October baseball is right around the corner ... Or, maybe they'll have to finish spring training first before we get too far ahead of ourselves.

Today on 5 thoughts, Derek Wetmore and Ramie Makhlouf are picking their 5 favorites to represent the A.L. in the MLB postseason.

Let's get the first three out of the way: Can we all agree on the Yankees, Red Sox and Astros? Good? We'll fight about the rest of the bunch.

Plus, the debut at SKOR North of a new segment -- Ramie's Recipes!
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