The Division Line
A Division Leader Fired Its GM. The MVP Race Isn't. The Strongest Team in the American League Is Not Who You Think.
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The Houston Astros fired their general manager seven days ago. They are somehow leading their division. Their record is 69-and-68.
The AL West is one of the strangest stories in the sport. The division Leader is one game above .500. The winner enters October as the least well-constructed playoff team in either league by the model. Five clubs, five completely different diagnoses, nobody…