The Blue Jays are AL East Champs

The No. 1 AL seed that opponents respect but nobody truly fears

In this special solo edition of Exit Philosophy, the Blue Jays simply did what they had to do to win the AL East, knowing the powerful Yankees were likely to run the table against the O’s and the White Sox. The team concept of this group of Jays has likely made them the first No. 1 AL seed in years that other wouldn’t mind facing in a 5 or 7-game series. Griff breaks down payrolls of the 12 postseason qualifiers … that doesn’t include the free-spending Mets. Does baseball truly need a salary cap? Finally, all four Wild-Card series broken down and analyzed with a prediction for each of the best-of-three series.