The Guardians have finally usurped the Twins and White Sox as the favorite for the American League Central crown for the first time all season.
The upstart Twins had been around +600 to win the AL Central before the season started, with the White Sox in -200 territory (66.67% implied odds) to win back-to-back division titles.
Meanwhile, the Guardians were as long as +1500 (6.25% implied) during spring training.
Then, the Twins started off hot, holding onto the division lead until August and even being the sole recipient of MLB’s biggest division lead in May.