RealGM Analysis
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 22 games.
Rankings from last week are in parenthesizes.
1. (1) Atlanta Braves – 5.14
Chris Johnson is hitting .407 and Justin Upton has nine home runs.
2. (6) Texas Rangers – 4.68
Ian Kinsler is in a three-way tie for the ML lead in WAR (1.5).
T3. (T2) Boston Red Sox – 4.46
Mike Napoli leads all of baseball with 25 RBI in 19 games.
-- (8) Colorado Rockies – 4.46
Recent HBP aside, Troy Tulowitzki is healthy and hitting .328/.400/.690.
5. (16) Cincinnati Reds – 4.20
The Reds have the highest on-base percentage (.352) in baseball.
6. (10) New York Yankees – 3.72
Only the Braves have more HRs than the injury-depleted Yankees.
T7. (7) Arizona Diamondbacks – 3.71
The Diamondbacks have been well-balanced through the season's first three weeks.
-- (12) Kansas City Royals – 3.71
The Royals have a 3.31 team ERA, thanks to newcomers Ervin Santana (2.48) and James Shields (3.00).
9. (13) Baltimore Orioles – 3.63
Chris Davis has just one home run in his last 10 games, but is still hitting .391/.474/.828.
10. (4) Oakland Athletics – 3.61
Light-hitting no more, the A's have a .763 OPS (sixth).
11. (T2) New York Mets – 3.45
12. (11) St. Louis Cardinals – 3.42
13. (25) Pittsburgh Pirates – 3.40
14. (9) Detroit Tigers – 3.35
15. (5) Los Angeles Dodgers – 3.25
16. (17) Chicago White Sox – 3.18
17. (18) Cleveland Indians – 3.16
18. (19) Chicago Cubs – 3.14
19. (14) Washington Nationals – 3.13
20. (15) San Francisco Giants – 3.12
T21. (27) Milwaukee Brewers – 2.94
-- .(29) Tampa Bay Rays – 2.94
23. (20) Minnesota Twins – 2.92
24. (21) Los Angeles Angels – 2.84
25. (24) Philadelphia Phillies – 2.38
26. (T22) Toronto Blue Jays – 2.30
27. (T22) Seattle Mariners – 2.02
28. (28) San Diego Padres – 2.01
29. (26) Houston Astros – 1.63
30. (30) Miami Marlins – 1.04
