2011 FGM Power Rankings

[kungfuwig]

Really hoping that my trades pay off down the stretch, got a tie with CLE who is HOT while we are not

[Daniel]

8-0 for my Jays. Good timing to give me some breathing room in the WC lead again. Boston, Cleveland and Texas all recording some losses at least.

[Brewers GM]

It looks like is going 8-0 this week taking four against Milwaukee who is also losing to St. Louis.

Only 3 against us, but yeah losing to Stl and LAD means it should be a tie atop the NL West going into next week, with Stl holding the division games lead (not sure on head-to-head, probably close).

[Colby]

It looks like is going 8-0 this week taking four against Milwaukee who is also losing to St. Louis.

[h4cheng]

Grades: [Score, Batting, Pitching]

Week 17 Power Rankings
1) - (110-18) [97.43%/A/A] -
2) - (104-24) [95.57%/A/A] - Third most wins in NL/MLB
3) - (106-22) [93.13%/A/A-] - Brewers acquire Beltran from AL competitor (1)
4) - (90-38) [92.30%/A-/A] - Division lead at 11 games (-1)
5) - (101-27) [87.04%/B/A-] - 4th NL/MLB team to hit 100 wins
6) - (82-46) [86.83%/B+/B] - Royals fall hard, lead only by six games
7) - (95-33) [86.00%/B/B] - Great bounce back week for AL's best record
8) - (79-49) [85.43%/B/B] - Making AL WC race interesting
9) - (91-37) [85.10%/B+/C+] - 10 back from Cards in NL WC race
10) - (76-52) [84.27%/B/B-] - Cleveland makes up seven games in division, three back from AL WC (1)
11) - (85-43) [82.73%/B-/B] - Pirates falling back, Drew out for year (-1)
12) - (71-57) [81.07%/C/B+] - Up to 30 GB from NL WC
13) - (75-53) [80.17%/C+/B] - Red hot Red Sox four back from NL WC (1)
14) - (76-52) [79.13%/C+/C+] - Could have taken AL WC lead, but sit three back (-1)
15) - (73-55) [78.30%/C/C+] -
16) - (65-63) [77.96%/B-/C] - 8-0 week for Detroit
17) - (64-64) [77.04%/C/B-] - White Sox likely to finish 3rd or 4th in division
18) - (43-85) [76.93%/B/D] - Trade with Oakland makes Cincy look like a buyer (3)
19) - (58-70) [76.27%/C+/C] -  (-1)
20) - (61-67) [75.57%/C/C] -  (-1)
21) - (57-71) [75.40%/C+/C] -  (-1)
22) - (31-97) [73.27%/C/C] - Better than real-life Mariners
23) - (38-90) [72.28%/D/B] -
24) - (29-99) [70.02%/C+/F] -  (1)
25) - (24-104) [69.49%/C/D] -  (-1)
26) - (58-70) [68.64%/D/C] -
27) - (31-97) [66.70%/D/D] -  (1)
28) - (27-101) [66.04%/D/C] - Fourth team to 100 losses (-1)
29) - (7-121) [47.60%/F/F] -
30) - (13-115) [46.30%/F/F] - Winning week for Nationals!

PHI is beating me by 700 pts and it's only 2 days in...scary stuff

[joeshmoe]

Well I hope 2012 isn't real so that maybe someday I can have a winning club.  But in all honesty, I watch my scores daily and if the schedule was more like Jon's are, with 3-4 day periods, I would be a lot closer to .500.  I have good breaks the first 3-4 days.  Oh well.  Go Nats!! 

[Colby]

Grades: [Score, Batting, Pitching]

Week 17 Power Rankings
1) - (110-18) [97.43%/A/A] -
2) - (104-24) [95.57%/A/A] - Third most wins in NL/MLB
3) - (106-22) [93.13%/A/A-] - Brewers acquire Beltran from AL competitor (1)
4) - (90-38) [92.30%/A-/A] - Division lead at 11 games (-1)
5) - (101-27) [87.04%/B/A-] - 4th NL/MLB team to hit 100 wins
6) - (82-46) [86.83%/B+/B] - Royals fall hard, lead only by six games
7) - (95-33) [86.00%/B/B] - Great bounce back week for AL's best record
8) - (79-49) [85.43%/B/B] - Making AL WC race interesting
9) - (91-37) [85.10%/B+/C+] - 10 back from Cards in NL WC race
10) - (76-52) [84.27%/B/B-] - Cleveland makes up seven games in division, three back from AL WC (1)
11) - (85-43) [82.73%/B-/B] - Pirates falling back, Drew out for year (-1)
12) - (71-57) [81.07%/C/B+] - Up to 30 GB from NL WC
13) - (75-53) [80.17%/C+/B] - Red hot Red Sox four back from NL WC (1)
14) - (76-52) [79.13%/C+/C+] - Could have taken AL WC lead, but sit three back (-1)
15) - (73-55) [78.30%/C/C+] -
16) - (65-63) [77.96%/B-/C] - 8-0 week for Detroit
17) - (64-64) [77.04%/C/B-] - White Sox likely to finish 3rd or 4th in division
18) - (43-85) [76.93%/B/D] - Trade with Oakland makes Cincy look like a buyer (3)
19) - (58-70) [76.27%/C+/C] -  (-1)
20) - (61-67) [75.57%/C/C] -  (-1)
21) - (57-71) [75.40%/C+/C] -  (-1)
22) - (31-97) [73.27%/C/C] - Better than real-life Mariners
23) - (38-90) [72.28%/D/B] -
24) - (29-99) [70.02%/C+/F] -  (1)
25) - (24-104) [69.49%/C/D] -  (-1)
26) - (58-70) [68.64%/D/C] -
27) - (31-97) [66.70%/D/D] -  (1)
28) - (27-101) [66.04%/D/C] - Fourth team to 100 losses (-1)
29) - (7-121) [47.60%/F/F] -
30) - (13-115) [46.30%/F/F] - Winning week for Nationals!

[Colby]

Grades: [Score, Batting, Pitching]

Week 16 Power Rankings
1) - (103-17) [97.43%/A/A] - Any big moves prior to the deadline?
2) - (98-22) [95.57%/A/A] -
3) - (84-36) [93.13%/A/A-] - Dodgers-Yanks WS rematch looks like a decent bet
4) - (98-22) [92.30%/A-/A] - Lead decreases to 4 games
5) - (94-26) [87.04%/B/A-] - Best #2 team in majors
6) - (82-38) [86.83%/B+/B] - Royals deserve top six ranking (3)
7) - (87-33) [86.83%/B+/B] - Bad stretch for A's, but lead is at 13 games still (1)
8) - (74-46) [85.87%/B/B] - Blue Jays sitting quiet? (-2)
9) - (83-37) [85.10%/B+/C+] - Losses catch up to latest ranking (1)
10) - (80-40) [85.00%/B/B] - I couldn't afford going 3-5, now 14 back from Cards (-3)
11) - (69-51) [84.83%/B/B-] - Indians are part of this 2nd tier of teams 1.5 weeks back
12) - (68-52) [81.07%/C/B+] - Can the Braves join the WC race in the NL?
13) - (72-48) [79.13%/C+/C+] - Rangers make up 3 games this week (1)
14) - (67-53) [79.04%/C/B] - Impressive run the Red Sox are on now… (2)
15) - (67-53) [78.30%/C/C+] -
16) - (57-63) [77.96%/B-/C] -  (-3)
17) - (60-60) [77.04%/C/B-] - New GM brings team to .500 (1)
18) - (58-62) [76.27%/C+/C] -  (1)
19) - (59-61) [75.57%/C/C] - Oswalt sent packing (1)
20) - (57-63) [75.40%/C+/C] - 8-0 last week (1)
21) - (39-81) [75.23%/C+/D] - Welcome to the basement… (-4)
22) - (31-89) [73.27%/C/C] -
23) - (38-82) [72.28%/D/B] -
24) - (24-96) [70.06%/C+/D] - Dungeon level…
25) - (29-91) [70.02%/C+/F] -
26) - (56-64) [68.64%/D/C] - Losses won't catch up entirely, but team is stripped down
27) - (24-96) [66.47%/D/C] -
28) - (27-93) [64.00%/D/D] -
29) - (7-113) [47.60%/F/F] - Worst..
30) - (8-112) [46.30%/F/F] - teams in the Majors.

[Colby]

I went through and looked at potential allstars via top 100 position players and pitchers for the year.  I adjusted every team based on this data.  Remember, power rankings looks at current MLB production.  Depth, injuries, and future production are taken into account as well.  Teams currently in playoff position are /

Grades: [Score, Batting, Pitching]

Week 15 Power Rankings
1) - (98-14) [97.43%/A/A] - Leads rest of MLB by 5 games
2) - (90-22) [95.57%/A/A] - Significant adjustment for pitching (1)
3) - (78-34) [93.70%/A/A-] - Yanks maintain top AL ranking after adjustments (-1)
4) - (93-19) [91.73%/B+/A] - Same as Dodgers (1)
5) - (86-26) [87.04%/B/A-] - Cards back in wildcard lead (4)
6) - (71-41) [87.00%/B/B] - Blue Jays receive highest ranking since (perhaps) 2010 (1)
7) - (77-35) [86.70%/B+/B] - Can't catch a break in toughest division (5)
8) - (85-27) [85.96%/B+/B-] - Worst week of the year for the A's (1-7) (-2)
9) - (75-37) [85.13%/B/B] - Royals have been losing a bit more, could make race interesting (-1)
10) - (83-29) [85.10%/B+/C+] - Rockies fall behind Cards in wildcard race (-6)
11) - (65-47) [84.83%/B/B-] - Indians make up 6 games (-1)
12) - (61-51) [81.07%/C/B+] - Tough break for Bravos this year (1)
13) - (55-57) [80.40%/B/C] - Solid week by Tigers gives them shot at 3rd place in division (they also received major adjustment in rankings) (9)
14) - (66-46) [78.70%/C+/C] - Rangers need three more weeks like this, need Blue Jays to fall (-3)
15) - (63-49) [78.57%/C+/C+] - Diamondbacks may not make wildcard, but are showing solid performance in tough NL (1)
16) - (59-53) [77.47%/C/B-] - Red Sox lost some steam (-2)
17) - (34-78) [77.23%/B-/C] -  (3)
18) - (55-57) [77.04%/C/B-] -  (-3)
19) - (52-60) [76.70%/C+/C] - Solid 8-0 week (-2)
20) - (53-59) [76.43%/C/C] -  (-2)
21) - (49-63) [73.40%/C/C] -  (-2)
22) - (28-84) [73.27%/C/C] - Adjusted significantly for offense and pitching (2)
23) - (35-77) [72.28%/D/B] - Pitching adjusted upward
24) - (24-88) [70.06%/C+/D] -  (1)
25) - (27-85) [70.02%/C+/F] - Huge boost to offense with guys in top 100 (2)
26) - (56-56) [68.64%/D/C] - Twins one game from last place in division (-5)
27) - (20-92) [66.47%/D/C] - Jair Jurrjens! (1)
28) - (27-85) [64.00%/D/D] - New low for Ha-lows (-2)
29) - (7-105) [47.60%/F/F] - Worst record in league now
30) - (8-104) [46.30%/F/F] - Nats win 3 games!

[Colby]

Grades: [Score, Batting, Pitching]

Week 14 Power Rankings
1) - (90-14) [96.73%/A/A] - First team to 90 wins
2) - (70-34) [94.87%/A/A] -
3) - (83-21) [92.23%/A/B] - AL West lead stays at 5 games
4) - (78-26) [91.93%/A/B] -
5) - (86-17) [90.40%/A-/B] - Pujols is back already (1)
6) - (84-20) [88.57%/B+/B+] - Best record in AL (-1)
7) - (65-40) [88.43%/B+/B+] - Team is healthy and full of solid performers this year (3)
8) - (73-31) [87.40%/A-/B] - Lead is safe thanks to bumbling Indians
9) - (79-25) [86.60%/B/A-] - Leading NL WC by 1 game (-2)
10) - (57-47) [86.13%/B/B] - Indians playing themselves out (-1)
11) - (59-45) [83.53%/B/C+] -  (2)
12) - (70-34) [82.83%/B/C+] - Can my Pirates stay in the hunt?
13) - (58-45) [82.47%/C+/B+] - Too many injuries and bad performers (-2)
14) - (60-46) [80.64%/C/B+] - Offense is regraded on strength of middle infield (4)
15) - (50-54) [79.47%/C/B] - Turmoil in GM's seat could affect White Sox push for playoffs
16) - (55-50) [79.27%/B-/C] - Bautista sale nets big return for now and the future (-2)
17) - (44-60) [78.70%/C+/C] -  (-1)
18) - (49-55) [77.60%/C/B-] - Losing streak brings fish under .500 (-1)
19) - (49-55) [76.70%/C+/C] - Astros flip some wins
20) - (33-71) [75.27%/C/C] -
21) - (56-49) [73.57%/C/C] - Losses start to catch up to Twins who fall to third in ALC
22) - (48-56) [72.40%/C/D] -
23) - (30-74) [71.54%/D/B] - Winning week for Giants
24) - (28-75) [69.00%/D/D] - First roster violation of the year hits M's (1)
25) - (22-82) [68.10%/C/D] -  (-1)
26) - (27-77) [65.43%/D/D] -
27) - (26-78) [59.57%/F/F] - Mets are paying a lot for Bautista, but it is a power player to build around
28) - (19-85) [57.43%/F/F] - Padres three ahead of Chicago in #1 pick race
29) - (7-95) [49.04%/F/F] -
30) - (5-99) [47.73%/F/F] - 100 losses next week