The Yankees and Red Sox have already played 6 games this year. They split 3-3. I'll bet the league wanted to give some other team a chance to be at the top of the heap for a few days. It has to be very discouraging to be in the AL east if you aren't the Sox or Yankees.
In three weeks, the Sox and the Yanks will be at the top and going away. Baltimore will be third and sliding.
Baltimore is a nasty line up to face and I am starting to like the Blue Jays. In two years I think that they will will take the division since their owners have decided to add about $20 Million to the payroll.