S U R F R A T
Sporadically Updated Ratings For Ranking AL Teams
By: BosoxBob - 4/30/03
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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-----$ | .736 |
20-5 |
124-38 |
1 |
Y----- starters are beginning to look mortal again. |
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2 |
A's | .588 |
15-10 |
94-68 |
4 |
Key stat: 3.00 - the ERA of starting pitchers not named Zito, Hudson or Mulder. |
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3 |
Mariners | .582 |
16-9 |
95-67 |
6 |
The M's are looking very good right now, and their hitting hasn't even come around yet (except for Edgar). |
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4 |
Red Sox | .563 |
16-9 |
93-69 |
3 |
The non-trade scoreboard: Fossum, 2-1, 3.94 ERA, 27 Ks. Colon, 2-1, 3.97 ERA, 23 Ks. Oh yeah, and this: Fossum, age 25, 165 lbs. Colon, age 30, 240 lbs (supposedly). |
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5 |
Royals | .539 |
17-5 |
96-66 |
2 |
Poster boys for Overachiever's Anonymous - but still they could win out in a very weak AL Central. |
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6 |
Angels | .529 |
11-14 |
83-79 |
7 |
The injury bug that was chasing the Halos since last year has finally caught up with them. |
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7 |
Orioles | .473 |
12-12 |
83-79 |
9 |
Another of those wacky early season stats: Melvin Mora has a 1.042 OPS! |
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8 |
White Sox | .471 |
14-11 |
81-81 |
5 |
The story of the year so far is the performance of Esteban Loaiza - 5-0, 1.25 ERA, 35 Ks. |
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9 |
Rangers | .458 |
11-14 |
73-89 |
11 |
Another typical week for Urbina - a save, a loss and a no-decision. |
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10 |
Twins | .457 |
10-14 |
78-84 |
8 |
If the Twins don't get turned around soon, they'll be out of the mix for the division title. |
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11 |
Blue Jays | .448 |
10-16 |
71-91 |
12 |
It remains to be seen whether the Jays' 9th inning come-from-behind victory over the Royals can get them jump-started. |
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12 |
Devil Rays | .403 |
10-15 |
63-99 |
13 |
Is that right? The DRays are predicted to lose less than 100 games? That Pinella guy is amazing! |
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13 |
Indians | .376 |
7-18 |
63-99 |
10 |
Indians fans can at least happy about one thing - they won't be last in their division. |
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14 |
Tigers | .250 |
3-20 |
39-123 |
14 |
Stop the presses! The Tigers won 2 games in the same week! Hey, they might get to double digits by the end of May. |
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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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