Robert E. McCabe Magazine Power Rankings

McCabe Magazine Power Rankings

Dallas, TX (McC) - The power rankings are an average of the following team statistics; Winning Percentage, OPS, Runs Scored, ERA, WHIP, and Fielding Percentage. 

		TOP 10
Rank	LW	Team	Owner	Wins	Lost
1	1	Houston Astros	mitt0108	49	20
2	2	Chicago Cubs	carseneau	48	21
3	5	Cincinnati Reds	cpintens	43	26
4	3	Anaheim Angels	captain10a	42	27
5	8	Minnesota Twins	optistrat	40	29
6	7	San Diego Padres	jgarron	41	28
7	14	Toronto Blue Jays	dimestoregin	38	31
8	6	Florida Marlins	lido9613	40	29
9	9	Detroit Tigers	patrickkm	38	31
10	10	Pittsburgh Pirates	sportbanker	40	29
		THE NEXT 5
Rank	LW	Team	Owner	Wins	Lost
11	11	Atlanta Braves	bigsammich	38	31
12	4	Washington D.C. Nationals	Saffron	36	33
13	13	Los Angeles Dodgers	Arte	37	32
14	17	Texas Rangers	goldenbaer88	34	35
15	12	Oakland Athletics	jefepwnzer	32	37
		THE BEST OF THE REST
Rank	LW	Team	Owner	Wins	Lost
16	16	Chicago White Sox	kgrffth	36	33
17	19	Colorado Rockies	axtell	36	33
18	20	San Francisco Giants	wylie715	33	36
19	21	Tampa Bay Rays	rsskfs23	37	32
20	27	St. Louis Cardinals	slurie2001	35	34

News and Notes

	TOP 10 FIELDING TEAMS
Rank	Franchise	Owner	GP	PO	A	E	DP	FPct
1	Cincinnati Reds	cpintens	70	1878	725	26	155	0.990
2	Minnesota Twins	optistrat	70	1873	663	28	172	0.989
	Toronto Blue Jays	dimestoregin	70	1881	693	29	187	0.989
	San Diego Padres	jgarron	70	1861	734	30	174	0.989
5	San Francisco Giants	wylie715	70	1844	680	30	155	0.988
	Seattle Mariners	mark3313	70	1885	764	33	155	0.988
	Chicago Cubs	carseneau	70	1892	730	33	151	0.988
8	Houston Astros	mitt0108	70	1883	721	33	156	0.987
	Washington D.C. Nationals	Saffron	70	1901	763	34	195	0.987
	Baltimore Orioles	bourboncask	70	1844	652	32	139	0.987

TOP 10 FIELDING SHORTSTOPS

Manuel Hernandez Philadelphia Phillies Age: 31 B/T: L/R Born: Puerto Plata, DO Position(s): SS/IF/OF/DH View Hardball Dynasty Profile

Francicso Elcano Minnesota Twins Age: 24 B/T: R/R Born: San Antonio De Los Banos, CU Position(s): SS/CF View Hardball Dynasty Profile

Jack Gray San Diego Padres Age: 27 B/T: R/R Born: Wewoka, OK Position(s): SS/IF/COF/DH View Hardball Dynasty Profile

Manuel Hernandez, Francicso Elcano, and Jack Gray are 3 of the top 10 Shortstops in baseball. This group has a combined total of 14 errors in 204 games and 1,741.2 innings.

NOTE: Click on the player's name for PROFILE

	TOP 10 FIELDING MAJOR LEAGUE SHORTSTOPS
Rank	Player	Pos	GP	+	Inn		PO		A		E		DP	Fld%
1	Manuel Hernandez (PHI)	SS	67	0	531		108		222		4		36	0.988
2	Francicso Elcano (MIN)	SS	70	7	623.1		133		229		5		44	0.986
3	Jack Gray (SD)	SS	64	3	563.1		120		218		5		45	0.985
4	J.P. Boyd (SF)	SS	70	9	614.2		121		227		7		42	0.980
5	Taylor Matthews (DET)	SS	66	7	593.2		123		204		7		32	0.979
	Bruce Lambert (ATL)	SS	50	3	439.1		98		131		5		24	0.979
7	Adam Carter (HOU)	SS	70	5	624.2		114		248		8		45	0.978
8	Fausto Camacho (CH2)	SS	61	1	530.2		109		193		7		37	0.977
	Garrett Sullivan (RIC)	SS	70	3	618		146		235		9		51	0.977
10	Terrence Wight (WAS)	SS	65	8	589.1		134		228		9		45	0.976

TOP 10 MINOR LEAGUE FIELDING SHORTSTOPS

Rank	Player	GP	LeveL	+	Inn	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%
1	George Duncan (TOR)	54	AAA	5	394	76	147	3	22	0.987
2	D'Angelo Acosta (MIN)	72	AAA	8	643.2	158	241	9	51	0.978
3	Louie Chang (MIL)	72	AA	12	617.1	121	231	10	46	0.972
4	Mario Sears (COL)	72	AAA	5	651	135	241	12	47	0.969
5	Tom Robertson (LAA)	56	AAA	4	402	76	136	7	27	0.968
	Milton Throneberry (DET)	60	AA	6	533	123	211	11	49	0.968
7	Brian Meng (SEA)	70	Hi A	13	565.1	128	191	12	42	0.964
8	Wayne Marcum (KC)	72	AAA	4	632	131	210	13	41	0.963
9	Luis Eovaldi (RIC)	57	AAA	0	498.1	87	174	11	34	0.960
	Woody Gabriel (TB)	72	AA	10	639.2	133	224	15	43	0.960

Featured HOUSTON ASTROS and McCABE MAGAZINE POWER RANKINGS

THE REBUILD

The Houston Astros, the making of a CHAMPION

The Houston Astros might be the biggest surprise to the average fan, but not to the sportswriters and editors here at McCabe Magazine. Our season preview selected this club to win the American League South Division with a 96-66 record. They currently lead the division with a 37-13 record and have a 12 game lead over the second place Texas Rangers (25-25). After finishing last in the division 3 straight seasons, the Astros was poised to ambush the competition this season with its stockpile of young talent. The headliners of the young talent is Leftfielder Richie Brush (12 HR, 38 RBI, 297 BA), DH Blake Henson (16 HR, 44 RBI, 281 BA), and 1B Magglio Palacios (9 HR, 37 RBI, 346 BA). Brush and Henson were both 1^st round selections in seasons 21 and 22 respectively, with Palacios being an International Free Agent signee in season 21. 

Free Agents Find a Home

Don’t let us forget about the veterans on this club, such as season 26 Free Agent Quinton Bryne  an 8 time All-Star and National League Most Valuable Player, 3 time All-Star Tony Savage (RF), and pitchers Angel Duran  (16 G, 4-0, 0.98 WHIP, 0.63 ERA), Pedro Rodrigo (19 G, 3-0, 0.96 WHIP, 1.81 ERA), Edgardo Cabrera (8 G, 1-1, 0.92 WHIP, 2.61 ERA),and starter Tommie Simmons (10 GS, 7-0, 1.12 WHIP, 2.64 ERA). Duran (left Arizona), and Rodrigo (Boston) were both FA signings this season and Timmons was acquired in a trade with the Rangers, the 2^nd place Rangers I might add. We saw this monster beginning to come alive last season with the change of ownership. New Owner mitt0108 made some eye-popping moves in Free Agency and some curious trades that some felt were insane, some thought brilliant, and I believed it was diabolical. The Astros have become that kind of monster that made the AL owners run through the village with torches screaming “IT’S ALIVE.”

From worst to first, the Astros have risen from the ashes, looking to capture its first division crown since season 9 and second division title in team history.      

SEASON 26 POWER RANKINGS

The Robert E.

McCabe Magazine Power Rankings

New York, NY (McC) - The power rankings are an average of the following team statistics; Winning Percentage, OPS, Runs Scored, ERA, WHIP, and Fielding Percentage. 

	TOP 10
Rank	Franchise	Owner	W	L
1	Houston Astros	mitt0108	31	11
2	Chicago Cubs	carseneau	31	11
3	Anaheim Angels	captain10a	25	17
4	Washington D.C. Nationals	Saffron	25	17
5	Cincinnati Reds	cpintens	23	19
6	Florida Marlins	lido9613	25	17
7	San Diego Padres	jgarron	24	18
8	Minnesota Twins	optistrat	22	20
9	Detroit Tigers	patrickkm	25	17
10	Pittsburgh Pirates	sportbanker	24	18
	THE NEXT 5
Rank	Franchise	Owner	W	L
11	Atlanta Braves	bigsammich	25	17
12	Oakland Athletics	jefepwnzer	22	20
13	Los Angeles Dodgers	Arte	27	15
14	Toronto Blue Jays	dimestoregin	21	21
15	New York Mets	basebalguru	23	19
	THE BEST of THE REST
Rank	Franchise	Owner	W	L
16	Chicago White Sox	kgrffth	22	20
17	Texas Rangers	goldenbaer88	20	22
18	Boston Red Sox	pat007ohmss	23	19
19	Colorado Rockies	axtell	22	20
20	San Francisco Giants	wylie715	18	24

OWNER of the YEAR SEASON 25

OWNER/ORGANIZATION of SEASON 25 

Listed below you will find the Robert E. McCabe Magazine Owner/Organization of the Year Award Winner and our Owner Power Rankings. This year we at McCabe Magazine will award organizations bonus points for winning the World Series and Pennant at each level. In addition, the owner will receive points for total wins at every level, winning the Division title, and for making the playoffs as a Wildcard. The Owner with the most points will receive the McCabe Magazine Owner of the Year Award. We here at McCabe Magazine feel that a good owner should maintain a solid farm system and a winning major league club. His big league club should be in position to win the division and one or more of the lower level squads should be in position to capture a minor league World Series title. The Owner of the Year should field competitive teams at every level.

Bonus Points for Total Wins and Playoff Teams 

Each team will receive one point for each win and BONUS POINTS as followed: ML Division Winner 100 points, Wildcard 75, AAA Division Winner 50 points, AAA Wildcard 30, AA Division Winner 40, AA Wildcard 20, High A Division Winner 30, High A Wildcard 15, Low A Division Winner 20, Low A Wildcard 10. Rookie Division Winner 10, and Rookie Wildcard 5.

Bonus Points for World Series and League Pennant

ML World Series winner 100 points, ML Pennant winner 75, AAA World Series winner 50 points, AAA Pennant winner 30, AA World Series winner 40 points, AA Pennant winner 20, High A World Series winner 30 points, High A Pennant winner 15, Low A World Series winner 20 points, Low A Pennant winner 10, Rookie World Series winner 10 points, and Rookie Pennant winner 5.

Note: Tiebreaker total wins.     

OWNER POWER RANKINGS

Season 25 Robert E. McCabe Owner of the Year is  Saffron of the Washington Nationals. The Nationals have a total of 561 organizational wins, 275 playoff bonus points, which include a AA National League pennant, and a High A National League Pennant, for an organization total of 836 points. 

Washington Nationals

Team	Owner	Level	Wins	Lost	Division	Playoff
Washington D.C. Nationals	Saffron	ML	95	67	100
Washington D.C. Nationals	Saffron	AAA	93	51	50
Washington D.C. Nationals	Saffron	AA	107	37	40	20
Washington D.C. Nationals	Saffron	High A	110	34	30	15
Washington D.C. Nationals	Saffron	Low A	98	46	10
Washington D.C. Nationals	Saffron	Rookie	58	18	10
Team	Owner		Wins	Lost	Division	Playoff
Washington D.C. Nationals	Saffron		561	253	240	35
	Total	Points	836

	TOP TEN OWNER
Rank	Team	Owner	Wins	Bonus Pts	Total
1	Washington D.C. Nationals	Saffron	561	275	836
2	Anaheim Angels	captain10a	506	255	761
3	Philadelphia Phillies	egw18	459	240	699
4	Detroit Tigers	patrickkm	526	170	696
5	Toronto Blue Jays	dimestoregin	456	190	646
6	Los Angeles Dodgers	Arte	440	140	641
7	Richmond Virginians	spintens	430	210	640
8	Colorado Rockies	axtell	440	190	630
9	Seattle Mariners	mark3313	505	115	620
10	Chicago White Sox	kgrffth	480	130	610
	THE NEXT 5
Rank	Team	Owner	Wins	Bonus Pts	Total
11	Kansas City Royals	TenaciousTYT	440	140	580
12	New York Yankees	ARomano	467	110	577
13	Cincinnati Reds	cpintens	492	75	567
14	Chicago Cubs	carseneau	397	130	527
15	Arizona Diamondbacks	yoker70	468	50	518
	BEST of the REST
Rank	Team	Owner	Wins	Bonus Pts	Total
16	Houston Astros	mitt0108	427	90	517
17	San Francisco Giants	wylie715	432	70	502
18	Tampa Bay Rays	rsskfs23	433	60	493
19	Milwaukee Brewers	brentcnb	451	35	486
20	Cleveland Indians	Fantasy Frea	455	30	485
	AND the REST
Rank	Team	Owner	Wins	Bonus Pts	Total
21	San Diego Padres	jgarron	463	175	463
22	Florida Marlins	lido9613	399	0	399
23	New York Mets	basebalguru	381	10	391
24	St. Louis Cardinals	slurie2001	384	0	384
25	Texas Rangers	goldenbaer88	338	20	358
26	Atlanta Braves	bigsammich	247	100	347
27	Oakland Athletics	jefepwnzer	332	0	332
28	Pittsburgh Pirates	nbaker10	321	0	321
29	Minnesota Twins	optistrat	284	0	284
30	Rochester Broncos	coinguy	273	0	273
31	Baltimore Orioles	bourboncask	250	0	250
32	Boston Red Sox	pat007ohmss	216	0	216