For those of you who say that the White Sox will fall back to earth -- where is that to? In order for that to happen, doesn't that mean that someone else in the division is going to have to step up and win? I predict that 90 wins will probably win the AL Central this year in undoubtedly a down year. The White Sox are currently on pace for 92.
But I'll stick with 90. In order to reach 90 wins, the other teams in the division would have to win the following percentage of their games:
Twins - 56.9%
Indians - 60.6%
Tigers - 62.4%
Royals - 63.9%
Just FYI, a .60 winning percentage is good for 97 wins over the course of a season.
The White Sox have the best bullpen in the division. The only other respectable bullpen in the Central is Minnesota, as Nathan is amazing, but the pen takes a hit with Neshek out.
Another thing to consider is that after this series with Tampa Bay, the White Sox will have played 12 more road games than home games. As anyone knows, teams generally have better home records than on the road, so they should be able to take advantage of that as it evens out.
The White Sox are also the only team in the division to have a winning record on the road.
Although I never would have guessed this at the beginning of the season, it appears that the division could come down to the White Sox and Twins again. I don't think it bodes well for long term success that the Twins have given up 10 more runs that they've scored.