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Yankees the Bronx Bombers again, and our No. 1

This is a phrase that’s bound to draw equal parts adulation and disdain from around Major League Baseball fandom: The New York Yankees have the look of the best team in baseball.

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Overall, the Yankees offense is among the best in baseball in runs, home runs, on-base percentage and slugging percentage.

There’s been inconsistency in the rotation and overall the Yankees’ strength of schedule rates out as one of the toughest in all of baseball.

Though many had the Red Sox and Blue Jays ahead of the Yankees in preseason predictions — along with some for the Orioles or even Rays — the Yankees have raised their postseason chances to 82.2 percent, per the SportsLine model.

I can’t be sure the Yankees last here at the top in the only Official Power Rankings the Internet has more than just this week, but they 100 percent look the part of a season-long playoff contender.

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