MLB: Is the NL Closing the Gap on the AL -- Comparing Best Teams

MLB: Is the NL Closing the Gap on the AL — Comparing Best Teams

CAGUAS, PUERTO RICO - NOVEMBER 3: Christian Vazquez #7 of the Boston Red Sox displays the 2018 World Series trophy during a World Series parade during a Boston Red Sox trip from Boston, Massachusetts to Caguas, Puerto Rico on November 3, 2018 after the Boston Red Sox 2018 World Series victory. (Photo by Billie Weiss/Boston Red Sox/Getty Images) /

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National League teams have made several big moves this offseason, closing the gap between them and the American League for the best league in MLB.

While MLB free agency continues to sort itself out, a lot of dominoes have already fallen this offseason, and we have a pretty good idea where the rest will end up.

Bryce Harper seems destined to join the Philadelphia Phillies, while Manny Machado could end up with the San Diego Padres or Chicago Whites Sox unless another large market team decides to join the mix.

The Washington Nationals currently have the biggest free agent signing this offseason locking up Patrick Corbin for $140 million over six years.

In fact, the National League has three of the top four biggest free agent signings this offseason. And they have given out the top three AAV signings.

If Harper and Machado do sign with an NL team, that just closes the gap even more with the AL.

Last year we saw three AL teams win over 100 games, while not a single NL team met that mark. And the Red Sox cruised to a 4-1 World Series win over the Dodgers.

While the NL may have been a lot deeper last year, there was an obvious difference between the top teams in the AL versus the top teams in the NL.

A lot of moves being made this offseason could help close that gap a little bit. We’ll take a look at the five best teams from each league and compare them with their counterpart.

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