Boston Red Sox: Devers will be home run leader
After a “slow” 2022, Rafael Devers is back to his 2021 self and is mashing the baseball right now. Devers already has nine home runs in only 101 at-bats and is one of the best sluggers in the AL East.
Devers is no stranger to hitting dingers, hitting a career-high 38 homers in 2021. The Red Sox were projected to be near the bottom of the AL East this year, and probably will be, but Devers has been a bright spot thus far.
Max Muncy currently leads the MLB in home runs with 11, so Devers is only two behind. However, by the end of May, Devers will be the league-leader in that category. A few big name players like Pete Alonso and Aaron Judge are knocking on the door but, by the way Devers is hitting the ball right now, I expect him to be the league leader by month’s end.
Baltimore Orioles: Team will be fifth in AL East
The Orioles are currently second in the AL East and are one of the biggest surprises in baseball. Led by Cedric Mullins and Ryan Mountcastle, the Orioles have been driving in runs and winning games many of us didn’t expect.
However, by the end of May, that’s going to change.
If you look at the team stats, Baltimore isn’t doing anything special. They’re pitching is 17th in ERA and 18th in batting average against (BAA), while they’re 10th in BAA themselves. With series against Tampa Bay Rays, Los Angeles Angels, Toronto Blue Jays and New York Yankees all in the month of May, I’d expect Baltimore to go on a losing slide and be at the bottom of the AL East by month’s end.
Sorry, Baltimore fans, but this nice start is about to get ugly.