2016 MLB surprises

[Norjak71]

Anyone shocked by a few of the teams that have started out the way they have? Here's some of my biggest surprises of the 2016 season thus far:

Boston Red Sox: A team that is expected to win but that starting pitching was a huge question mark. Porcello has had a few good starts and I think the addition of David Price (even though he got rocked the other day),really set a good vibe in that clubhouse when it seemed to be really down the past few years. Everywhere Price goes hes a clubhouse leader and changes the culture.

Detroit Tigers bullpen: The terror of any Tiger fan over the past few years, handing off the ball to the bullpen. This year though, they seem incredibly solid. The addition of Justin Wilson and Francisco Rodriguez have really painted a picture of back-inning stability they haven't seen, frankly, in over a decade.

White Sox: Who saw this coming? The big off-season move for the White Sox outside Todd Frazier was the fact Adam Laroche's kid couldn't be in the clubhouse anymore. That team had so much turmoil in the off-season I don't know anyone saw this coming (all Chicago World Series?)

Cubs: Okay, I think we all knew the Cub's would be good but when Schwarber went down I thought "uh oh". Instead, they seem to just keep on winning. This team is legit the scariest team in baseball right now. That lineup is just insane.

Anyone else have anything they didn't see coming so far this year?

 

[Guardian]

Surprisingly good: Chicago
The White Sox and Cubs both are playing surprisingly great so far. I think it would be fascinating for both of them to go to the end. One heck of a World Series!

Surprisingly bad: Atlanta and Minnesota
Wow, these two are just awful. Nothing great was expected, but I definitely didn't expect either to be as bad as they have been.

 

[Norjak71]

Minnesota doesn't shock me at all. It's going to take a few more years of seasoning from players like Buxton and Sano and they will be right back in it. The Twins minor leagues has always been a fire pit of young talent just waiting to explode onto the scene. I wish Gardenhire was still there though, I always admired him as a coach.

 

[gmckeebiz]

I'm not surprised by the Cubs success at all. They've got a really solid roster and a great manager. I thought they'd be one of the best teams in the league, and they are. Little bit surprised by how poorly the Yankees are playing. Then again, their starting pitching was expected to be mediocre. And they have ageing position players that appear to be getting over the hill. Expected them to be an above .500 team though. Definitely not playing up to their potential. The Red Sox are a bit better than I thought. Ditto for the White Sox.