Riding the Pine…Power Rankings
Here are the most updated power rankings. Records and stats are thru games played Monday, September 4.
– Record is based of wins and losses (on pace for is winning pct times 162).
– Pythagorean is based off Bill James’s theory for record by runs (scored and allowed). The standard deviation for this is 3 wins.
– System is where the minor league teams of the organization rate. This is my own estimate, based off player and team performances.
– E-mail or post in the forums questions, concerns, and opinions about the rankings.
1. Minnesota Twins (77 points)
Record: 79-57, on pace for 94-68 (27 points)
Pythagorean: 90-72 (26 points)
System: 24 points
Last Ranking: 2nd (76 points – 26/26/24)
2. Detroit Tigers (76 points)
Record: 85-53, on pace for 100-62 (29 points)
Pythagorean: 99-63 (30 points)
System: 17 points
Last Ranking: 1st (79 points – 30/30/19)
3. Los Angeles Dodgers (73 points)
Record: 73-64, on pace for 86-76 (22 points)
Pythagorean: 88-74 (24 points)
System: 27 points
Last Ranking: 3rd (73 points – 21/24/28)
4. New York Yankees (71 points)
Record: 82-54, on pace for 98-64 (28 points)
Pythagorean: 96-66 (29 points)
System: 14 points
Last Ranking: 5th (68 points – 28/28/12)
5. New York Mets (66 points)
Record: 84-52, on pace for 100-62 (30 points)
Pythagorean: 95-67 (28 points)
System: 8 points
Last Ranking: 8th (66 points – 29/29/8)
6. Chicago White Sox (66 points)
Record: 79-58, on pace for 93-69 (26 points)
Pythagorean: 92-70 (27 points)
System: 13 points
Last Ranking: 4th (71 points – 27/27/17)
7. Los Angeles Angels (65 points)
Record: 73-65, on pace for 86-76 (21 points)
Pythagorean: 83-79 (18 points)
System: 26 points
Last Ranking: 7th (67 points – 20/20/27)
8. Cleveland Indians (65 points)
Record: 65-71, on pace for 77-85 (11 points)
Pythagorean: 89-73 (25 points)
System: 29 points
Last Ranking: 10th (57 points – 5/23/29)
9. Boston Red Sox (56 points)
Record: 74-64, on pace for 87-75 (23 points)
Pythagorean: 82-80 (15 points)
System: 18 points
Last Ranking: 6th (68 points – 25/25/18)
10. St. Louis Cardinals (52 points)
Record: 73-63, on pace for 87-75 (24 points)
Pythagorean: 83-79 (17 points)
System: 11 points
Last Ranking: 11th (56 points – 24/19/13)
11. Oakland Athletics (50 points)
Record: 79-58, on pace for 93-69 (25 points)
Pythagorean: 87-75 (23 points)
System: 2 points
Last Ranking: 19th (38 points – 23/12/3)
12. Arizona Diamondbacks (50 points)
Record: 64-73, on pace for 76-86 (10 points)
Pythagorean: 78-84 (10 points)
System: 30 points
Last Ranking: 9th (60 points – 17/13/30)
13. Florida Marlins (49 points)
Record: 69-68, on pace for 82-80 (16 points)
Pythagorean: 82-80 (13 points)
System: 20 points
Last Ranking: 17th (39 points – 9/9/21)
14. Philadelphia Phillies (48 points)
Record: 70-68, on pace for 82-80 (17 points)
Pythagorean: 83-79 (19 points)
System: 12 points
Last Ranking: 22nd (34 points – 13/11/10)
15. Texas Rangers (47 points)
Record: 71-68, on pace for 83-79 (18 points)
Pythagorean: 86-76 (22 points)
System: 7 points
Last Ranking: 16th (46 points – 16/21/9)
16. Houston Astros (47 points)
Record: 67-71, on pace for 79-83 (13 points)
Pythagorean: 82-80 (12 points)
System: 22 points
Last Ranking: 14th (50 points – 14/14/22)
17. Atlanta Braves (47 points)
Record: 66-71, on pace for 79-83 (12 points)
Pythagorean: 84-78 (20 points)
System: 13 points
Last Ranking: 18th (39 points – 8/16/15)
18. Toronto Blue Jay (45 points)
Record: 72-66, on pace for 85-77 (20 points)
Pythagorean: 85-77 (21 points)
System: 4 points
Last Ranking: 15th (49 points – 22/22/5)
19. Colorado Rockies (42 points)
Record: 63-74, on pace for 74-88 (8 points)
Pythagorean: 80-82 (11 points)
System: 23 points
Last Ranking: 12 (53 points – 12/18/23)
20. Milwaukee Brewers (41 points)
Record: 63-75, on pace for 74-88 (7 points)
Pythagorean: 70-92 (6 points)
System: 28 points
Last Ranking: 13 (51 points – 19/6/26)
21. San Francisco Giants (39 points)
Record: 69-69, on pace for 81-81 (15 points)
Pythagorean: 82-80 (14 points)
System: 10 points
Last Ranking: 26th (28 points – 11/10/7)
22. San Diego Padres (38 points)
Record: 71-66, on pace for 84-78 (19 points)
Pythagorean: 83-79 (16 points)
System: 3 points
Last Ranking: 21st (34 points – 18/15/1)
23. Baltimore Orioles (34 points)
Record: 61-76, on pace for 72-90 (6 points)
Pythagorean: 70-92 (7 points)
System: 21 points
Last Ranking: 24th (32 points – 7/5/20)
24. Tampa Bay Devil Rays (30 points)
Record: 55-83, on pace for 65-97 (2 points)
Pythagorean: 65-97 (3 points)
System: 25 points
Last Ranking: 25th (30 points – 3/2/25)
25. Cincinnati Reds (28 points)
Record: 68-70, on pace for 80-82 (14 points)
Pythagorean: 77-85 (8 points)
System: 6 points
Last Ranking: 23rd (33 points – 19/8/6)
26. Seattle Mariners (23 points)
Record: 64-73, on pace for 76-86 (9 points)
Pythagorean: 77-85 (9 points)
System: 5 points
Last Ranking: 20th (36 points – 15/17/4)
27. Chicago Cubs (22 points)
Record: 55-82, on pace for 65-97 (4 points)
Pythagorean: 65-97 (2 points)
System: 16 points
Last Ranking: 27th (23 points – 4/3/16)
28. Kansas City Royals (21 points)
Record: 51-88, on pace for 59-103 (1 point)
Pythagorean: 60-102 (1 point)
System: 19 points
Last Ranking: 29th (16 points – 1/1/14)
29. Pittsburgh Pirates (16 points)
Record: 55-83, on pace for 65-97 (3 points)
Pythagorean: 69-93 (4 points)
System: 9 points
Last Ranking: 28th (17 points – 2/4/11)
30. Washington Nationals (11 points)
Record: 60-77, on pace for 71-91 (5 points)
Pythagorean: 69-93 (5 points)
System: 1 point
Last Ranking: 30th (15 points – 6/7/2)
Notes:
Biggest climb in points: Angels (+21)…Biggest drop off in points: Mariners (-19)…Most surprising gain in points: Royals (+9 due to System)…Most surprising drop in points: Red Sox (-18, due to poor pitching and Ortiz missing time)…
If the season ended today…
Real Standings
AL East
1. Yankees
2. Red Sox
3. Blue Jays
4. Orioles
5. Devil Rays
AL Central
1. Tigers
2. Twins
3. White Sox
4. Indians
5. Royals
AL West
1. Athletics
2. Angels
3. Rangers
4. Mariners
AL Wild Card
1. Twins
2. White Sox
3. Red Sox
4. Angels
5. Blue Jays
NL East
1. Mets
2. Phillies
3. Marlins
4. Braves
5. Nationals
NL Central
1. Cardinals
2. Reds
3. Astros
4. Brewers
5. Cubs
6. Pirates
NL West
1. Dodgers
2. Padres
3. Giants
4. Diamondbacks
5. Rockies
NL Wild Card
1. Padres
2. Phillies
3. Marlins
4. Giants
5. Reds
Pythagorean Standings
AL East
1. Yankees
2. Blue Jays
3. Red Sox
4. Orioles
5. Devil Rays
AL Central
1. Tigers
2. White Sox
3. Twins
4. Indians
5. Royals
AL West
1. Athletics
2. Rangers
3. Angels
4. Mariners
AL Wild Card
1. White Sox
2. Twins
3. Indians
4. Rangers
5. Blue Jays
NL East
1. Mets
2. Braves
3. Phillies
4. Marlins
5. Nationals
NL Central
1. Cardinals
2. Astros
3. Reds
4. Brewers
5. Pirates
6. Cubs
NL West
1. Dodgers
2. Padres
3. Giants
4. Rockies
5. Diamondbacks
NL Wild Card
1. Braves
2. Phillies
3. Padres
4. Giants
5. Marlins
Finding the Pulse…
V3 is coming.
Blatt looks at ECW.
One last look at the preseason.
I can’t tell if Eric likes Jeff Hardy?
Matt visits an Anime convention.
I’ve started working on my Hall Of Fame piece. I’ve received about 10 players, but would be willing to take more. E-mail me names of current/former players (no young players please) that you either think should be in the hall, or player who you think are borderline. I’ll tell you if they should.
