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So the AL East is kind of good

I was looking through the Fangraphs rankings today, and noticed how the same teams kept popping up at the top of important lists.  So I thought that I would list the rankings for each offensive category that FG tracks to get an idea of how good this division has been.  In the following document you can see where each team ranks.  One caveat is that I did not want to inject my own personal ideas on positive and negative stats, so everything is listed as is.  I.E. Having a low number for strikeouts is not good, having a high number for the HR category is equally not good.  You can either DL the file ALE Rankings
or check it out on Google Docs.  I think it is important to appreciate how good we have been offensively this year as it's been kind of sneaky, but we can hit.

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Rays and Red sox are going to finish 1-2 in this division for many years to come

2 of the best baseball minds, even though i hate the Red Sox, they a damn good team, but i think we are better

by RaysOfHope on Jun 14, 2009 11:45 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Well they have Pud, Youk, and Lester pretty much longterm with some quality arms after that

and a couple of high-ceiling bats, but it doesn’t seem like they have a ton of depth, and if they let Bay go that lineup will be significantly less good. Of course having twice the budget we have can fill a lot of holes as well as top notch foreign talent evaluation.

Rays Win!

by Sandy Kazmir on Jun 15, 2009 12:12 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

What high-ceiling talent?

Their minor league system is vastly overrated.

by Suttree on Jun 15, 2009 9:05 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

That's what he said, a couple of high-ceiling bats but not a lot of depth.

"Where we all wait in earnest with pudding in hand for the Upton comet to sail through the roofed skies, so that we may meet Him."

by kericr on Jun 15, 2009 9:27 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Which high-ceiling bats?

Lars Anderson is a stiff.

by Suttree on Jun 15, 2009 9:38 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Him, Chris Carter, Josh Reddick

The advantage to being vastly overrated is that they can trade these jokers for immediate returns. Which they will probably do, and then it doesn’t matter how the player was rated.

Rays Win!

by Sandy Kazmir on Jun 15, 2009 9:52 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Jason Bay *cough*

"Don't test the cannon"! screamed Matt Garza after b.J. Upton throws another failed attempt of scoring by a tag-up!

by raysbball on Jun 15, 2009 1:11 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Pedroia does not impress me

Yes, he has a good OBP and is a good fielding 2B, but his power #s are down from last year and every HR I’ve ever seen the guy hit has just barely gotten out. He’s also douche.

Maybe I’m just an old fashioned BJ suck-off-er. (Good call Sandy)

by Lurch's Lobbyists on Jun 15, 2009 4:31 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

I was looking more at who they have locked up contractually than skill

He is still nice table setter, even if he is just Jeter at 2B.

Rays Win!

by Sandy Kazmir on Jun 15, 2009 5:23 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

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