Weekly Power Rankings for 2010

[Colby]

Grades: [Score, Batting, Pitching]

Week 22 Power Rankings
1) :MIL: - (19-2) [97.40%/A/A] - Brewers finally manage to lose in a game that doesn't matter
2) :TOR: - (17-4) [91.83%/A/B+] - Two weeks to go and still neck and neck with Yankees, clinched playoff spot
3) :NYY: - (17-4) [91.80%/A/B] -
4) :PHI: - (14-7) [91.13%/A-/A-] - Phillies stomp the Reds' playoff hopes
5) :OAK: - (16-5) [90.20%/B/A] - A's clinch the AL West
6) :LAD: - (16-5) [89.40%/A-/B] -  (1)
7) :CIN: - (11-10) [89.27%/A-/B+] - A lot of talent going to waste with a tough 2nd half schedule (-1)
:DET: - (13-8) [87.27%/B+/B] - Tigers barely lose to Blue Jays to give Cleveland and Chicago a chance (1)
9) :LAA: - (13-8) [86.10%/A-/B-] - Angels are officially out of playoff race with loss to White Sox (-1)
10) :STL: - (12-9) [84.00%/B/B] - Cardinals finally win and are now tied for the NL Wildcard with the Astros (1)
11) :CLE: - (12-9) [83.83%/B/B-] -  (-1)
12) :BOS: - (13-8) [80.87%/B-/B-] - Red Sox officially eliminated from playoff race, GM change is possibility
13) :CHW: - (12-9) [79.66%/B/C] - Huge win over White Sox keeps team in the race
14) :ATL: - (10-11) [79.53%/B/C] -
15) :TEX: - (9-12) [78.10%/B-/C] -  (1)
16) :SF: - (9-12) [77.98%/D/A-] -  (-1)
17) :HOU: - (12-9) [77.77%/C/B] - Wandy Rodriguez has been amazing lately (3)
18) :ARZ: - (10-11) [77.47%/C/B-] - Upset of the year over the Brewers (-1)
19) :PIT: - (8-13) [77.43%/C+/C+] -  (-1)
20) :TB: - (9-12) [74.87%/C/C] -  (-1)
21) :COL: - (10-11) [72.82%/B+/F] - Rockies showing why they can be a force next year with some pitching
22) :CHC: - (9-12) [72.06%/C+/D] -
23) :WAS: - (7-14) [70.51%/D/C+] -
24) :NYM: - (7-14) [68.73%/D/C] -
25) :MIN: - (7-14) [64.34%/D/C] - Mets falling into chase for top five draft pick
26) :SEA: - (5-16) [62.51%/F/C] -
27) :BAL: - (3-18) [60.60%/F/D] -
28) :FL: - (6-15) [60.04%/F/D] -
29) :SD: - (4-17) [58.17%/F/D] -
30) :KC: - (5-16) [57.34%/F/D] -

[Colby]

:STL:, I say they lose to the A's this week and beat my Pirates next week to finish 13-10
:CIN:, I like their chances at taking down the Astros and following it up with a beatdown of the Braves to finish 13-10
:HOU:, I have been hard on the Stros all season long but I'll give them a win against the White Sox in the last week to finish 13-10
Cardinals easily have the tiebreaker to win the division and face the Dodgers in the NLDS

:CHW:, I predict two straight losses to Phillies and Astros, team finishes 12-11
:DET:, Tigers have an easy close to their schedule with the Nats and Cubs, two more victories for them to win the division at 15-8
:CLE:, Indians stay in it with a win over the Red Sox this week but lose to the A's in the last week and are eliminated at 13-10
These predictions may be wrong but the Tigers have the one-game lead with the easiest schedule.  The Indians have the tiebreaker, but it looks grim for them.  Tigers play the AL East winner...

:NYY:, Yankees beat the Angels but lose to the Phillies who can only get better once their real-life Phillies start hitting.  Team finishes a very solid 18-5.
:TOR: Blue Jays will pummel the Mets and probably lose to the Brewers in a possible World Series preview.  I give the Brewers the edge simply because Ben has been able to win so much this year.  Blue Jays finish 18-5.
I am predicting 1-1 stints for both squads, and the teams are separated by 100 points.  This one is tough to predict but I am going with the Blue Jays.

[Needle Juice]

Grades: [Score, Batting, Pitching]

5) :OAK: - (16-5) [90.20%/B/A] - A's clinch the AL West

 :beer:  Gregor Blanco leads us to the playoffs.  It appears that we will be shutting down Brandon Morrow, hopefully it will save us a few bucks. 

[guak2005]

Amazing how much the rankings have changed since early in the season :taco:

[Colby]

Currently, a lot of matches are going as expected with the following exceptions...

:STL: 529 - :OAK: 529... the A's are in the playoffs, so this matters exclusively to the Cardinals who have the tiebreaker over the Reds (who are beating the Astros right now)

:TOR: 223 - :NYM: 224 - this upset would probably cement the Blue Jays as the wildcard in the AL

:WAS: 363 - :DET: 278 - if this upset happens, and the Indians win then the teams are tied going into the last week of the regular season.  Currently, the White Sox are trailing the Phillies as expected, but if they won then they too would be part of the conversation.

[clidwin]

Jake my season, depends on you!  :toast:

[Colby]

Grades: [Score, Batting, Pitching]

Week 23 Power Rankings
1) :MIL: - (20-2) [97.40%/A/A] -
2) :TOR: - (17-5) [91.83%/A/B+] -
3) :NYY: - (18-4) [91.80%/A/B] -
4) :PHI: - (15-7) [91.13%/A-/A-] - Phillies will finish inconsistent season with the 5th most points
5) :OAK: - (17-5) [90.20%/B/A] - A's are one of the few teams whose opponents didn't score more than 20,000 points in 22 weeks
6) :LAD: - (17-5) [89.96%/A/B] -
7) :DET: - (13-9) [87.70%/B+/B] -  (1)
:CIN: - (12-10) [87.57%/B+/B+] - Reds need some luck in this last week, something they haven't had all year (-1)
9) :STL: - (12-10) [85.13%/B/B] - It looks like a lock for the Cardinals, beat my Pirates and they are in the playoffs
10) :CLE: - (13-9) [84.40%/B+/B-] - Indians have tie-breaker over Tigers, just need to beat the A's (1)
11) :LAA: - (13-9) [83.96%/B+/B-] -  (-1)
12) :HOU: - (12-10) [81.20%/C/B+] - The Astros made a hell of a run but are going to fall short
13) :CHW: - (12-10) [79.66%/B/C] -
14) :ATL: - (11-11) [79.53%/B/C] -
15) :BOS: - (13-9) [79.30%/C+/B-] - Red Sox GM position is officially vacant
16) :TEX: - (10-12) [78.10%/B-/C] -
17) :ARZ: - (11-11) [77.47%/C/B-] -
18) :SF: - (9-13) [77.11%/D/B+] -  (1)
19) :PIT: - (9-13) [76.00%/C/C] - Stewart on the DL, middle infield is my big problem headed into the offseason (-1)
20) :TB: - (9-13) [74.87%/C/C] -
21) :COL: - (10-12) [72.82%/B+/F] -
22) :CHC: - (10-12) [70.93%/C+/D] -
23) :NYM: - (8-14) [68.73%/D/C] -  (1)
24) :WAS: - (8-14) [68.34%/D/C] - Strasburg on IR via Tommy John for the next year!  Ouch… (-1)
25) :MIN: - (8-14) [66.60%/D/C] -
26) :BAL: - (3-19) [63.20%/F/C] - Orioles pitching is really coming together… this could be a surprising team to watch for in 2011 (they already have #1 pick!) (1)
27) :SEA: - (5-17) [62.51%/F/C] -  (-1)
28) :FL: - (6-16) [60.04%/F/D] -
29) :SD: - (4-18) [58.17%/F/D] -
30) :KC: - (5-17) [57.34%/F/D] - Royals are another poor squad in 2010 looking for a 2011 rebound but their timetable is better set for 2012

[Colby]

If the week ended today then the playoffs would look like this...

:MIL: vs. :PHI:
:LAD: vs. :STL:

:NYY: vs. :CLE:
:OAK: vs. :TOR:

The Tigers need a win and an Indians loss to make the playoffs.  The Reds need a win and a Cardinals loss.  The Astros need a win and losses by the Reds and Cardinals.  Currently, all five of those teams but the Reds are winning.

Phillies, Yankees, Dodgers, and Brewers are putting up a lot of points this week.

[Dan Wood]

How do the Cards have the tie breaker? I beat them H2H

[bravesfan4]

Good point Danielson. :taco: