So like I and many others were saying, the entire AL isn't that good. The difference between the best AL team and the 8th best AL team isn't all that much.
All the best teams are in the NL so this year is truly "just get in and anything can happen."
I actually expect the pitching to remain good unless we get killed with injuries. It's the offense that I would expect to get slightly better once Vladdy/Santandar get this power going but still mediocre overall.
Being the best clutch hitter on a team full on mediocre hitters (except Bo) isn't something to rave about. If you got a 500M contract, you should be near the tops in baseball so where does he rank there?