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MLB Team Rankings For The Week Of May 14th

By Andrew Perna

(@Andrew_Perna)

The Opsera is a statistic RealGM Executive Editor Chris Reina created in order to objectively rank teams by how well they hit (OPS) and pitch (ERA). 

In order to determine the Opsera rating for each, we take their OPS, multiply that number by 10 to move the decimal point over one place to the right and then subtract their ERA from that number.  

All statistics are through Monday, May 13 games.

Rankings from last week are in parenthesizes.

 

1. (1) Detroit Tigers – 4.42

Miguel Cabrera is flirting with another Triple Crown and the Tigers are benefiting.

2. (4) Texas Rangers – 4.30

The Rangers rank fourth in both team OPS and ERA.

3. (7) St. Louis Cardinals – 4.14

St. Louis had rotation "issues" entering the season, but they have the lowest ERA in the game.

4. (6) Cleveland Indians – 3.98

They lead baseball with 50 home runs and have gotten great production from Justin Masterson (6-0, 3.14 ERA).

5. (3) Boston Red Sox – 3.91

John Farrell's club has cooled down, but they still rank in our top five and are just two games back of the Yankees in the AL East.

6. (2) Colorado Rockies – 3.87

T7. (5) Atlanta Braves – 3.86

-- (9) New York Yankees – 3.86

T9. (8) Kansas City Royals – 3.64

-- (12) Cincinnati Reds – 3.64

11. (10) Arizona Diamondbacks – 3.63

12. (T14) San Francisco Giants – 3.61

13. (13) Chicago Cubs – 3.60

14. (11) Baltimore Orioles – 3.58

15. (17) Pittsburgh Pirates – 3.50

16. (16) Washington Nationals – 3.34

17. (20) Tampa Bay Rays – 3.31

18. (24) Los Angeles Dodgers – 3.01

19. (18) Chicago White Sox – 2.99

20.(T14) Oakland Athletics – 2.98

21. (21) Minnesota Twins – 2.94

22. (19) Milwaukee Brewers – 2.93

23. (22) Seattle Mariners – 2.89

24. (27) Philadelphia Phillies – 2.67

25. (25) San Diego Padres – 2.60

26. (23) New York Mets – 2.40

27. (26) Los Angeles Angels – 2.39

28. (28) Toronto Blue Jays – 2.34

29. (29) Miami Marlins – 2.03

30. (30) Houston Astros – 1.17

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MLB Team Rankings For The Week Of May 7th

By Andrew Perna

(@Andrew_Perna)

The Opsera is a statistic RealGM Executive Editor Chris Reina created in order to objectively rank teams by how well they hit (OPS) and pitch (ERA). 

In order to determine the Opsera rating for each, we take their OPS, multiply that number by 10 to move the decimal point over one place to the right and then subtract their ERA from that number.  

 

All statistics are through Monday, May 6 games.

Rankings from last week are in parenthesizes.

 

1. (5) Detroit Tigers – 4.44

The Tigers have jumped up from fifth to first thanks to four straight wins and nine in their last ten.

2. (1) Colorado Rockies – 4.36

The Rockies are coming back down from an early-season high, but they are still in the NL West race.

3. (2) Boston Red Sox – 4.34

Closer issues aside (injuries to Andrew Bailey and Joel Hanrahan) haven't kept Boston from remaining strong.

4. (3) Texas Rangers – 4.31

Texas is one of just three teams with 20 wins through Monday night's action.

5. (4) Atlanta Braves – 4.24

The Braves have clubbed 44 home runs, putting them on pace for 230 this season.

6. (17) Cleveland Indians – 4.11

7. (11) St. Louis Cardinals – 4.02

8. (8) Kansas City Royals – 3.81

9. (10) New York Yankees – 3.73

10. (7) Arizona Diamondbacks – 3.61

11. (9) Baltimore Orioles – 3.59

12. (6) Cincinnati Reds – 3.56

13. (12) Chicago Cubs – 3.30

T14. (14) Oakland Athletics – 3.27

-- (T18) San Francisco Giants – 3.27

16. (13) Washington Nationals – 3.22

17. (T15) Pittsburgh Pirates – 3.19

18. (20) Chicago White Sox – 3.01

19. (T15) Milwaukee Brewers – 2.89

20. (T18) Tampa Bay Rays – 2.84

21. (21) Minnesota Twins – 2.83

22. (25) Seattle Mariners – 2.80

23. (22) New York Mets – 2.74

24. (23) Los Angeles Dodgers – 2.72

25. (28) San Diego Padres – 2.63

26. (26) Los Angeles Angels – 2.42

27. (24) Philadelphia Phillies – 2.32

28. (27) Toronto Blue Jays – 2.27

29. (30) Miami Marlins – 2.12

30. (29) Houston Astros – 1.23

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MLB Team Rankings For The Week Of April 30th

By Andrew Perna

(@Andrew_Perna)

The Opsera is a statistic RealGM Executive Editor Chris Reina created in order to objectively rank teams by how well they hit (OPS) and pitch (ERA). 

In order to determine the Opsera rating for each, we take their OPS, multiply that number by 10 to move the decimal point over one place to the right and then subtract their ERA from that number.  

 

All statistics are through Monday, April 29 games.

Rankings from last week are in parenthesizes.

 

1. (T3) Colorado Rockies – 4.55

The Rockies are being led by Troy Tulowitzki (22 RBI), Dexter Fowler (8 HR) and Wilin Rosario (.350 AVG).

2. (T3) Boston Red Sox – 4.50

Beer and chicken and Bobby Valentine gone, the Red Sox have baseball's best record.

3. (2) Texas Rangers – 4.42

Yu Darvish looks like a Cy Young candidate with a 4-1 mark, 1.65 ERA and 49 Ks in less than 33 innings.

4. (1) Atlanta Braves – 4.16

As you might expect, the Braves have the second-lowest ERA (3.24) in all of baseball. The offense is powerful once again as well.

5. (14) Detroit Tigers – 3.81

The Tigers jumped up nine spots from last week thanks in part to four straight wins and a +22 run differential.

6. (5) Cincinnati Reds – 3.79

The Reds are in a battle with the Pirates, Cardinals and Brewers for honors in the NL Central.

7. (T7) Arizona Diamondbacks – 3.73

Before long, the Diamondbacks are expected to have to fend off the Giants and Dodgers.

8. (T7) Kansas City Royals – 3.66

The offense is below average, but James Shields has helped make the pitching staff one of the best in the Major Leagues.

9. (9) Baltimore Orioles – 3.61

Chris Davis is an early AL MVP candidate. He's hitting .352/.444/.750 with nine home runs and 28 RBIs.

T10. (6) New York Yankees – 3.55

Injuries may finally be catching up to the Yankees, who had been toe-to-toe with the Red Sox for first in the division.

-- (12) St. Louis Cardinals - 3.55

12. (18) Chicago Cubs – 3.46

13. (19) Washington Nationals – 3.36

14. (10) Oakland Athletics – 3.30

T15. (13) Pittsburgh Pirates – 3.29

-- (T21) Milwaukee Brewers – 3.29

17. (17) Cleveland Indians – 3.27

T18. (20) San Francisco Giants – 3.25

-- (T21) Tampa Bay Rays – 3.25

20. (16) Chicago White Sox – 3.02

21. (23) Minnesota Twins – 3.01

22. (11) New York Mets – 2.91

23. (15) Los Angeles Dodgers – 2.85

24. (25) Philadelphia Phillies – 2.81

25. (27) Seattle Mariners – 2.69

26. (24) Los Angeles Angels – 2.51

27. (26) Toronto Blue Jays – 2.44

28. (28) San Diego Padres – 2.25

29. (29) Houston Astros – 1.95

30. (30) Miami Marlins – 1.76

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Ready For Regression

A number of players have been uncharacteristically productive in one way or another over the season's first three weeks.

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MLB Team Rankings For The Week Of April 22nd

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MLB Team Rankings For The Week Of April 15th

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MLB Team Rankings For The Week Of April 8th

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2013 NL Preview: Social Media Style

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Fantasy Baseball Draft Guide 2013

With Mike Trout, Ryan Braun and Miguel Cabrera at the top of most cheat sheets, here is a strategy to ace your fantasy baseball draft.

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