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. Below are the final rankings from the 2010 MLB season: 1. San Francisco Giants: 3.93 The Giants were ranked 14th in baseball in OPS with a mark of .727 and sixth in homers with 80, which marked a significant improvement from ranking 30th in OPS (.699) and 29th in homers with 122 in 2009. 2. Atlanta Braves: 3.84 Brian McCann may not be Joe Mauer in many ways, but he has finished two of the past three seasons with a higher WAR. McCann also undoubtedly contributed to the Braves having the best FIP in baseball. 3. New York Yankees: 3.80 The Yankees led the MLB in runs scored for the second consecutive season, though they finished second in OPS behind Boston with a mark of .786. 4. Philadelphia Phillies: 3.78 Roy Halladay didn't win 25 games like some expected, but he had the lowest FIP of his career and went 21-10 over 250.2 innings. OVer the past three seasons, Halladay has been incredibly consistent with an FIP of 3.03 in 2008, 3.06 in 2009 and 3.01 in 2010. 5. St. Louis Cardinals: 3.77 For the first time since 2007, Albert Pujols did not lead all hitters in WAR. In that season, he finished behind Alex Rodriguez and David Wright and he hasn't finished worst than third in any season since 2004. 6. Cincinnati Reds: 3.73 Speaking of Pujols and WAR, Joey Votto finished first in the National League in the category and almost certainly will go into his first arbitration eligible winter as the NL MVP. 7. Boston Red Sox: 3.70 Given the unwillingness of the baseball gods to even give them a chance to compete in the AL East, Boston's ability to win 89 games (10th in the MLB) can be interpreted as Terry Francona's most underrated turn as skipper. 8. Minnesota Twins: 3.68 Francisco Liriano's true return gives Minnesota a legitimate ace for the postseason and while Brian Duensing is poised to regress to the mean, he is a key component of a very solid rotation. 9. Texas Rangers: 3.64 Josh Hamilton was easily the best hitter in the AL and the manner in which they obliterated the division allowed him to get as healthy as possible for the postseason. 10. Tampa Bay Rays: 3.58 The 2010 season was fascinating for the Rays, as they coasted to 96 wins despite not receiving too many career years from their key players. The depth of star power on their roster made that possible and means that losing Carl Crawford may not hurt enough to knock them out of the playoff picture. 11. San Diego Padres: 3.49 If there was a ninth team to reach the playoffs, San Diego would be the most deserving, but they went 12-16 in September while the Giants went 18-8. 12. Colorado Rockies: 3.47 It may not be either fair or completely accurate, but I don't think a single team has had a shortstop/center field combination as young and good as Carlos Gonzalez and Troy Tulowitzki since the Mariners had Ken Griffey Jr. and Alex Rodriguez in the mid-1990s. At the All-Star Game, Tulowitzki and Ryan Braun were talking about starting their own Big 3 similar to what had just happened with the Heat and if that ever moves beyond the sarcastic stage, it ought to happen with the Rockies and CarGo. 13. Oakland Athletics: 3.46 The A's were largely overshadowed by the arms on the other side of the Bay, but they were ranked first in ERA after the All-Star break (ahead of the Giants) with a mark of 3.20. 14. Toronto Blue Jays: 3.44 Jose Bautista finished with 54 homers, 12 more than Albert Pujols who was ranked second, but their promising young pitching staff will be the real reason if they can incrementally improve again in 2011. 15. Chicago White Sox: 3.43 The White Sox seem to be in a state of perpetual procrastination of a rebuild, which will mercifully happen this winter unless Ken Williams mistakenly believes again that he can truly compete against the strength of the Twins. 16. New York Mets: 3.28 The Mets seemed a lot worse than they actually were, as they finished with the seventh best ERA in baseball. Pitching in Citi Field clearly contributes to that number, as they were ranked 18th on the road, but teams that play in pitching-friendly parks tend to have a disproportionate advantage (re: San Diego Padres). 17. Detroit Tigers: 3.20 Even though the Tigers didn't really have any postseason flirtations and are poised to trim payroll next season, the way Miguel Cabrera has rebounded from his personal low point in 2009 is positively encouraging. Cabrera finished the season with an OPS of 1.042, the highest of his career. 18. Florida Marlins: 3.16 Hanley Ramirez reverted back to his 2007 form defensively, which let Tulowitzki and Stephen Drew overtake him in terms of total production in 2010. 19. Chicago Cubs: 3.03 Lost in a lost season for the Cubs was the comeback of Geovany Soto, who lifted his OPS from .702 to .890. 20. Milwaukee Brewers: 3.01 The Brewers received outstanding offensive seasons from Prince Fielder, Braun, Rickie Weeks, Corey Hart and Case McGehee, but their pitching almost completely began and ended with Yovani Gallardo. 21. Los Angeles Dodgers: 3.00 Jean-Paul Sartre once famously said that 'We get the war we deserve' and I believe it is safe to say the McCourts got the team they deserved in 2010. I'm not sure where the Chavez Ravine faithful stand in that equation, but the collateral damage was always a difficult aspect to comprehend in Sarte's statement. 22. Los Angeles Angels: 2.97 The Angels fell swiftly after being two wins from the World Series in 2009, but they are certain to upgrade the lineup (possibly Carl Crawford) and they had a 2.74 ERA in the month of September. 23. Washington Nationals: 2.95 Ryan Zimmerman was fully fledged in that logjam with Adrian Beltre and Evan Longoria as the best third baseman in the game in 2010. 24. Cleveland Indians: 2.70 The Indians didn't have much of a chance to begin with, but remaining competitive is an impossibility without Grady Sizemore for 129 games. 25. Arizona Diamondbacks: 2.60 The D-Backs led all of baseball in UZR, finishing ahead of the Giants and Padres. 26. Houston Astros: 2.56 The Astros were 36-53 in the first half, losing their first eight games, but rebounded with a very respectable 40-33 in the second half. 27. Seattle Mariners: 2.44 The Mariners had an OBP of .298, which is a total no team has come close to since the Tigers of 2002 and 2003 when they came in at .300. 28. Baltimore Orioles: 2.43 After going 8-19 during the month of July, the Orioles won the most games in the AL East during the individual months of August, September and October. 29. Kansas City Royals: 2.33 Without Zack Greinke's Cy Young stuff, the Royals couldn't even say they were watchable every fifth day. Joakim Soria is pretty darn good, so all they need are leads. 30. Pittsburgh Pirates: 1.77 The Pirates don't have enough reason to be playoff optimistic, but the way Pedro Alvarez came along in the second half is very promising. Alvarez hit for an OPS of 1.268 and five homers over his final 51 plate appearances of the season.