Week 10 Real Rankings

NOTES

• The Angry Pirates were furious this week – after years of being overlooked and stuck in a run of mediocre seasons, Kyle has been quietly crushing it this year. Except this week was not so quiet. His 2.0 is the best Real Ranking since I started doing these in 2013. That’s 728 rankings among 14 teams over the course of 52 weeks. And it wasn’t really close. The previous best was a 2.2 by Gibby in Week 9 of 2013, who amazingly came in first in every category except saves, where he finished 14th (he punted that year). Kyle’s worst category was SBs, where he (and four other teams) came in fourth. This wasn’t the best week ever, but it was certainly the best week relative to the rest of us ever.
• The biggest difference between the RR and Actual Rankings are the outperformance of the Munchkins (6^th RR, 3^rd Actual) and underperformance of Cowhide (9^th RR, 14^th Actual
• Over the last four weeks, the top teams are: One Nut (5.3 RR), Angry (5.7), and Montezumas (6.5). Bottom is Cowhide (8.7), Keepin (8.0), and Prestige (7.8).
• Since we have a 21 week season, there isn’t an official half way mark, but we’re essentially half done at this point. Time for deep contemplation and consideration for the best course of action going forward.

1.       Angry – Stable pitching staff is key to success going forward; offense is capable of crushing all. Roster has been inconsistent, but well managed.

2.       Montezumas – Led the way for the first six weeks and has trailed a bit the past four. Overall roster still dominant; perhaps another good SP needed.

3.       Munchkins – Playing over their heads according to RR and highly inconsistent, but loaded offensively. Couple SPs in trade could mean championship.

4.       Donkey – Underappreciated in the actual rankings; would be in first of RR if not for the 10.7 in week 7. Consistently excellent and well balanced.

5.       Anal – Top five offensive team, but pitching has been a problem. 13 steals in week 10, second place team had 4 - there is a such thing as too much of a good thing.

6.       One Nut – Heavily imbalanced again, only the opposite of last year (1^st pitch, 9^th hit). But beware - the quiet, one-nutted monster is lurking.

7.       Prestige – Enjoying a happy return to relevance; some issues, but on both ends but very balanced with 8^th best pitching and hitting.

8.       Dagan – Like our other 3-time champion, heavily imbalanced (1^st hitting, 12^th pitching). Lucky for Dagan, pitching is easier (and cheaper) to fix.

9.       MET – Pitching is crushing it, but hitting has struggled and upside of lineup appears limited and inconsistent. However, could definitely win with that staff.

10.   Moose – Tough year with injuries and underperformance, but head above water thanks to pitching. Could make push for playoffs with the luck he is due.

11.   Keepin – Keepin it quiet really; Pierce’s failure to address shortcomings (7 moves) may be his undoing if the current roster doesn’t start to recover.

12.   Urban – Offense is making due without Bryce, but Felix’s hiccups haven’t helped. Jose Fernandez’s return could be big boost for 13^th ranked pitching staff.

13.   S. Napalm – May have sold too cheap initially but making up for it thanks to active ownership; enough talent on O but SPs don’t give him a shot.

14.   Cowhide – While RR says stay the course, 16.5 games out of a playoff spot and 34 games out of first say time is running out. Staff still playoff caliber.