The 2010 Major League Baseball season is still young, but a glance at the standings reveals a few unexpected teams at or near the top as the weekend came to a close.
The San Diego Padres, Oakland A's, and Washington Nationals were all projected by pundits to be bottom feeders, but all find themselves turning heads with their strong starts.
All three teams have been amongst the worst in baseball over the past couple seasons.
Is this a temporary alignment of the sun, moon, and stars— or could any of them be for real and find themselves in the thick of things when September rolls around?
It has happened before.
After finishing with the worst record in baseball the year before, the Tampa Bay Rays captured the AL East and advanced to the World Series in 2008.
One year earlier, t ...
Read Full Article at Bleacher Report - MLB
Article written by Gary Suess
Padres, A’s, Nationals: Which Sleeper Team Could Be For Real?
Posted: 27th April 2010 by Gary Suess in MLBComments Off on Padres, A’s, Nationals: Which Sleeper Team Could Be For Real?