Overview
- Bleacher Report’s Tim Kelly predicts the Yankees will finish below last year’s 94 wins, citing rotation questions with Gerrit Cole returning from Tommy John surgery, Carlos Rodón’s elbow procedure and Luis Gil’s health.
- Anthony Volpe is expected to open the season sidelined, while New York anticipates Cole’s early-season return to a largely unchanged core featuring Aaron Judge, Cody Bellinger and Trent Grisham.
- New York went 94-68 in 2025 and advanced out of the Wild Card before being eliminated by Toronto in the ALDS.
- MLB Network’s Jon Morosi says the Orioles might have the American League’s biggest year-over-year win jump, pointing to a potentially improved rotation and an offseason that added Pete Alonso, Chris Bassitt, Taylor Ward and Shane Baz.
- Baltimore finished 75-87 last season but projects as part of a tightly packed AL East field that also includes the Blue Jays, Red Sox and Yankees in the playoff mix.