S U R F R A T
Sporadically Updated Ratings For Ranking AL Teams
By: BosoxBob - 4/16/03
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SURFRAT is a power rankings report done by one of our regular posters (from San Diego) on the message board BosoxBob. This report will be updated at BosoxBob's leisure, as the title explains, updates will be sporadic.
An explanation of how the rankings are calculated can be found at the bottom of this page.
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Rank |
Team | RPI |
Current |
Projected |
Previous |
Comment | |
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1 |
Y-----s | .769 |
9-2 |
128-34 |
2 |
Even with Jeter and Rivera out and the bullpen struggling, this team is still cruising along. |
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2 |
Royals | .664 |
9-1 |
112-50 |
12 |
Enjoy it while it lasts Royals fans - your team will be in the Twins' rear view mirror by season's end. |
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3 |
Angels | .613 |
7-5 |
100-62 |
1 |
The Halos make a big statement by sweeping the A's to jump into first place. |
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4 |
A's | .579 |
7-5 |
93-69 |
3 |
Scott Hatteberg (.381 AVG, 1.017 OPS) continues to show how dumb it was for the Sox to get nothing for him. |
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5 |
Twins | .540 |
6-6 |
88-74 |
6 |
What a strange year so far - all four series they've played have resulted in sweeps. |
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6 |
Red Sox | .525 |
7-5 |
84-78 |
4 |
All of a sudden, a bullpen with the likes of Arrojo, Banks and Castillo doesn't seem so bad. |
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7 |
White Sox | .519 |
7-5 |
84-78 |
7 |
Colon has been everything the White Sox had hoped for so far. |
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8 |
Mariners | .505 |
6-6 |
80-82 |
5 |
It will be interesting to see who has the bigger impact on their team - Randy Winn (.313 AVG) with the M's, or Pinella with the DRays. |
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9 |
Indians | .472 |
4-7 |
76-86 |
11 |
It's hard to believe how much this team has changed - there's almost no one left from their winning teams of the 90's. |
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10 |
Blue Jays | .457 |
5-7 |
71-91 |
9 |
I wonder if the Blue Jays regret letting Brandon Lyon go? |
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11 |
Devil Rays | .438 |
5-7 |
69-93 |
14 |
An impressive start for Lou's Crew, especially given the schedule they've played. |
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12 |
Orioles | .424 |
4-7 |
73-89 |
10 |
Jason Johnson's ERA: 2.13. Other O's starters combined ERA: 6.47. |
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13 |
Rangers | .364 |
4-8 |
55-107 |
8 |
Another offseason spent trying to improve the pitching staff has resulted in a jump in the team ERA from 5.15 to 6.38. |
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14 |
Tigers | .198 |
1-10 |
26-136 |
13 |
This team is hitting so poorly that even Tony Clark would improve the team batting average. |
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Teams are rated on three factors: average runs scored, average runs allowed, and winning percentage. Each of these is weighted by the team's strength of schedule, which is determined from the opponent's average winning percentage and their opponent's average winning percentage. The combination of the three weighted factors produces an overall rating. |
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