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Teams
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score
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comment
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Jacksonville
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2.6
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Uh ho! The defending champs
had 16 wins since the last power rankings.
No one else had 14.
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Jackson
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2.85
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Decided to take the week off, but are still good enough for #2
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San Juan
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4.65
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Decided to take the week off, but are still good enough for #3
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Pawtucket
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6.65
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Leads the NL in home runs
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Montgomery
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7.15
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Dan Yearwood had 18 home runs in 138 at bats.
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San Francisco
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7.5
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Kirk Marks is the leader for the NL Cy Young so day (1.84 ERA, most
strikeouts)
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Florida
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7.7
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Ezdra Rodriguez leads league in two categories and is 2nd in two
others. My MVP so far!
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Philadelphia
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8.6
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The spreadsheet says #20, EVERYTHING else says #1. Should we ignore the spreadsheet?
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Columbus
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10.15
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I really thought Columbus would be better
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Honolulu
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12.05
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Tied for #2 in wins over the last week
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Los Angeles
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12.55
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I expect Los Angeles to steadily rise in the rankings.
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Toledo
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13.65
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Tied for #2 in wins over the last week
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Pittsburgh
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14.15
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I own a home in Belleville, PA.
That is Steelers territory. I
prefer the Eagles.
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Scottsdale
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15.55
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I once owned a condo in Scottsdale that I never stepped foot in. Not even once. Bought for my daughter and sold it when she
moved.
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Montreal
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16.35
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The worst week of any team.
Bad team chemistry. Probably time for a trade.
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Oakland
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16.4
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Yoslan Goya has a .446 OPS so far.
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Richmond
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17.2
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Is there problems at home?
Does it involve Dakar's wife?
They have a far better road record than home record.
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Baltimore
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17.45
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Victor Brady's 24 steals leads the AL
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Boston
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17.8
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Second most errors in the AL.
I hate Boston. The biggest
error was their city choice
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Helena
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18.75
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2 games back despite having the 8th worst record.
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Kansas City
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18.85
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Currently on a 5 game win streak.
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Milwaukee
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18.95
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Seems to be taking the World Series loss hard.
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Salem
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20.7
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Salem fixed its roster!
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Colorado
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21.1
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Weirdly has the worst ERA and the most pitcher K's
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New York
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21.5
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During my 3 years living in Pennsylvania I was always shocked how
many people had never been to NYC (or DC for that matter)
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Hartford
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22.35
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Hartford is the only place I have ever taken an Amtrak to
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Las Vegas
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22.5
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Leads the NL in ERA
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Oklahoma City
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24.95
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They would be Philadelphia if Philadelphia sucked. The spreadsheet cannot figure how they win
occasionally.
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New Orleans
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28.6
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Bad in every way a team can be bad
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Chicago
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29.75
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At least they have the #1 waiver claim
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Houston
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30.4
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It could be worse, they could be Cincinnati
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Cincinnati
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30.5
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Wondering what they need to do get the #1 waiver claim
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Sunday, March 31, 2019
Season 42 Power Rankings #3
Some times it can get really hard to have a comment about every team. The effort I go through to make you all happy ;) The champs are on the rise. Philadelphia is making look stupid. Its another fun season.
Saturday, March 30, 2019
Trade Digest, Volume 5
The Jackson Mississippi Moonshiners trade Harold Nixon to the Boston Beer Bellies for Noel Abad.
I’m pretty sure someone lost a bet and this trade is the result.
The Cincinnati Red Stockings trade Tony Leonard and cash to the Jackson Mississippi Moonshiners for Alfonso Tomas and Saul Santos
I expressed objections to this trade on the principle of it being a cash transfer, but beyond that I actually think its pretty creative for both sides. Tony Leonard and Saul Santos are equally worthless so it’s really Alfonso Tomas for cash. For Cincinnati it’s a really cheap price to get legit ML’er in Tomas. He’s better cast as a utility guy, but can start. $700,000? Sign me up. For the Mississippi Moonshiners they get the cash they need for a guy who was a luxury to them. Good deal for both sides.
The Columbus Buckeyes trade Morgan Mullens and cash to the Milwaukee Chedda for Howard West
A couple of DITR’s swapped for each other. Mullens is a middle-aged middle reliever who has never started a game, but could spot start if needed. He is best served as a set up B, but he’s good, flexible one who would be welcome on nearly every roster in the league. Howard West is middle-aged shortstop. He’s stuck as a utility man as he lacks the bat or elite glove to justify starting, but he’s a ML’er. I don’t know either team well enough to know if this swap of 23rd best guy on each rosters make sense of both teams, but they are very similar in value and it seems fair for both sides.
The Jacksonville Fake ID’s swap Sean Cameron and BC Querecuto to Honolulu Luau Dawgs for Vic Campos
Cameron is a 29-year old RF’er with an all-star game and a gold glove at 1B on his resume. He’s a 30/30 power and speed guy. He has elite speed and contact, but struggles against left handed pitching. Overall, he’s above average starting right fielder on a reasonable contract. The gem of this deal and the reason I may completely regret it is Querecuto. The 4th pick in last season’s draft he is currently completely dominating low A ball as a 19-year old and is showing terrific development. He projects to being a 180-inning starter with #1 stuff. Not quite a HoF’er due to the innings limit, but terrific. Unfortunately, he’s 3 years away from contributing to an elite team and the Fake ID’s want to win their second consecutive title now.
Vic Campos is a 27-year old second baseman or centerfielder with ELITE range and a terrific glove (4 gold gloves). A 3-time all-star he doesn’t quite have the same bat though he is not totally unfortunate. He’s a 20/20 power speed guy, but can struggle to get on base and strikes out a lot.
This a strong deal for Honolulu. Any time you can add #1/#2 starter at 19 years old you have to do it and to get another potentially tradable piece is terrific. For Jacksonville this is a high risk, high reward deal. It solves their biggest issue (outfield defense), but at what price? If they never win another World Series and Querecuto wins a Cy Young it’s a failure. If they win two more it’s a great deal.
Sunday, March 24, 2019
Season 42 Power rankings #2
Things are starting to clear up (except Salem). Jackson is the clear number #1 and Cincinnati is the clear #32.
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Teams
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score
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Jackson
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1.9
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Moves into a commanding position (1.9 is a terrific score). Top in wins and expected win percentage.
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San Juan
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3.625
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No real drop, Jackson just passed them.
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Jacksonville
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4.85
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They are playing like spoiled brats who just assume they can turn on
it whenever they want
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Pawtucket
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5.65
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Best expected winning percentage in the NL East. Likely to leave the jerks from JAX in the
dust
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Montgomery
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8.1
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Its rare to see the 5th ranked team have the 13th best expected
winning percentage.
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Columbus
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8.275
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They are tied for first, but there has been slippage so far over last
season.
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San Francisco
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8.6
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The spreadsheet loves them.
The game of baseball does not.
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Florida
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8.975
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This is probably my favorite team I don't control so seeing them
start well brings me joy.
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Philadelphia
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9.2
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Don't tell anyone, but they are tied with Jackson for the best
record. The underlying numbers say it
won't last, but here they are.
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Montreal
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9.3
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Can some please buy Montreal an alarm clock? Why don't they really play until the last
60 games?
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Pittsburgh
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10.95
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The smartest pick on the board to rise in the rankings.
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Los Angeles
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13.9
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Hottest team in Hobbs since the last power ranking with 12 wins
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Helena
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14.675
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Coldest team in Hobbs since the last power ranking with 3 wins
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Honolulu
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15.325
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The weirdest team on the board, good roster, bad record, middle
expected winning percentage
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Scottsdale
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15.75
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Trust me, they are not this good.
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Toledo
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16.325
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The smartest pick on the board to fall in the rankings. There are no underlying number that support
this success.
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Oakland
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17.475
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8th in runs scored
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Richmond
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17.625
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The hottest girl I ever met was from Richmond.
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Colorado
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17.85
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26th best expected winning percentage is not a good sign.
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Salem
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18.1
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I don't know what to do with them.
I have to manually score them since they do not field a full
roster. Great record, bad expected.
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Milwaukee
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19.25
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Trust me, they are not this bad
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New York
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19.7
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The rebuild seems to be paying dividends already
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Boston
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19.875
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Shouldn't be this bad, but I could be wrong.
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Baltimore
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20.275
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Hottest "bad" team.
Another week like that and they will rise into the top 10.
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Hartford
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21.225
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2nd in homeruns
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Las Vegas
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21.7
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I was married in Vegas 13 years ago (true story)
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Kansas City
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23.375
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Dakar may strikeout with the wife, but not at the plate (31st in
hitter k's)
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Oklahoma City
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23.575
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Shouldn't be this good, but I could be wrong.
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Chicago
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28.65
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2nd fewest caught stealing
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New Orleans
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29.275
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5.90 team era so far. Not
good.
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Houston
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30.075
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Worst roster in the league, but not the worst results
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Cincinnati
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30.275
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No visible effort to compete so far
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Tuesday, March 19, 2019
Season 42 Power ranking #1
This is the busy season for school principals so this is kind of a weak power ranking. As state before, at the beginning of the year the roster is the most valuable piece of the overall score. Over the course of the year the roster fade in importance and the actual win total becomes more important. Still it is interesting to see a two all-NL South race for the best team. If you remember there was a very similar phenomena last year where the NL East held the top 3 spots in the power ranking for about half of the season. That said Jacksonville and Columbus are still lurking (3rd and 6th) so stay tuned.
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Teams
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Roster Rank
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win rank
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Ex rank
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score
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San Juan
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4
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2
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2
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3.1
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Jackson
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5
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1
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1
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3.2
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Jacksonville
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1
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10
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8
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4.55
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San Francisco
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3
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10
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10
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6.15
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Helena
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9
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4
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6
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7.25
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Columbus
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7
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10
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7
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7.6
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Pawtucket
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2
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10
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19
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7.85
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Montgomery
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10
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4
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14
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9.8
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Philadelphia
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16
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3
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3
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10.15
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Montreal
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6
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21
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11
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10.25
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Colorado
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13
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6
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11
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11.1
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Pittsburgh
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15
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6
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16
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13.45
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Honolulu
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8
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21
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20
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13.6
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Richmond
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17
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6
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13
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13.8
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Scottsdale
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23
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6
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4
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14.85
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Florida
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19
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16
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5
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14.9
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Boston
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12
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16
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27
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16.55
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Toledo
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20
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10
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17
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17.25
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Milwaukee
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11
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24
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29
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18.1
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Hartford
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14
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27
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23
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18.85
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Los Angeles
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26
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16
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9
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19.75
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Las Vegas
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22
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16
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21
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20.55
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Oakland
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24
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16
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18
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20.9
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New York
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21
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24
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22
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21.85
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Baltimore
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18
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27
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28
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22.3
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Salem
|
31
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10
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15
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22.8
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Kansas City
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25
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24
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25
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24.8
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New Orleans
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28
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27
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26
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27.3
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Houston
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30
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27
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24
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27.9
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Oklahoma City
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29
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23
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30
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28.05
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Chicago
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27
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32
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32
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29.25
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Cincinnati
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32
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27
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31
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30.75
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