Top Five Surprises In Major League Baseball

5) Orange Crush:
Who knew Chris Davis would be leading the Majors in home-runs at this point of the season? A rookie in 2008, Chris Davis blasted seventeen homers in his first year, followed by twenty-one his second. After spending two years in the minors, Davis was called up to the Majors in 2010, where he hit one home-run. After several setbacks, and filtering in-and-out of the minors, Davis was then aquired by Baltimore where he debuted in 2011 and hit five home-runs, but spent most of his time on the Disbaled List. After four Major League years, Davis hit a total of fourty-six homers, however, in 2011 Davis hit thirty-three moonshots, and at this point in the 2013 season, he leads the Majors with fourt-three home-rus.

4) Marvelous Max:
Topping the list for AL Cy-Young cantitdates, Max Scherzer, 17-1 with a 2.81 earned run average, has been improving since coming into the league. This year, Max has taken his game to another level, leading the Detroit Tigers pitching staff.

3) Biogenesis Scandal:
Big-name players on playoff contending teams, were recently suspended for the rest of the season. Ryan Braun disgracing himself with his blatant lies in February about not using steriods, and a two year suspension hanging over "A-Rod's". Baseball has taken a hard stance on this issue.

2) Disappointing Year:
Coming off a 98-game win season, the Washington Nationals may be the biggest disappointment this year, as they are now three games under 500 pct. and fourteen games back. A team loaded with pitching, reining Rookie of the Year Bryce Harper, and a host of other young talent, this team was poised to make a strong playoff run, but it looks like that will have to wait until next year.

1) A Cinderella Story:
Nowhere near .500 pct. in almost twenty-two years, Pittsburgh may be the biggest surprise of the year. Owning the best record baseball, MVP cantitdate Andrew McCutchen, and five All-Star selections, these Buccos look like the sky is the limit. It's not a matter if they will have a .500 record, it's a matter of how far they can go in the post-season.