A couple of teams make surges into the top 10.
These aren’t your typical rankings; I look at record, run differential, and farm system. I weigh the scores on all 3; record makes up half the score, the run differential makes up a third of the score, and a sixth of the score is from farm system.
For Run Differential, I use the Pythagorean Theorem formulated by Bill James to see what a teams record should be; you can predict how well a team should be playing by this. In theory, a team should be in about the same range for their Pythagorean Record as their true record.
| Rank | Team | Record | Pythagorean | System | Total | Last Week | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  |
TB Rays | 30 | 30 | 28 | 59 | 1 |
| 2 |  |
Atlanta Braves | 24 | 26 | 30 | 51 | 2 |
| 3 |  |
NY Yankees | 29 | 29 | 7 | 51 | 3 |
| 4 |  |
San Diego Padres | 27 | 28 | 8 | 48 | 4 |
| 5 |  |
Minnesota Twins | 26 | 25 | 13 | 47 | 6 |
| 6 |  |
LA Dodgers | 28 | 15 | 23 | 46 | 7 |
| 7 |  |
Boston Red Sox | 23 | 19 | 27 | 45 | 9 |
| 8 |  |
Toronto Blue Jays | 22 | 20 | 26 | 44 | 8 |
| 9 |  |
Cincinnati Reds | 25 | 17 | 21 | 43 | 5 |
| 10 |  |
Texas Rangers | 21 | 21 | 14 | 40 | 16 |
| 11 |  |
San Francisco Giants | 19 | 24 | 11 | 39 | 11 |
| 12 |  |
STL Cardinals | 20 | 27 | 1 | 38 | 10 |
| 13 |  |
Philadelphia Phillies | 18 | 22 | 9 | 36 | 12 |
| 14 |  |
NY Mets | 17 | 18 | 6 | 31 | 18 |
| 15 |  |
LA Angels | 16 | 11 | 18 | 29 | 19 |
| 16 |  |
Colorado Rockies | 13 | 23 | 3 | 29 | 15 |
| 17 |  |
Florida Marlins | 11 | 16 | 22 | 29 | 13 |
| 18 |  |
Detroit Tigers | 14 | 14 | 12 | 27 | 14 |
| 19 |  |
Oakland Athletics | 15 | 13 | 10 | 27 | 17 |
| 20 |  |
Chicago Cubs | 10 | 12 | 24 | 26 | 20 |
| 21 |  |
Washington Nationals | 12 | 10 | 16 | 24 | 21 |
| 22 |  |
KC Royals | 6 | 8 | 29 | 21 | 23 |
| 23 |  |
Chicago White Sox | 9 | 9 | 15 | 20 | 24 |
| 24 |  |
Houston Astros | 7 | 3 | 17 | 15 | 27 |
| 25 |  |
Cleveland Indians | 4 | 6 | 20 | 15 | 28 |
| 26 |  |
Milwaukee Brewers | 8 | 7 | 5 | 14 | 26 |
| 27 |  |
Seattle Mariners | 2 | 4 | 25 | 13 | 22 |
| 28 |  |
Pittsburgh Pirates | 3 | 1 | 19 | 10 | 25 |
| 29 |  |
Arizona Diamondbacks | 5 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 29 |
| 30 |  |
Baltimore Orioles | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 30 |
If the playoffs started today…
| Playoffs Based on Record | Playoffs Based of Run Differential | ||
| Division | Team | Division | Team |
|---|---|---|---|
| AL East | Rays | AL East | Rays |
| AL Central | Twins | AL Central | Twins |
| AL West | Rangers | AL West | Rangers |
| AL Wild Card | Yankees | AL Wild Card | Yankees |
| NL East | Braves | NL East | Braves |
| NL Central | Reds | NL Central | Cardinals |
| NL West | Dodgers | NL West | Padres |
| NL Wild Card | Padres | NL Wild Card | Giants |
