Off and Running

[Frayed Knot]

A somewhat weather-delayed look at the first installment of how the teams are looking at various mileposts of the season.
This first version shows where all teams stood as of their 10th games.

Mets	7 - 3
Braves	7 - 3
Marlins	6 - 4
Phillies	2 - 8
Nationals	2 - 8
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Brewers	6 - 4
Reds	6 - 4
Cardinals	5 - 5
Astros	4 - 6
Pirates	4 - 6
Cubs	4 - 6
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Dodgers	7 - 3
D'Backs	7 - 3
Padres	6 - 4
Rockies	5 - 5
Giants	3 - 7

The AL chart is still waiting for the Mariners to get their 10th game in.

[Frayed Knot]

AL:

Blue Jays	6 - 4
Red Sox	6 - 4
Yankees	5 - 5
Orioles	4 - 6
Devil Rays	4 - 6
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Tigers	6 - 4
Twins	6 - 4
Indians	6 - 4
White Sox	5 - 5
Royals	3 - 7
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Angels	6 - 4
Rangers	5 - 5
Mariners	5 - 5
A's	4 - 6

[metirish]

Scary that Rodriguez has nine home runs and twenty three RBI in thirteen games,and the yankees are only 5 - 5.

[Benjamin Grimm]

More proof that he sucks.

Boy, it would be great if he was in Anaheim or the South Side of Chicago next year.

[Frayed Knot]

Time for the 25-Game check-up, which is already over-due as some of the info is several days out of date, but I'll throw it up here now and not wait around for the Mariners to get to their 25th game.
(records are as they were at the time each team reached their 25th game)


NL East

Braves: 16 - 9
Ryan Langerhans: 3 for 44 (.068/.192/.091) Any wonder he was traded?

Mets: 15 - 10

Marlins: 12 - 13
Dontrelle Willis: 5 - 1, 5.35 ERA, 1.59 WHiP

Phillies: 11 - 14
Ryan Howard: 5-for-37 w/21 Ks vs LHP

Nationals: 8 - 17
Jesus Flores: 19 ABs, (.211/.348/.316)



NL Central

Brewers: 16 - 9
Jeff Suppan: 4 - 2, 2.55 ERA, 1.18 WHiP

Reds: 12 - 13
Josh Hamilton: 17-for-64, 4 2Bs, 6 HRs (not bad for a 4 year layoff)

Pirates: 12 - 13
Xavier Nady: 61 ABs, 3 HRs; .262/.318/.459

Cardinals: 10 - 15
Braden Looper: 6 GS, 3- 2, 2.84 ERA, 1.21 WHiP

Cubs: 11 - 14
Cliff Floyd: 63 ABs; 2 HRs; .286/.318/.429

Astros: 10 - 15
Brad Lidge: 13 G, 11.0 IP, 15 Ks, 5.73 ERA, 2.36 WHiP



NL West

Dodgers: 15 - 10
Rafael Furcal: 74 ABs - (.203/.272/.243)

D'Backs: 14 - 11
Brandon Webb: 63.7% Ground Ball Pct (leads MLB)

Padres: 13 - 12
Heath Bell: 12 G, 16.2 IP, 5 H, 17 Ks, 0.54 WhiP

Giants: 13 - 12
Barry Zito: 5 GS, 31.1 IP, 3.73 ERA, 1.28 WhiP

Rockies: 10 - 15
Kaz Matsui: 36 ABs - (.361/.395/.472)




AL East

Red Sox: 16 - 9
Manny Ramirez: .215/.318/.323, 3HRs

Blue Jays: 13 - 12
Victor Zambrano: 6 G, 5.1 IP, 8 H, 6 BB, 2.63 WhiP

Orioles: 12 - 13
Steve Trachsel: 5 GS, 28.1 IP, 4.13 ERA, 1.27 WHiP

D'Rays: 11 - 14
Scott Kazmir: 6 GS, 37.2 IP, 4.06 ERA, 1.30 WHiP

Yankees: 11 - 14
Alex Rodriguez: 86 Total Bases (2nd place AL = 64)



AL Central

Indians: 17 - 8
C. C. Sabathia: 44 Ks - 8 BBs

Tigers: 14 - 11
Gary Sheffield: 2 HRs - (.200/.369/.306)

Twins: 14 - 11
Jason Tyner - 48 ABs (.313/.340/.396)

White Sox: 12 - 13
Mark Buehrle: 30.1 IP, 0.86 WHiP

Royals: 8 - 17
Brian Bannister: 2 GS, 11.0 IP, 4.91 ERA, 1.18 WHiP


AL West

Angels: 14 - 11
Vladamir Guerrero: .348/.459/.685

A's: 12 - 13
Mike Piazza - (.274/.337/.368) - 1 HR

Rangers: 10 - 15
Sammy Sosa: 86 ABs - 7 HRs

Mariners: 12 - 13
Richie Sexson: 86 Plate Appearances, 1 single (11 hits)

Edited May 5, 2007 by Guest

[metirish]

I thought Toronto were supposed to be better than this...13-18 and last place....

[Frayed Knot]

Well, the NL teams have all now reached the quarter-pole of the season (several AL teams still lagging).
All records and the teams' in-league ranks of OPS & ERA are as they were when each hit the 40-game mark.

DIVISION	TEAM	RECORD	OPS RANK	ERA RANK
NL-E	METS	26 - 14	1	2
NL-C	BREWERS	25 - 15	4	5
NL-E	BRAVES	25 - 15	5	9
NL-W	DODGERS	24 - 16	11	3
NL-W	PADRES	21 - 19	13	1
NL-W	D'BACKS	21 - 19	12	4
NL-W	GIANTS	20 - 20	9	6
NL-E	PHILS	20 - 20	2	13
NL-C	ASTROS	20 - 20	8	8
NL-C	CUBS	19 - 21	6	7
NL-E	MARLINS	18 - 22	3	14
NL-C	PIRATES	18 - 22	14	11
NL-W	ROCKIES	17 - 23	10	16
NL-C	REDS	16 - 24	7	10
NL-C	CARDS	16 - 24	15	15
NL-E	NATL's	14 - 26	16	12

Edited May 20, 2007 by Guest

[Willets Point]

Looks like the 7, 9, 10 & 12 run games of the past couple of weeks are chipping away the ERA leadership.

[Guest Edgy DC]

I'll take it.

So would any of us, if we were offered it going into the season.

[Frayed Knot]

DIV	TEAM	RECORD	OPS RANK	ERA RANK
AL-E	RED SOX	28 - 12	1	1
AL-C	INDIANS	25 - 15	2	7
AL-C	TIGERS	24 - 16	3	6
AL-W	ANGELS	22 - 18	12	3
AL-W	A's	20 - 20	11	2
AL-C	WHITE SOX	19 - 21	14	5
AL-W	MARINERS	19 - 21	T-8	12
AL-C	TWINS	18 - 22	8	4
AL-E	BLUE JAYS	18 - 22	5	8
AL-E	YANKS	18 - 22	4	11
AL-E	ORIOLES	18 - 22	10	10
AL-E	D'RAYS	18 - 22	6	14
AL-W	RANGERS	15 - 25	T-8	13
AL-C	ROYALS	13 - 27	13	9

[Frayed Knot]

NL teams have now all reached the 1/3 mark of the season (54 games).
This is the first spot where I like to look at full-season projections - both good and bad - so I pick one for each team to have some fun with.
(All records and projections are as they were at each team's 54th game).



Mets 35 - 19
Reyes - 6 HRs, 24 triples

Braves 31 - 23
Tim Hudson - 253 IPs

Marlins 26 - 28
Dan Uggla - 102 Extra-base hits

Phillies 26 - 28
Chase Utley - 66 Doubles

Nationals: 22 - 32
Jesus Flores - 123 ABs, 30 Hits, 12 Doubles


Brewers: 30 - 24
Cecil Fielder - 54 Hrs

Cardinals: 24 - 30
Eckstein - 522 PA, 18 Ks

Pirates 23 - 31
Zack Duke - 198 IP, 295 Hits allowed

Cubs: 23 - 31
Soriano 18 Hrs

Astros: 22 - 32
Lance Berkman - 552 ABs, 3 Doubles

Reds: 21 - 33
Adam Dunn - 210 Ks



Dodgers: 32 - 22
Takashi Saito - 71 IP, 45 Hits, 48 Saves

Padres: 31 -23
Jake Peavy 241 IP, 184 Hits allowed

D'Backs: 31 - 23
Livan Hernandez - 219 IP, 102 BBs

Giants: 26 - 29
Barry Bonds - 36 HRs, 770 Career

Rockies: 25 - 29
Todd Helton - 183 Hits, 123 BBs, .457 OBP

[Guest Edgy DC]

Good work.

I wonder how many homers Cecil would hit if he were Prince's age.

[Frayed Knot]

Edgy DC wrote: I wonder how many homers Cecil would hit if he were Prince's age.

I dunno, but Prince could have 100 career HRs under his belt before turning 24 (next May - he has 50 right now).
Ryan Howard doesn't even have 100 yet and he's almost 28. A-Rod had approx 125 at birthday 24.

[Frayed Knot]

Red Sox: 37 - 17
Hidecki Okajima - 81 IP, 9 ER, 36 Hits Allowed

Orioles: 27 - 27
Brian Roberts - 57 SBs, 9 CS

Blue Jays: 25 - 29
AJ Burnett - 235 IP; 105 BB; 24 HBP

Yankees: 24 - 30
Alex Rodriguez - 60 HRs; Mariano Rivera - 15 Saves

Devil Rays: 23 - 31
Scott Kazmir - 9-9, 219 IP, 213 Ks, 99 BBs




Indians: 34 - 20
Catcher Victor Martinez - 144 RBI

Tigers: 30 - 24
Magglio Ordonez 150 RBI

Twins: 28 - 26
Luis Castillo - 171 Hits, 156 Singles

White Sox: 26 - 28
AJ Piersynski - 36 GiDPs

Royals: 19 - 35
Brain Bannister - 21 Starts, 3-9, 3.89 ERA




Angels: 33 - 21
Kelvim Escobar - 198 IP, 6 HRs allowed

Mariners: 29 - 25
Kenji Jojima - 492 ABs, 9 BBs

A's: 27 - 27
Jason Kendall - 525 ABs, 96 Hits, 90 Singles

Rangers: 19 - 35
Sammy Sosa - 30 HRs (618 career)

[A Boy Named Seo]

Cool stuff, LF. Lance Berkman's start has been strange. .722 OPS and 45 K's already. Tim Hudson's fast start strange, too, but strange because he was kicking ass seemingly out of nowhere. But 4.35 ERA in May and rocked in his first start in June, he might be coming back to earth.

Prince popped another one today. On pace for 57 now.

[Frayed Knot]

All teams have now reached the half-way mark.
Their wins thru their first 81 games are projected out to a full season then compared to last year's finishing mark.

TEAM	Wins Thru 81	Proj. Record	+/- from 2006
METS	46	92 - 70	-5
BRAVES	43	86 - 76	+7
PHILLIES	41	82 - 80	-3
MARLINS	37	74 - 88	-4
NATL's	33	66 - 96	-5
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BREWERS	47	94 - 68	+19
CUBS	41	82 - 80	+16
CARDS	38	76 - 86	-7
PIRATES	35	70 - 92	+3
ASTROS	34	68 - 94	-14
REDS	31	62 - 100	-16
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PADRES	47	94 - 68	+6
D'BACKS	46	92 - 70	+6
DODGERS	45	90 - 72	+2
ROCKIES	39	78 - 84	+2
GIANTS	35	70 - 92	-6

And the AL too:

TEAM	Wins Thru 81	Proj. Record	+/- from 2006
RED SOX	50	100 - 62	+14
BLUE JAYS	39	78 - 84	-9
YANKEES	39	78 - 84	-19
ORIOLES	36	72 - 90	+2
D-RAYS	33	66 - 96	+5
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INDIANS	49	98 - 64	+20
TIGERS	47	94 - 68	-1
TWINS	42	84 - 78	-12
WHITE SOX	36	72 - 90	-18
ROYALS	33	66 - 96	+6

[Willets Point]

I like the look of those final standings. I guess the Mets would play the Padres in the NLDS.

I can't imagine the Mets winning 92 games at this point though. I expect 85 wins top although it looking like that's enough to win the Division of Suck.

[Frayed Knot]

Judging by these mid-term results, it's kind of tough to label the NL East as the 'Division of Suck'. The end-of-season projections show the divisions to finish the year at*:

NL West = +42 (games above .500 as a division)
AL West = +40
AL Central = +26
NL East = -10
AL East = -22
NL Central = -68




* The totals don't exactly "zero out" here due to some teams having played a few games over the 81-game mark

[Frayed Knot]

All teams have now reached the 2/3 point of the season (108 games played).
This shows where they were at that point plus compares their wins thru their first 54 games to the next 54.

TEAM	Rec -108	1st 54	2nd 54	Diff
Mets	61 - 47	35	26	-9
Braves	58 - 52	31	27	-4
Phillies	57 - 51	26	31	+5
Marlins	50 - 58	26	24	-2
Nationals	48 - 60	22	26	+2
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Brewers	58 - 50	30	28	-2
Cubs	57 - 51	23	34	+11
Cards	50 - 58	24	26	+2
Astros	47 - 61	22	25	+3
Reds	45 - 63	21	24	+3
Pirates	44 - 64	23	21	-2
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D'Backs	59 - 49	31	28	-2
Dodgers	58 - 50	32	26	+6
Padres	58 - 50	31	27	-4
Rockies	56 - 52	25	31	+6
Giants	47 - 61	26	21	-5

[Frayed Knot]

TEAM	Rec - 108	1st 54	2nd 54	Diff
Red Sox	66 - 42	27	29	-8
Yankees	58 - 52	24	34	+10
Blue Jays	54 - 54	25	29	+4
Orioles	51 - 57	27	24	-3
Devil Rays	41 - 67	23	18	-5
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Tigers	61 - 47	30	31	+1
Indians	61 - 47	34	27	-6
Twins	55 - 53	28	27	-1
White Sox	49 - 59	26	23	-3
Royals	48 - 60	19	29	+10
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Angels	63 - 45	33	30	-3
Mariners	60 - 48	29	31	-2
A's	51 - 57	27	24	-3
Rangers	48 - 60	19	29	+10