The Baltimore Orioles sit atop the AL East and are on pace to win 101 games. The New York Yankees meanwhile sit in last place, 17.5 games back, routinely outsmarted, outflanked and outplayed by the upstart O's. With a bloated payroll, a 21st-ranked farm system and a dearth of talent in that system, the road back to relevance for the Yankees may not (much to my delight) be an easy one. 

Jeffrey Maier incident: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YVNlvnsQ828&t=183s
MLB 2023 Payrolls: https://www.spotrac.com/mlb/payroll/

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