feels and looks compared to 2013.