2026 MLB Odds: Pirates' Don Kelly Best Bet for NL Manager of Year

Roughly a quarter of the way through the MLB season, the theme so far has been parity. 

The teams expected to be among the worst — the Rockies, Nationals, Cardinals — are all feisty and fairly competitive. 

The American League only has four teams entering play on Tuesday night with a record above .500, and the current division leaders are the Rays, Guardians and Athletics. 

Those are all surprises to some degree. 

If the playoffs started today, the White Sox would be a wild-card team, despite having a losing record.