Yankees at the quarter pole, around the league

I did not do my baseball preview post, but we'll do one now that things have gotten going a bit.

The New York Yankees are off to a good and somewhat surprising star due to all the injuries (close to $100 Million on the DL (Disabled List)).  The Yankees are on their 4th string 3rd baseman, their 3rd string shortstop, their 3rd string first baseman and their 3rd string catcher, yet they have weathered the storm and are currently 11 games over .500.  I had a positive out look on the season and despite a lot of people predicting the Yankees to have a down year, I felt that some of the new guys who came in to plug holes would step up.  Although the American League (AL) east is not exactly what I expected, I would have signed up for the Yankees to be 5-10 games over .500 on Memorial Day, 11 games over a week out is great.  The Yankee front office has done a great job whether it's making trades here and there or signing other teams castoffs to plug the holes on this team until the guys on the  DL return.  While the front office is doing their job, manger Joe Girardi is doing a great job with the team on the field.  Joe Girardi with the help of his coaching staff is doing a great job managing this team with what seems like a new player from somewhere everyday, he gets everyone the necessary rest, he uses the running game when necessary and gives out encouragement.  If their was a manager of the year award thru 40 games, it would be Joe.  This team is a great mix of people like Robinson Cano, Brett Gardner and now Curtis Granderson with veterans of the league Vernon Wells and Lyle Overbay, where would this team be without utility man Jason Nix.  The Yankees have already used almost 40 players and they all played a part in the team being 11 games over .500.
I expected the AL east to beat up on each other and they still might by the end of the year.  The Yankees are better then most expected and are overachieving a bit at 11 games over .500.  With the Yankees of to a good start and with guys starting to get better and come off the DL, I expect them to keep it up. The Boston Red Sox got off to a good start and have now fallen off a bit, I expected them to be better then last year but so far they have been better then I expected.  The Baltimore Orioles under Buck Showalter have picked up where they left off last year, they have added the necessary veterans to the mix and should be up their contending for the division soon.  The Tampa Bay Rays are just 2 games above .500, they keep plugging in new chips to that team and will run out of gas, I expect them to play about .500 baseball this season.  You would think the Toronto Blue Jays would have to start winning at some point, they made moves and had high exceptions as well as a bunch of questions coming into the season.  They have been bitten by injuries and mediocre play, I for one wasn't sold on this team coming in, could Jose Reyes stay healthy on turf, could R.A Dickey duplicate last year, could pitchers Josh Jonson and Mark Buehrle come through.        
The Detroit Tigers with triple crown winner Miguel Cabera continue to impress.  The Cleveland have some nice new players but can they keep it up.  Chris Sale on the Chicago White Sox is having nice year.  Josh Hamiliton on the Los Angles Angels of Anaheim has struggled early on.  The Atlanta Braves and Washington Nationals are probably the two best teams in the National League, (NL) but the ST. Louis Cardinals might be the most complete.