The Indians have finally fallen out of the top half of the rankings, while the Mets moved above the jump.
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 | 50 | 31 | Over the last three years, Brett Gardner's +42 UZR/150 in left-field is, by far (~20 runs), the best of any player at any position. |
2 | Red Sox | 48 | 34 | Dustin Pedroia striking out more than he has before, but also walking a lot more (15.9%). Thus the .394 OPB with a .278 BA. |
3 | Phillies | 53 | 31 | Over the last two weeks, Halladay, Lee, and Hamels have given up a combined 14 runs - that's 2 fewer than COL allowed yesterday. |
4 | Rangers | 44 | 40 | CJ Wilson has been even better this year (3.38 xFIP) than last. Perhaps his success will help get Neftali Feliz out of the pen too. |
5 | Brewers | 45 | 39 | Yovani Gallardo started out the year having trouble punching out batters, but over the past month his K/9 is up to 9.0. |
6 | Cardinals | 45 | 39 | David Freese coming back has helped offset the loss of Pujols somewhat - he's hitting .381/.435/.429 since returning. |
7 | Braves | 49 | 35 | The Braves' pitching staff has taken over the top spot in the majors in FIP and xFIP, largely due to their outstanding bullpen. |
8 | Reds | 42 | 42 | At age 35, Ramon Hernandez is in the midst of a career year (.307/.365/.503) while sharing time behind the plate. |
9 | Rockies | 41 | 42 | Jorge de la Rosa hasn't pitched since the end of May, but he's still second on the team in pitching fWAR (1.4). |
10 | Rays | 46 | 37 | Evan Longoria's line (.245/.336/.474) is being kept down by his .247 BABIP, but he's been his usual awesome self otherwise. |
11 | Tigers | 44 | 40 | Phil Coke's transition to the rotation hasn't gone so well - he's 1-8 with a 4.91 ERA and 1.2 K/BB - so he's going back to the pen. |
12 | Mets | 41 | 42 | Over the last week, the Mets are hitting .332/.398/.491 as a team, led by Jose Reyes' .579/.669/.789 line. |
13 | Diamondbacks | 45 | 39 | It's a little surprising to see neither Daniel Hudson nor Ian Kennedy selected to the All-Star game. Both have been very good. |
14 | Blue Jays | 40 | 44 | How did the Jays lock Yunel Escobar (.289/.363/.440, 2.5 fWAR already) up for only $5 M a year for 2012-13? |
15 | Giants | 48 | 36 | Ryan Vogelsong's All-Star selection has drawn mixed reviews, but his 2.5 brWAR is above teammate Tim Lincecum's. |
16 | Indians | 44 | 37 | Grady Sizemore has been hitting for power like he did early in his career, but his walks are way down and his K's are way up. |
17 | White Sox | 42 | 42 | Former shortstop Sergio Santos has taken to closing quite well, picking up 18 saves in 20 chances with 11.9 strike-outs per nine. |
18 | Angels | 43 | 41 |
Vernon Wells: .210/.241/.380 |
19 | Dodgers | 37 | 47 | Over the last month, Andre Ethier is second on the team in home runs... with 2. Kemp has 8, and 8 others have one each. |
20 | Athletics | 37 | 47 |
Guillermo Moscoso has a 2.51 ERA for the A's, but his FIP is just 4.69 and his xFIP is even worse (5.28). |
21 | Nationals | 42 | 42 | Tom Gorzelanny (8.0 K/9) is the only Nat's starter this year with a strike-out rate above 6.3 per nine. |
22 | Mariners | 40 | 43 | Michael Pineda's FIP by month - April: 2.18, May: 3.07, June: 3.83. That last one is still pretty darn solid for a rookie though. |
23 | Royals | 33 | 50 | Felipe Paulino has done a nice job ever since coming over to KC from Colorado; 3.21 ERA, 2.85 FIP, 3.34 xFIP, mostly as a starter. |
24 | Pirates | 42 | 41 | After two months of low strike-out rates and low BABIPs for Charlie Morton, those stats both jumped in June (6.5 K/9, .372 BABIP). |
25 | Marlins | 37 | 46 | Anibal Sanchez has taken a step forward across the board, and has been one of the NL's best starters this year. |
26 | Orioles | 35 | 45 | Nick Markakis is hitting .405 over the last month, getting his season average up towards .300. OPS still only .734 though. |
27 | Astros | 29 | 55 | Houston is still the only major league team with fewer than 30 wins, and they've failed to get there with three straight losses. |
28 | Cubs | 34 | 50 | After coming to the NL with a bang, Matt Garza's strike-out rate has fall off quite a bit (11.9 K/9 in April, 7.3 K/9 since). |
29 | Padres | 38 | 46 | Playing first-base almost full-time, Brad Hawpe is not a defensive liability for the first time in his career (+2.8 UZR overall). |
30 | Twins | 35 | 46 | Scott Baker (3.15 ERA, 3.45 FIP, 3.42 xFIP) has been the team's top starter this year, whiffing batters at a career high rate. |