Excellent question.  I voted for the underdogs, but you know how that usually turns out.  I still think that the White Sox have a better club than the Indians, but it's about 50-50 whether they can make up 10 games over the next 140.

I think the answer to the actual question HAS to be A), whereas most people are going to choose B).

I still think Minnesota's going to win that shitty division.  And it's going to piss me off.  I hope I'm wrong.

Could THIS be  the year a team wins its division with an under-.500 record? Closest any team has come is the N  EAst '73 Mets at 82-79. The '94 Rangers had the best record in the AL West at 52-62, but there were no playoffs that year  ... of course, both of those were in the pre-three-division years.

Really, could a 79-83 Cubs team break a century-plus-old curse? IF they did, then won the playoff rounds at 3-2, 4-3 and in the WS 4-3, then they'd be World Champs at a composite 90-91! Wheeee!

1994 was the first year of the three divisions.  The sched was balanced then though.

Closer to .500 than the '73 Mets were the 2005 Padres, 1st at 82-80.

Jonny, thanks, I totally forgot about the 05 Friars. Worst division-winner ever? The '73 Mets had at least two HOFers on the roster -- Seaver and the aging husk of Willie Mays. The '94 Rangers had one sure thing (Pudge) and three others who are at least arguable (Canseco, J. Gonzalez, K. Brown). The '05 Pads? Um ... Trevor Hoffman, maybe?

Kansas City? No

 

But Cleveland? Unfortunately they have a good shot...