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Team RankingsMLB Team Rankings For The Week Of May 21st
By 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 Tuesday, May 21 games. Rankings from last week are in parenthesizes. 1. (2) Texas Rangers – 4.21 The Rangers are mashing the baseball (.775 OPS) and keeping hitters at bay (3.54 ERA). T2. (1) Detroit Tigers – 4.04 How huge would Miguel Cabrera be if he played in a major market? -- (T9) Cincinnati Reds – 4.04 Cincinnati has won eight of their last 10 games. 4. (3) St. Louis Cardinals – 4.00 The Cardinals average 3.12 strikeouts per walk. 5. (T7) Atlanta Braves – 3.95 Atlanta has the highest chance to make the playoffs (88.5%) in all of baseball. 6. (4) Cleveland Indians – 3.92 We knew they'd hit, but you couldn't have predicted the highest OPS (.786) in the game. 7. (11) Arizona Diamondbacks – 3.91 8. (5) Boston Red Sox – 3.89 9. (6) Colorado Rockies – 3.85 10. (T7) New York Yankees – 3.74 11. (15) Pittsburgh Pirates – 3.73 12. (13) Chicago Cubs – 3.51 13. (T9) Kansas City Royals – 3.49 14. (12) San Francisco Giants – 3.37 15. (14) Baltimore Orioles – 3.34 16. (20) Oakland Athletics – 3.24 17. (17) Tampa Bay Rays – 3.22 18. (19) Chicago White Sox – 3.19 19. (18) Los Angeles Dodgers – 3.01 20. (16) Washington Nationals – 2.94 21. (22) Milwaukee Brewers – 2.84 22. (25) San Diego Padres – 2.82 23. (23) Seattle Mariners – 2.77 24. (27) Los Angeles Angels – 2.74 25. (24) Philadelphia Phillies – 2.65 26. (21) Minnesota Twins – 2.43 27. (28) Toronto Blue Jays – 2.42 28. (26) New York Mets – 2.33 29. (29) Miami Marlins – 1.97 30. (30) Houston Astros – 1.51
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By 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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By 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
Discuss Send Feedback Buy Tickets MLB Team Rankings For The Week Of April 30thThe Rockies, Red Sox and Rangers hold the top three spots in our rankings, while the Padres, Astros and Marlins bring up the rear. MLB Team Rankings For The Week Of April 22ndIan Kinsler, once thought to be dispensable in Texas, leads the Major Leagues with 1.5 WAR as the Rangers sit second in our rankings. MLB Team Rankings For The Week Of April 15thThe Braves are 11-1 this season and riding a nine-game winning streak. MLB Team Rankings For The Week Of April 8thA week into the 2013 season, the Rockies are an offensive power, the Dodgers are incredibly hard to score against and the Mets, Red Sox and Reds are very balanced. MLB Team Rankings For The End Of 2012 SeasonThe Nationals finished the season with the best record in baseball and the highest Opsera rating as well. MLB Team Rankings For The Week Of September 27thThe Rays sit fifth in this week's rankings, but their playoffs hopes are dwindling even with a seven-game winning streak. |