Big E’s 2013 Final MLB Power Rankings

by Eric “Big E” Jacinto

I know this is coming very late almost three weeks since the baseball season/World Series ended but I still needed to finish what I started because the last MLB Power Ranking was August just doesn’t make sense that’s the last one. And I wanted to wait until the all the MLB Awards were announced congrats to the winners!

Congrats to the Boston Red Sox again winning their third World Series title in ten years. It was a great moment for the city of Boston well deserved!

MLB Monthly Rankings: Records for September/October: Month Record, [Final Season Record] AR (August Ranking):

1. Boston Red Sox: 16-9, [97-65] AR: (3) World Series Champions; Beat the Cardinals in World Series!

2. St. Louis Cardinals: 19-8, [97-65] AR: (T.8) NL Champions

3. Detroit Tigers: 13-13, [93-69 AR: (4) Lost to the Red Sox in the AL Championship; won the AL central!

4. Los Angeles Dodgers: 12-15, [92-70] AR: (1) Lost to the Cardinals in the NL Championship; won the weak NL West!

5. Oakland Athletics: 19-10, [96-66] AR: (6) Won the AL West for second straight season!

6. Atlanta Braves: 13-14, [96-66] AR: (2) Won the NL East!

7. Pittsburgh Pirates: 15-12, [94-68] AR: (7) Made the playoffs for first time in 20 years!

8. Cincinnati Reds: 14-12, [90-72] AR: (T.8) Finish third in the NL Central.

9. Tampa Bay Rays: 18-11, [92-71] AR: (10) Finish second in the AL East.

10. Cleveland Indians: 21-6, [92-70] AR: (14) Finish second in the AL Central.

11. Texas Rangers: 12-16, [91-72] AR: (5) Missed the playoffs

12. Washington Nationals: 18-9, [86-76] AR: (12) Finish four games behind the Cincinnati Reds for the second wild card spot.

13. Kansas City Royals: 17-10, [86-76] AR: (15) Finish third in the AL Central.

14. New York Yankees: 13-14, [85-77] AR: (11) Finish tied with the Baltimore Orioles.

15. Baltimore Orioles: 14-14, [85-77] AR: (16) Finish tied with the New York Yankees.

16. Los Angeles Angels: 16-12, [78-84] AR: (18) Another very disappointing season!

17. Arizona Diamondbacks: 12-17, [81-81] AR: (13) Finish in second place in the blow average NL West.

18.San Francisco Giants: 16-11, [76-86] AR: (25) Missed the playoffs after winning the World Series in 2012!

19. San Diego Padres: 16-11, [76-86] AR: (26) Finish tied with the Sam Francisco Giants.

20. New York Mets: 14-14, [74-88] AR: (17) Finish in third place in the NL East.

21. Milwaukee Brewers: 15-12, [74-88] AR: (24) Finish in fourth place in the NL Central.

22. Seattle Mariners: 9-18, [71-91] AR: (19) Finish fourth place in the AL West.

23. Toronto Blue Jays: 12-14, [74-88] AR: (20) Finish in last place in the AL East.

24. Colorado Rockies: 10-15, [74-88] AR: (21) Finish in last place in the NL West.

25. Philadelphia Phillies: 11-15, [73-89] AR: (22) Didn’t win 80 or more games for the first time since the 2000 season when they only won 65 games. Missed the playoffs for second straight season after making five straight seasons.

26. Chicago White Sox: 7-21, [63-99] AR: (23) Finish in last place in their division for first time since 1989 season when they were in the AL West (had seven teams); first time since moving to the AL Central in 1994 they finish in last place.

27. Minnesota Twins: 8-18, [66-96] AR: (27) Finish in fourth place in the AL Central.

28. Chicago Cubs: 9-18, [66-96] AR: (28) Finish in last place in the NL Centralfor the fourth straight season. Haven’t had a winning season since the 2009 season (finish in 2nd) and haven’t won the NL Central since the 2008 season.

29. Miami Marlins: 13-15, [62-100] AR: (29) Finish in last place in the NL Eastfor the third straight season.

30. Houston Astros: 7-20, [51-111] AR: (30) Lost over 105 games for the third straight season.

Final 2013 Season Trend:

Biggest Winner(s): San Francisco Giants & San Diego Padres (+7).

Biggest Loser: Texas Rangers (-6).

Until next season keep it real! I’ll be back in March for my Spring training Power Rankings and I’ll be doing it monthly again next season!