MLB rankings – 5/28/2012
StatsInTheWild MLB rankings as of May 28, 2012 at 1:30pm. SOS=strength of schedule
Some comments: ESPN ranking the Dodgers number 1 is an absolute joke. Yeah, they have the best record in baseball, but they also have the weakest schedule in baseball. 38 of their 47 games so far, almost 81%, have been against teams with a losing record. That is astonishing. Ranking the Dodgers number 1 is just one more reason why I don’t trust the “experts” at ESPN.
Also, for the record, Texas has a run differential of +97. The next best is St. Louis at +63 That’s quite a gap between number 1 and 2. I just don’t know how a reasonable person can argue that Texas, right now, isn’t the best team in baseball.
| Team | Rank | Change | Record | ESPN | TeamRankings.com | SOS |
| Texas | 1 | – | 30-18 | 3 | 1 | 13 |
| Baltimore | 2 | – | 29-19 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| Tampa Bay | 3 | ↑1 | 29-19 | 5 | 3 | 4 |
| LA Dodgers | 4 | ↑1 | 32-15 | 1 | 4 | 30 |
| NY Yankees | 5 | ↑3 | 26-21 | 10 | 6 | 3 |
| Washington | 6 | ↑4 | 29-18 | 7 | 5 | 18 |
| Toronto | 7 | ↓4 | 24-24 | 8 | 8 | 1 |
| Chicago WSox | 8 | ↑4 | 26-22 | 17 | 7 | 14 |
| Boston | 9 | ↓3 | 23-24 | 16 | 9 | 2 |
| St. Louis | 10 | ↓1 | 26-22 | 6 | 16 | 28 |
| Atlanta | 11 | ↓4 | 26-23 | 4 | 12 | 17 |
| LA Angels | 12 | ↑3 | 24-25 | 20 | 17 | 8 |
| Cincinnati | 13 | ↑3 | 27-20 | 13 | 11 | 29 |
| Miami | 14 | ↓1 | 26-22 | 11 | 15 | 16 |
| Cleveland | 15 | ↓4 | 26-21 | 9 | 10 | 11 |
| Detroit | 16 | ↑2 | 23-24 | 18 | 14 | 12 |
| NY Mets | 17 | ↑4 | 27-21 | 15 | 13 | 15 |
| Philadelphia | 18 | ↑1 | 25-24 | 14 | 19 | 19 |
| San Francisco | 19 | ↑3 | 25-23 | 12 | 21 | 27 |
| Seattle | 20 | ↓6 | 21-29 | 25 | 24 | 6 |
| Houston | 21 | ↓1 | 22-25 | 23 | 22 | 23 |
| Oakland | 22 | ↓5 | 22-26 | 19 | 18 | 7 |
| Kansas City | 23 | – | 19-27 | 24 | 23 | 10 |
| Arizona | 24 | – | 22-26 | 22 | 25 | 25 |
| Pittsburgh | 25 | – | 23-24 | 21 | 20 | 26 |
| Milwaukee | 26 | – | 19-28 | 26 | 26 | 24 |
| Colorado | 27 | – | 17-29 | 27 | 27 | 21 |
| San Diego | 28 | ↑1 | 17-32 | 30 | 29 | 20 |
| Minnesota | 29 | ↓1 | 15-32 | 29 | 28 | 9 |
| Chicago Cubs | 30 | – | 15-32 | 28 | 30 | 22 |
Past Rankings: 5/23/2012 5/14/2012 5/7/2012 4/30/2012 4/23/2012 4/16/2012 4/13/2012 Cheers.
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