Only one-of-seven Sports Illustrated writers picked the Yankees to play in the postseason, predicting a wild-card berth.
Of the six writers who voted in the CBS Sports predictions article, the Yankees received two third place votes, two fourth place and two fifth place in the American League East predictions.
There have been many more "expert" predictions that have gone terribly wrong with respect to the Yankees in 2013 and very few can say that they predicted this kind of success for an injured and aging team.
Not only has this aging and debilitated team with no identity heading into the season found success, it currently sits in first place in the AL East. The Yankees are one-and-a-half games behind the best record in the American League (they have the second best) and are two games behind the MLB's best record (they are tied for third best).
The players that the Yankees have had to rely on, such as the ones listed in the preceding slides and others (Vidal Nuno, Jayson Nix, Austin Romine, Francisco Cervelli, Chris Stewart, Lyle Overbay and many more) comprise what looks like a mediocre Triple-A team on paper. However, everything has come together for the biggest surprise of all:
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