S U R F R A T
Sporadically Updated Ratings For Ranking AL Teams
By: BosoxBob - 7/22/02
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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 | |
 | 1 | Y-----s | .651 | 62-36 | 107-55 | 2 | Mondesi batting .200, Weaver has an 8.10 ERA, and pitching staff struggling with injuries. And yet, I can't help but thinking that all will be well come September (and October). |
 | 2 | Red Sox | .643 | 57-39 | 101-61 | 1 | Bud Selig finds a new way to "honor" Teddy Ballgame - the key play made during the World Series each year will now be known as "The Ted Williams Frozen Moment". |
 | 3 | Mariners | .632 | 60-39 | 101-61 | 3 | M's, 5-6 on their post-ASG road trip, will try to pad their lead during a 13 game homestand against mostly lesser competition. |
 | 4 | Angels | .600 | 58-39 | 96-66 | 4 | For the Angels, the time is now. 5-2 so far vs playoff contenders Twins, A's and M's, with upcoming series against A's, M's, Sox, and Y---s. |
 | 5 | A's | .577 | 58-41 | 95-67 | 5 | Is Billy Beane a great GM or what? He turns a first baseman in the minors into a solid (and cheap) fourth starter, and sticks the Y-----s with a so-far ineffective Weaver in the process. |
 | 6 | Twins | .522 | 59-41 | 93-69 | 6 | Twins making a mockery of the AL Central. |
 | 7 | Orioles | .512 | 47-49 | 82-80 | 8 | O's Rodrigo Lopez is 10-3 with a 3.13 ERA. Bet the Padres are kicking themselves after letting him get away in the offseason. |
 | 8 | White Sox | .444 | 46-54 | 75-87 | 7 | What a waste! The AL Central could have been their's for the taking. |
 | 9 | Blue Jays | .434 | 42-55 | 71-91 | 9 | Jays are 8-3 after the break. Yup, they're really missing Mondesi - not! |
 | 10 | Rangers | .416 | 41-57 | 65-97 | 11 | Wonder what the record is for greatest separation between last and next to last in a division? Rangers currently sitting 16 1/2 games out of third. |
 | 11 | Royals | .406 | 43-55 | 72-90 | 12 | Break up the Royals! They're 10-3 since the All Star break. |
 | 12 | Indians | .392 | 43-55 | 69-93 | 10 | It must suck to be an Indians' fan these days, with most of their core players gone and with the Royals about to knock them into fourth place. |
 | 13 | Devil Rays | .310 | 30-66 | 49-113 | 13 | Only the Rangers' pitchers standing in the way of a DRay daily double - last in team batting average and last in team ERA. |
 | 14 | Tigers | .300 | 35-62 | 54-108 | 14 | Hey, here's a little something for next year's Tigers' media guide - the Tigers actually lead the league in triples (and probably also in runners stranded on third). |
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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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