The division winners are all decided, with the #1, 2, 3, 5, 7, and 8 teams taking the crowns, while #'s 4, 6, 9, 10, and 11 still fighting for the last two spots.
Just as a reminder: some of the things that go into these rankings include runs scored and allowed, run distributions, wOBA, wRC, FIP, xFIP, DRS, UZR, etc., Base Runs, BABIP and HR/FB% adjustments, and our guts.
| Rank | Team | Wins | Losses | Comments |
| 1 | Yankees | 96 | 61 | CC Sabathia is well behind Justin Verlander in ERA (2.40 vs. 3.00), but is tied for the AL lead with 7 pitcher fWAR. |
| 2 | Phillies | 98 | 60 | There are 7 NL pitchers with at least 5 fWAR and 5 NL pitchers with at least 5 rWAR; 3 Phillies in each group. |
| 3 | Rangers | 92 | 66 | CJ Wilson was a reliever two years ago; since then; 425 innings of 3.15 ERA ball and an average of over 5 fWAR a season. |
| 4 | Red Sox | 88 | 69 | Jacoby Ellsbury had 20 home runs in 1,513 career PA coming into 2011 - he has 31 in only 717 PA this year. |
| 5 | Brewers | 93 | 65 | Mark Kotsay has gotten 200+ PA for the 6th straight season; in that time he has accumulated a total of -1.6 fWAR. |
| 6 | Rays | 87 | 71 | Tampa Bay has only gone 7-7 over the last couple weeks, but they've gotten to within a game back of Boston in the Wild Card race. |
| 7 | Diamondbacks | 92 | 66 | Ryan Roberts is only 2 home runs and 2 steals away from making Arizona the only team in baseball with three 20-20 guys. |
| 8 | Tigers | 91 | 67 | Miguel Cabrera is having the best offensive season of his career (.341/.447/.579, 175 wRC+), which is saying something. |
| 9 | Cardinals | 87 | 71 | Octavio Dotel has been great since coming over to St. Louis; 12 K/9, 2 BB/9 - good for a 1.61 FIP and 2.25 xFIP. |
| 10 | Angels | 86 | 72 | Jered Weaver hasn't been quite as good down the stretch as he was to start the season; 3.71 ERA, 4.55 FIP since August 1st. |
| 11 | Braves | 89 | 69 | Craig Kimbrel setting the record for saves by a rookie (46) will probably help his case for the Rookie of the Year award. |
| 12 | Dodgers | 79 | 78 | 3 homers in the last 4 games would give Matt Kemp (already hitting a fantastic .324/.400/.581) a 40-40 season. |
| 13 | White Sox | 77 | 81 | If he doesn't get knocked out in the first inning in his last start, Mark Buerhle should get to 200 IP for the 11th straight year. |
| 14 | Giants | 84 | 74 | For pitchers with at least 40 IP, Sergio Romo has, by far, the best K/BB ratio in the majors at 13.2. |
| 15 | Blue Jays | 80 | 78 | Rookie Henderson Alvarez has pitched well over the last month, minimizing free passes (0.8 BB/9) and getting grounders( 56%). |
| 16 | Mets | 76 | 82 | No pitcher who throws as hard as Mike Pelfrey (~92 mph fastball) has struck out batters less frequently since 2008 (~5 K/9) . |
| 17 | Reds | 76 | 82 | Brandon Phillips has been on fire the last month, hitting .327/.408/.591 and accumulating 2 fWAR in just that short time. |
| 18 | Royals | 69 | 89 | Bruce Chen has the lowest starter ERA on the team at 3.98 (min. 20 IP) - his best season since 2005. |
| 19 | Rockies | 71 | 87 | Drew Pomeranz has a 5.68 ERA in his first three major league starts, but the 2.86 FIP and 3.85 xFIP look a lot more promising. |
| 20 | Athletics | 71 | 87 | Rookie Guillermo Moscoso has one of the biggest gaps between his ERA (3.38) and xFIP (5.02) in the majors. |
| 21 | Marlins | 71 | 87 | A strong enough last few games could leave Mike Stanton with the highest ISO ever for a player through his age 21 season (.266 now). |
| 22 | Indians | 80 | 78 | Asrdubal Cabrera has been very consistent with the power this year, hitting between 3 and 5 homers every month. |
| 23 | Nationals | 77 | 80 | Winning out would allow the Nationals to have their first winning season since moving to Washington in2005 (when they went 81-81). |
| 24 | Padres | 69 | 89 | Nick Hundley has missed a lot of time, but has still had a very good season in only 298 PA (.292/.352/.472, with 3.3 fWAR). |
| 25 | Cubs | 70 | 88 | Despite the .228 batting average, the Cubs got what they paid for from Carlos Pena (.357 wOBA, 2.6 fWAR). |
| 26 | Orioles | 67 | 91 | Zach Britton has had a very nice rookie season, and actually leads the O's in pitcher fWAR at 2.7. |
| 27 | Mariners | 66 | 92 | It's Michael Pineda who leads all AL rookie pitchers though, at 3.4 fWAR (tied with Craig Kimbrel for the major league lead). |
| 28 | Astros | 55 | 103 | Carlos Lee has been on a tear recently, accumulating half of his 3 total fWAR in just the last month while hitting .354/.420/.626. |
| 29 | Pirates | 71 | 87 | If they can hold of the Cubs, the Pirates will finish in 4th place for the first time since 2003. |
| 30 | Twins | 60 | 98 | Minnesota has been outscored by almost 20 more runs than the next worst team - and the gap was bigger before Houston lost 19-3. |
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