MLB Power Groupings: Introducing the Disaster Zone

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So I've been thinking to myself that this has to start getting interesting soon.

Like mass amounts of movement and time to start thinking that you are either in or you are out.

Eh, not the case.

In fact, probably the least movement ever, and some of the movement that I've created is debatable to begin with.

Three teams made positive moves and two teams made negative moves. But if I had the chance, I'd create another group that told us this team is actually worse than everyone and anything else and the Indians would be the only member of that group.

I'm going to try and limit my Cleveland cheap shots for the rest of the article, I promise.

I've now created the Disaster Zone and have rid the groupings of that last place group that had a boring name.

What's fun about the Disaster Zone is that there is no escaping it. To find a way out would be nothing short of a miracle and at this point in the season, miracles are going to be hard to come by.

I'd like to see it happen, because everyone likes miracles, but I wouldn't hold my breath.

Welcome to the Disaster Zone

Baltimore, Cleveland, Oakland, Washington, San Diego, Arizona

I wish I had waited to put Cleveland in the group that declares their season dead. Why? Because this group has now been renamed the “Disaster Zone" because they are all officially done-for if you ask me.

And it would have made perfect sense for them to start their run in the group as it was renamed.

Trading Mark DeRosa, despite the fact it was a for a piece to try and help this year, pretty much signals the end, or close to it, for the Tribe. It's painful, but it's the truth.

One team did get added this week, and it is indeed the Oakland Athletics, who in my opinion, are just too far back to even make a difference this late. Double digits going into Sunday's play is too much with July just a day away.

Do we care about these other four teams right now? Just more of the same. Everyone in this group is at least 10 games back of their division leader going into games on Monday.

Teetering on the brink of disaster.

Kansas City

Really now, if the Indians weren't playing so bad, everyone would be pointing and laughing at the Royals.

You get at least 10 games in the AL Central and you've at least had to show some sort of flash of being remotely good. The Royals have done that, so they can stay afloat for another week.

Shifty Eyes

Chicago White Sox, Minnesota, Atlanta, Florida, New York Mets, Chicago Cubs, Houston, Pittsburgh

The AL Central is starting to gain some separation from mediocrity, at least in terms of every single team being in it. Chicago and Minnesota haven't made huge strides, but it's hard to gain ground when the two teams below you are as bad as they are.

Chicago is about a game away from the .500 mark, so that's a positive, but the Tigers interleague success really puts them both behind the eight-ball.

Then we've got the NL East, who has three teams represented here. Those three teams seem to be bunched together, with Florida probably making the biggest jump of them all lately.

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