Law: Playoff, award picks (Insider)

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AL East

AL East projected standings

Finish/teamW-L1. Boston Red Sox90-722. Toronto Blue Jays87-753. New York Yankees83-794. Tampa Bay Rays83-795. Baltimore Orioles74-88I see four flawed contenders here, and a team with its engine stuck in reverse. The Red Sox strike me as the least flawed contender, a team with a potential 850-run offense and enough improvement in run prevention to sneak away with the division. I feel as if their defense is particularly underrated, but getting Hanley Ramirez out of left field and Pablo Sandoval entirely off the field helps, while on some nights they'll run out plus defenders at…