North's team is the one team in that tier that I could see missing the playoffs. Guys like Beltre, Hanley, Kemp, and Lowrie are all pretty high-risk, and Porcello, Hellickson, Cain, Anderson and Duffey is a lot of mediocrity in the rotation. Also, North is probably the most astute roster manager in the league, and he won't be running things this year.