In the most robust playoff format baseball has ever seen, the American League looks like it will be a dogfight of fairly evenly-matched teams in the first round.
Toronto Blue Jays (92-70) – World Series Odds +1600
The Toronto Blue Jays have been in the wild-card mix all season long and solidified themselves as the top non-division winner in these playoffs. Toronto has done it with a powerful offense, as they led the majors with a .263 batting average. The Jays were also the fourth-highest-scoring team in the bigs and second in the American League.
Toronto will have home-field advantage for this three-game series that will determine who moves on to Houston to meet the Astros in the next round.