By Christopher Reina
The Opsera is a statistic I created in order to objectively rank teams by how well they hit (OPS) and pitch (ERA). In order to determine a team's Opsera, I take their OPS, multiply that number by 10 to move the decimal point over one place to the right and then subtract the team's ERA from that number.
After the second week of play, the top five slots in the Opsera rankings are held by the division leaders, with the A's being the sixth division leader coming in at the eighth position.
The Cardinals lead the MLB with a 2.45 ERA, while the Phillies have an MLB-best OPS of .893, ahead of the Yankees at .874 and Dodgers at .869. Houston, ranked last, has an OPS of .539. The Pirates have a 7.46 ERA and are ranked 29th.
1. New York Yankees: 5.06
2. San Francisco Giants: 4.96
3. St. Louis Cardinals: 4.87
4. Philadelphia Phillies: 4.78
5. Minnesota Twins: 4.44
6. Colorado Rockies: 4.08
7. San Diego Padres: 4.03
8. Oakland Athletics: 3.93
9. Tampa Bay Rays: 3.68
10. Detroit Tigers: 3.52
11. Florida Marlins: 3.42
12. Texas Rangers: 3.36
13. Boston Red Sox: 3.24
14. Toronto Blue Jays: 3.13
15. Los Angeles Dodgers: 3.12
16. Chicago Cubs: 3.04
17. Atlanta Braves: 3.04
18. Chicago White Sox: 2.98
19. Cleveland Indians: 2.88
20. Seattle Mariners: 2.83
21. Kansas City Royals: 2.81
22. New York Mets: 2.75
23. Arizona Diamondbacks: 2.64
24. Los Angeles Angels: 2.48
25. Baltimore Orioles: 2.29
26. Milwaukee Brewers: 1.63
27. Washington Nationals: 1.48
28. Cincinnati Reds: 1.46
29. Pittsburgh Pirates: 0.71
30. Houston Astros: 0.67
Chris Reina is the executive editor of RealGM. Click here to follow his Twitter feed.






