BtB Poor Man's Projected Season Standings as of July 3, 2009

by Dan Turkenkopf on Jul 3, 2009 3:00 PM EDT

Welcome to this holiday edition of the BtB Poor Man's Projected Season Standings.

This week we see a lot more movement than in previous weeks with the brightest fireworks coming from the Chicago White Sox who vaulted seven wins from last Friday, and solidly into second place in the AL Central.

The Yankees jump four wins courtesy of their seven game win streak and overall better performance, while the Jays went four wins the other direction. The AL East is still a dogfight with three teams between 95 and 97 wins. If it stays close throughout it's going to be one heck of a September.

The Angels and Brewers take back the top spots they lost last week and are joined by new arrival Philadelphia who took advantage of the slumping Mets (who dropped five games).

In the NL West, the Dodgers dropped below 100 projected wins for the first time in this series, while the Giants continue their climb - reaching .500. The division houses the two best teams right now in LA and Colorado, with San Francisco among the other top teams.

Full standings after the jump...

Disclaimer: These projected standings are based on Justin's Power Rankings. They do not accurately predict how the remainder of the season will actually unfold. Things like injuries, timely hitting, teams playing each other, and just plain old chance can cause major fluctuations in these results.

AL East

Team	Current Wins	Current Losses	eW%lg	Season Wins	Season Losses	Season W%	Change
Red Sox	48	30	0.583	97	65	0.599	+1
Rays	44	36	0.638	96	66	0.593	+2
Yankees	45	33	0.595	95	67	0.586	+4
Blue Jays	42	38	0.563	88	74	0.543	-4
Orioles	35	44	0.460	73	89	0.451	-1

AL Central

Team	Current Wins	Current Losses	eW%lg	Season Wins	Season Losses	Season W%	Change
Tigers	43	35	0.507	86	76	0.537	-1
White Sox	41	38	0.519	84	78	0.519	+7
Twins	41	39	0.503	82	80	0.506	0
Royals	33	45	0.467	72	90	0.432	-2
Indians	31	49	0.472	70	92	0.432	-3

AL West

Team	Current Wins	Current Losses	eW%lg	Season Wins	Season Losses	Season W%	Change
Angels	43	34	0.490	85	75	0.525	+2
Rangers	42	35	0.499	84	78	0.519	0
Mariners	40	38	0.462	79	83	0.488	+1
Athletics	33	44	0.422	69	93	0.426	+1

NL East

Team	Current Wins	Current Losses	eW%lg	Season Wins	Season Losses	Season W%	Change
Phillies	39	37	0.508	83	79	0.512	-1
Mets	39	39	0.502	81	81	0.500	-5
Braves	38	40	0.488	79	83	0.488	0
Marlins	41	39	0.452	78	84	0.481	+2
Nationals	22	54	0.422	58	104	0.358	-2

NL Central

Team	Current Wins	Current Losses	eW%lg	Season Wins	Season Losses	Season W%	Change
Brewers	42	37	0.514	85	77	0.525	+1
Cardinals	43	38	0.493	83	79	0.512	-2
Cubs	38	38	0.480	79	83	0.488	-2
Pirates	36	43	0.493	77	85	0.475	0
Reds	39	38	0.444	77	85	0.475	+2
Astros	38	39	0.445	76	86	0.469	+3

NL West

Team	Current Wins	Current Losses	eW%lg	Season Wins	Season Losses	Season W%	Change
Dodgers	50	29	0.594	99	63	0.611	-3
Rockies	41	37	0.565	88	74	0.543	0
Giants	42	36	0.461	81	81	0.500	+2
Diamondbacks	31	48	0.501	73	89	0.451	-1
Padres	34	44	0.404	68	94	0.420	0