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MLB Team Rankings For The Week Of May 21st

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 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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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 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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MLB Team Rankings For The Week Of April 22nd

Ian Kinsler, once thought to be dispensable in Texas, leads the Major Leagues with 1.5 WAR as the Rangers sit second in our rankings.

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MLB Team Rankings For The Week Of April 15th

The Braves are 11-1 this season and riding a nine-game winning streak.

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MLB Team Rankings For The Week Of April 8th

A 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.

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Complete List Of 2013 MLB Free Agents

The Giants have put a cap on the 2012 season, meaning Major League Baseball will shift to free agency. Here is a complete list of all free agents, including those with player, team or mutual options for next year.

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MLB Team Rankings For The Week Of August 17th

With Evan Longoria back in the lineup, the Rays jumped seven spots in this week's rankings.

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The Hanging Curve: Early Returns

Some of the players that changed addresses last month have hit the ground running, while others have stumbled with their new teams.

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