Cubicle GM MLB Power Rankings: June 30th

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Welcome to the inaugural edition of the Cubicle GM MLB Power Rankings.  These rankings are a collaboration of some of the brilliant minds that make up the brain trust over at Cubicle GM.  Each participating member gives their individual rankings, and the combined average makes up where we see the balance of power in the majors today.

Going forward, every Tuesday the CGM rankings will contain more trend analysis and detail behind teams moving up and down the board.  For the first post, since none of that applies yet, I took a detailed look into some of the behind the scenes info about our rankings for this week.

There was no doubt about which two teams were the best in their respective leagues, as everyone ranked the Dodgers and the Red Sox at either No. 1 or No. 2.  The league was split on who was at the top however, and since they don’t play each other this year, the Dodgers get the nod this week since they currently have a better record.

There was also no questioning the bottom team in the rankings, as all four of us put Washington at No. 30.  The Nats hold the distinction of being the only team to get such a consensus ranking from the entire group.

There were quite a few teams that varied significantly from one contributor to another.  Our good friend Gideon took a unique approach to his rankings, using run differential and weighting it based off opponents’ winning percentage.  As such, there were some major differences between his rankings and the rest of ours (myself, Mickey and Joey), including:

St. Louis Cardinals (17) – Gideon 23, Mickey 6

Minnesota Twins (11) – Gideon 4, Jacob/Mickey 15

Chicago Cubs (10) – Gideon 11, Mickey 21

Pittsburgh Pirates (10) – Gideon 15, Joey 25

Arizona Diamondbacks (10) – Gideon 19, Jacob/Mickey 29

Finally, the AL East was easily the best-ranked division with an average rank of 9.25, as three teams finished in the top six overall.  Its counterpart in the National League did not fare so well, as the Nationals’ consensus No. 30 ranking put the NL East at the bottom with an average rank of 19.40.

For all the detail behind this, check out the backup data here.  Now, onto the rankings.  I’ve only gone into detail about the Top 10, so if you want some more info on your team, tell them to play better so they can move up the ladder.

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