Swordsman78

Good input. I will review and share the thought process and get back to you. That 7-3 shows they are definitely trending up. You may be spot on.

FIFY. Get in the game or stand by the side and let the victors go by.

You are correct, this is early but establishes a starting point for discussion and crowd sourcing. I plan to officially update again at approx 60 games, but team Tier placement will be fluid through the next 40 games.

Angels are on probation ** in Tier 5. A sweep by Baltimore would surely drop them to Tier 6, but a series win over the O's would take them off probation for Tier 5

Good input. Royals moved to Tier 3. I had them at 12 wins until you pointed out they had 13. This moved them to 14.5 points and into Tier 3. Thanks for the crowed sourcing. Here is the thought process on the Royals. Basically they feasted on the White Sox and lost a series to Tier 5/6 Twins 13- 13 points 3 series wins - +3 points 2 series wins were vs. Tier 6 (White sox x 2) for 6-1 record = (-.5 points x 2) Lost a series vs Tier 5/6 Twins.= (-.5 points) Without the benefit of playing 2 series vs. White Sox their record would be 6-8

Baseball Tiers as of 4-22-24 Tier 1 Brewers, Braves, Yankees, Cleveland, Phillies (19.5-21.75 points) Tier 2 Cubs, Orioles, Mets, Red Sox, Blue Jays, Padres, Dodgers (16-18.75 points) Tier 3 Pirates*, Reds, Rays, Royals, Tigers, Rangers, Seattle, Dbacks (13.75-1.5.5 points) Tier 4 A's*, Cards*, Giants, Nats (10.0-13.25) Tier 5 Angels*, Astros*, Twins* (7.5-9.0 points) Tier 6 White Sox, Rockies, Marlins, (2.5-6 points) Note: The Tiers are crowd sourced. All input will be considered and adjustments made as appropriate. The Tiers represent a snap shot for a time period and will be fluid due to relevant injuries and future level of play. Tier 1 and 2 = Current Playoff Caliber Tier 3 = On the Bubble for playoffs Tier 4 = .500 team +/- 3-5 wins Tier 5 = Trending down with tempo Tier 6 = Dungeon. Hopeless * = on probation/bubble down for their current Tier. Below is an explanation of the Methodolgy used to place the teams on various Tiers. The Tier concept recognizes that W/L records are a function of quality of opponent, and as such, RELEVANCY of opponent MUST be factored in. The following data points are the primary drivers: # of wins, # series won, current series win streak. Quality series win over Tier 1, +7/-7 last 10 games (+.5/-.5) Fractional Deductions for Series win vs. Tier 6, *Tier placements consider a team’s entire body of work, however are weighted heaviest on recent games and game weights decrease in significance in reverse order.

Ok and expecting that will apply to everyone else.

I guess the deal is off then

Deal. And when I do, please cease and desist with the derogatory emoji every time

No one works harder to keep their mod cuff links than TG

It's still early so who knows. Pulling for success

Unfortunately a lot of guys on here did.

At this point the Orioles have progressed and are playing like a Tier 1/2 team as oppossed to a Tier 2/3 team a month ago. The official first run of the crowd sourced Tiers should be out soon.

At least we don't have to play the Reds anymore this week

Hate to say it fellas but the Angels are regressing into Tier 6

Adell should be in the lineup next game.

Another wasted opportunity. No one on the team is clutch.

Not by looking at any stats or metrics year over year.

The call by me was the right one. The Reds didn't execute. Still waiting for your first suggestion. All we hear from you are old news and insults

Is there one area that this team has improved in?

Soriano gets out of the inning finally, but the damage is done.

Can't give a good team 4 outs.

Ugly. Now Trout is probably hurt.

OK. Sure.

Everything Strad thought would be an improvement with this years team, has regressed. Sad