S U R F R A T
Sporadically Updated Ratings For Ranking AL Teams
By: BosoxBob - 9/16/02
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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 | Angels | .662 | 94-55 | 101-61 | 1 | This team simply refuses to lose, as they close in on their first playoff appearance since '86. |
 | 2 | Y-----s | .643 | 94-55 | 104-58 | 2 | Yet another low pressure September, allowing Joe Torre to rest his starters and give valuable time to guys like Juan Rivera and Nick Johnson. |
 | 3 | A's | .637 | 93-56 | 100-62 | 3 | Since their winning streak, this team is starting to show some cracks - namely, a suspect bullpen and a lack of offense. |
 | 4 | Red Sox | .627 | 84-64 | 94-68 | 4 | The Sox are choking on Angel dust. |
 | 5 | Mariners | .607 | 85-64 | 92-70 | 5 | Ichiro's stats since July: .262/.333/.315/.649. Yikes! |
 | 6 | Twins | .554 | 87-63 | 94-68 | 6 | Poor Carl Pohlad - stuck with a playoff team! Reminds me of that Indians' owner in "Major League". |
 | 7 | White Sox | .496 | 74-76 | 80-82 | 7 | They coulda been contenders, instead of bums - which is what they are. |
 | 8 | Rangers | .484 | 69-80 | 74-88 | 8 | The Texas Rangers: the best last-place team money can buy! |
 | 9 | Blue Jays | .480 | 68-81 | 76-86 | 9 | Winning percentage with Mondesi: .418. Winning percentage without Mondesi: .500. Any questions? |
 | 10 | Orioles | .465 | 64-77 | 72-90 | 10 | Only two wins all week - and guess who they beat? |
 | 11 | Indians | .422 | 66-82 | 72-90 | 11 | Major announcement! The Indians, who recalled Coco Crisp from AAA last week, are now calling up Captain Crunch and Count Chocula. |
 | 12 | Royals | .389 | 58-91 | 64-98 | 12 | KC's upcoming free agents are "The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly" - namely, Paul Byrd, Roberto Hernandez, and Chuck Knoblauch. |
 | 13 | Tigers | .329 | 53-96 | 57-105 | 13 | Carlos Pena apparently caught word of my Tigers' OPS stat (no regulars over .800) and has responded - he's up to .806 and is starting to show some of that early-season promise. |
 | 14 | Devil Rays | .329 | 49-100 | 52-110 | 14 | Another 100 loss season for the D'Rays. But hey, at least you know what to expect from this team! |
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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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