AL teams dominated

With the playoffs upon us, we can look back at the past six months with more clarity. It was a season that offered plenty of thrills and surprises.

While most would have picked the Red Sox, Yankees, Indians and Astros to represent the American League in the postseason, few would have predicted just how dominant the league would be, at least compared to the senior circuit.

For the first time since Major League Baseball switched to two wild-card teams in 2012, a team with 100 wins will be playing in the one-game playoff. That’s the Yankees, who face the upstart 97-win Athletics on Wednesday.

In the final edition of our MLB power rankings, AL teams occupy the first four spots and five of the top seven.

Here’s a look at how our nine-person panel voted at the conclusion of the regular season.