St. Louis Cardinals Remain at No. 1 in 2009 MLB Power Rankings

The St. Louis Cardinals remain the No. 1 team in the 2009 MLB Power Rankings, as compiled by the Sports Power Rankings “Formula”.

The Cardinals, who took two of three games from the arch-rival Chicago Cubs over the weekend, achieved an SPR Formula Rating of 1.046.

The Toronto Blue Jays, who have Major League Baseball’s best record at 14-6, moved into the No. 2 ranking with an SPR Formula Rating of .586.

The Pittsburgh Pirates, Detroit Tigers, and the San Francisco Giants round out the top five.

The Boston Red Sox, who have won 10 straight games, including a three-game sweep of the arch-rival New York Yankees this past weekend, improved to No. 6 in the MLB Power Rankings with an SPR Formula Rating of .360.

The Florida Marlins, a former No. 1 team, have lost six straight games and have fallen to No. 23 in the MLB Power Rankings.

UPDATE: The Texas Rangers and Baltimore Orioles completed their four-games series Monday, with Texas winning three of four. The outcome had a slight effect on the MLB Power Rankings, with Texas taking over the No. 23 slot from the Florida Marlins and the Orioles dropping one slot to No.  20, behind the Washington Nationals. The chart below is updated through Monday’s games.

The MLB Power Rankings will be updated again Friday, May 1 after the completion of mid-week series Thursday.

2009 MLB Power Rankings

As compiled by the Sports Power Rankings “Formula”

Rankings, Ratings, and Records through games of April 27, 2009

Rank	Team	Rating	Record	Last	High	Low
1	St. Louis Cardinals	1.046	14-6	1	1	17
2	Toronto Blue Jays	0.597	14-7	2	2	11
3	Pittsburgh Pirates	0.533	11-8	3	3	17
4	Detroit Tigers	0.475	11-8	4	2	5
5	San Francisco Giants	0.417	9-9	5	4	25
6	Boston Red Sox	0.394	13-6	6	6	30
7	Chicago White Sox	0.262	9-9	7	4	15
8	Los Angeles Dodgers	0.186	13-7	8	1	8
9	Atlanta Braves	0.120	9-10	9	9	21
10	Cincinnati Reds	0.071	10-9	10	10	29
11	Seattle Mariners	0.040	12-7	11	8	11
12	New York Yankees	0.030	9-10	12	8	16
13	Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim	-0.002	7-11	13	13	28
14	Oakland Athletics	-0.048	7-10	14	13	27
15	Arizona Diamondbacks	-0.091	8-11	15	14	20
16	Chicago Cubs	-0.094	9-9	16	10	19
17	Colorado Rockies	-0.142	7-11	17	6	30
18	Minnesota Twins	-0.173	9-11	18	12	24
19	Washington Nationals	-0.205	4-14	20	20	26
20	Baltimore Orioles	-0.207	9-11	19	7	22
21	San Diego Padres	-0.220	10-9	21	1	21
22	New York Mets	-0.220	9-10	22	2	22
23	Texas Rangers	-0.222	9-10	24	10	24
24	Florida Marlins	-0.225	11-8	23	1	23
25	Philadelphia Phillies	-0.261	10-8	25	20	29
26	Cleveland Indians	-0.324	7-13	26	12	26
27	Kansas City Royals	-0.326	10-9	27	15	27
28	Tampa Bay Rays	-0.378	8-12	28	12	28
29	Milwaukee Brewers	-0.386	9-10	29	28	30
30	Houston Astros	-0.475	8-12	30	22	30

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Seattle Sounders FC back to No. 1 in 2009 MLS Power Rankings

Sunday’s results lifted the Seattle Sounders FC back into the top spot in the 2009 MLS Power Rankings, as compiled by the Sports Power Rankings “Formula”.

DC United edged the New York Red Bulls 3-2, while Toronto FC blanked the Kansas City Wizards 1-nil Sunday. Seattle Sounders FC has defeated two of those teams, Toronto FC and New York Red Bulls, and dropped a 1-nil decision to Kansas City Wizards.

The results were enough to lift Seattle Sounders FC’s SPR Formula Rating to .693. Real Salt Lake dropped to No. 2 in the MLS Power Rankings with an SPR Formula Rating of .679. Real Salt Lake has defeated DC United, but also has lost to the New York Red Bulls and Seattle.

The only other changes in the MLS Power Rankings saw the New England Revolution improve two spots to No. 11, while the Colorado Rapids and the New York Red Bulls dropped one spot apiece, to No. 12 and No. 13, respectively.

The MLS Power Rankings will be updated again Sunday, May 3 after the completion of six matches Saturday.

2009 MLS Power Rankings

As compiled by the Sports Power Rankings “Formula”

Rankings, Ratings, and Records through games of April 26, 2009

Rank	Team	Rating	Record (W-D-L)	Last	High	Low
1	Seattle Sounders FC	0.693	4-0-2	2	1	2
2	Real Salt Lake	0.679	3-0-2	1	1	4
3	Chivas USA	0.589	5-1-1	3	1	3
4	DC United	0.215	2-3-1	4	3	5
5	Kansas City Wizards	0.184	3-1-3	5	5	6
6	Los Angeles Galaxy	0.144	0-4-1	6	6	11
7	Chicago Fire	0.056	2-4-0	7	5	8
8	Toronto FC	0.001	3-2-2	8	8	13
9	Columbus Crew	-0.033	0-4-2	9	9	13
10	San Jose Earthquakes	-0.276	1-2-3	10	9	12
11	New England Revolution	-0.287	2-2-1	13	7	13
12	Colorado Rapids	-0.338	2-2-2	11	4	11
13	New York Red Bulls	-0.464	1-2-4	12	9	12
14	Houston Dynamo	-0.501	1-2-2	14	14	15
15	FC Dallas	-0.662	1-1-4	15	14	15

Major League Soccer, or MLS, is the top-flight professional soccer league based in the United States and sanctioned by U.S. Soccer. The league is comprised of 15 teams, 14 in the U.S. and one in Canada. MLS represents the top tier of the American and Canadian soccer pyramids.

Tokyo Yakult Swallows Inherit Top Spot in 2009 NPB Power Rankings

Losing two of three to the Chunichi Dragons cost the Yomiuri Giants the top spot in the 2009 NPB Power Rankings, as gauged by the Sports Power Rankings “Formula”.

The Tokyo Yakult Swallows vultured the No. 1 ranking with an SPR Formula Rating of .339, compared to the Yomiuri Giants SPR Formula Rating of .329.

The Hanshin Tigers, the Chunichi Dragons, and the Orix Buffaloes all used decisive performances in this past weekend’s series wins to move into the top five in the 2009 NPB Power Rankings for the first time this season.

The Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters dropped six spots in the updated NPB Power Rankings, falling from No. 3 to No. 9.

The NPB Power Rankings will be updated again Friday, May 1 after the completion of mid-week series Thursday.

2009 NPB Power Rankings

As compiled by the Sports Power Rankings “Formula”

Rankings, Ratings, and Records through games of April 26, 2009

Rank	Team	Rating	Record (W-L-T)	Last	High	Low
1	Tokyo Yakult Swallows	0.339	9-10-0	2	1	7
2	Yomiuri Giants	0.329	13-5-2	1	1	2
3	Hanshin Tigers	0.271	9-10-1	6	1	6
4	Chunichi Dragons	0.232	10-10-0	7	4	11
5	Orix Buffaloes	0.162	10-9-0	9	5	10
6	Fukuoka Softbank Hawks	0.119	9-11-1	4	4	12
7	Saitama Seibu Lions	0.098	9-11-1	5	4	7
8	Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles	0.016	11-8-0	8	6	8
9	Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters	-0.011	11-8-0	3	1	9
10	Hiroshima Toyo Carp	-0.420	9-10-1	10	5	11
11	Chiba Lotte Marines	-0.534	8-11-0	11	4	11
12	Yokohama BayStars	-0.914	7-12-0	12	10	12

Nippon Professional Baseball or NPB is the highest level of professional baseball in Japan. Locally, it is often called Puro Yakyū (プロ野球), meaning Professional Baseball. Outside of Japan, it is often just referred to as “Japanese baseball” or the “Japanese Leagues.”

Visit the NPB website at http://www.npb.or.jp/eng/

St. Kilda Saints Remain Atop 2009 AFL Power Rankings

The St. Kilda Saints remain atop the 2009 AFL Power Rankings, as gauged by the Sports Power Rankings “Formula”.

St. Kilda, which has won all five of its matches to date by an average of 59 points, is one of two remaining unbeaten teams in the AFL. The other undefeated squad, the Geelong Cats, is ranked No. 2 in this week’s AFL Power Rankings.

St. Kilda crushed former No. 2 Port Adelaide 102-36, dropping the Port Adelaide Power to No. 3 in this week’s AFL Power Rankings. Port Adelaide faces the arch rival Adelaide Crows on Saturday. Adelaide made the most significant upward move in this week’s AFL Power Rankings, improving four spots to No. 9.

The West Coast Eagles took the biggest hit in the updated AFL Power Rankings. The Eagles (2-3-0) fell from No. 5 to No. 11 after suffering an 18-point defeat at the hands of the Hawthorn Hawks in Round 5.

2009 AFL Power Rankings

As compiled by the Sports Power Rankings “Formula”

Rankings, Ratings, and Records through matches of April 26, 2009

Rank	Team	Rating	Record	Last	High	Low
1	St. Kilda Saints	1.146	5-0-0	1	1	–
2	Geelong Cats	0.920	5-0-0	3	2	9
3	Port Adelaide Power	0.428	3-2-0	2	2	6
4	Carlton Blues	0.362	3-2-0	4	2	4
5	Sydney Swans	0.173	2-3-0	6	5	7
6	Collingwood Magpies	0.140	2-3-0	9	6	12
7	Hawthorn Hawks	0.093	2-3-0	7	5	7
8	Western Bulldogs	0.014	3-2-0	10	3	10
9	Adelaide Crows	0.006	3-2-0	13	9	13
10	Essendon Bombers	-0.051	3-2-0	11	8	11
11	West Coast Eagles	-0.075	2-3-0	5	5	11
12	Brisbane Lions	-0.170	2-3-0	8	4	12
13	North Melbourne Kangaroos	-0.543	2-3-0	12	12	13
14	Richmond Tigers	-0.544	1-4-0	14	14	14
15	Fremantle Dockers	-0.798	1-4-0	15	15	15
16	Melbourne Demons	-1.101	1-4-0	16	–	16

The Australian Football League (AFL) is the professional Australian national competition in the sport of Australian Rules Football.  Visit the AFL’s official website at www.afl.com.au .

Seattle Sounders FC Leads 2009 MLS Power Rankings Heading Into Weekend

Chivas USA’s mid-week loss to Toronto FC cost Chivas USA the top spot in the 2009 MLS Power Rankings (as compiled by the Sports Power Rankings “Formula”) heading into the weekend.

The expansion Seattle Sounders FC moved back into the No. 1 ranking, with an SPR Formula Rating of .526. Seattle hosts the No. 12 San Jose Earthquakes on Saturday at Qwest Field in the Emerald City.

Chivas USA, with an SPR Formula Rating of .514, hosts FC Dallas at The Home Depot Center Saturday night. FC Dallas is ranked last among the 15 MLS clubs.

Toronto FC has moved from the No. 13 spot to No. 9 in the MLS Power Rankings, as a result of its 1-nil win over Chivas USA, and the Kansas City Wizards 1-nil win over the New York Red Bulls Thursday.

The MLS Power Rankings will be updated again Sunday, April 26 after the completion of five matches Saturday.

2009 MLS Power Rankings

As compiled by the Sports Power Rankings “Formula”

Rankings, Ratings, and Records through games of April 23, 2009

Rank	Team	Rating	Record (W-D-L)	Last	High	Low
1	Seattle Sounders FC	0.526	3-0-2	2	1	2
2	Chivas USA	0.514	4-1-1	1	1	3
3	DC United	0.354	1-3-1	3	3	5
4	Real Salt Lake	0.296	2-0-2	4	2	4
5	Chicago Fire	0.254	2-3-0	5	5	8
6	Kansas City Wizards	0.228	3-1-2	6	6	6
7	New England Revolution	0.107	2-2-0	7	7	11
8	Colorado Rapids	0.098	2-1-2	8	4	8
9	Toronto FC	0.015	2-2-2	10	9	13
10	New York Red Bulls	-0.094	1-2-3	9	9	10
11	Los Angeles Galaxy	-0.182	0-3-1	11	7	11
12	San Jose Earthquakes	-0.253	1-2-2	12	9	12
13	Columbus Crew	-0.399	0-3-2	13	12	13
14	Houston Dynamo	-0.571	1-2-2	14	14	15
15	FC Dallas	-0.766	1-1-3	15	14	15

Major League Soccer, or MLS, is the top-flight professional soccer league based in the United States and sanctioned by U.S. Soccer. The league is comprised of 15 teams, 14 in the U.S. and one in Canada. MLS represents the top tier of the American and Canadian soccer pyramids.

Yomiuri Giants Ascend to No. 1 in 2009 NPB Power Rankings

The Yomiuri Giants have ridden a six-game winning streak to the top spot in the 2009 NPB Power Rankings, as gauged by the Sports Power Rankings “Formula”.

Yomiuri has achieved an SPR Formula Rating of .687. The Giants also have the Central League’s best record at 12-3-2.

The Fukuoka Softbank Hawks took two of three games from the Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters and made the biggest move in the rankings, improving six slots to No. 4. Nippon Ham Fighters, previously No. 1, fell to No. 3.

The Chiba Lotte Marines split a two-game series with the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles and fell four spots in the NPB Power Rankings, dropping from No. 7 to No. 11.

2009 NPB Power Rankings

As compiled by the Sports Power Rankings “Formula”

Rankings, Ratings, and Records through games of April 23, 2009

Rank	Team	Rating	Record (W-L-T)	Last	High	Low
1	Yomiuri Giants	0.687	12-3-2	2	1	2
2	Tokyo Yakult Swallows	0.389	9-8-0	3	2	7
3	Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters	0.346	11-7-0	1	1	3
4	Fukuoka Softbank Hawks	0.203	8-10-1	10	4	12
5	Saitama Seibu Lions	0.108	9-9-1	4	4	6
6	Hanshin Tigers	0.099	7-9-1	5	1	6
7	Chunichi Dragons	0.015	8-9-0	6	6	11
8	Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles	-0.046	10-7-0	8	6	8
9	Orix Buffaloes	-0.112	9-9-0	9	9	10
10	Hiroshima Toyo Carp	-0.237	8-8-1	11	5	11
11	Chiba Lotte Marines	-0.528	6-11-0	7	4	11
12	Yokohama BayStars	-1.031	5-12-0	12	10	12

Nippon Professional Baseball or NPB is the highest level of professional baseball in Japan. Locally, it is often called Puro Yakyū (プロ野球), meaning Professional Baseball. Outside of Japan, it is often just referred to as “Japanese baseball” or the “Japanese Leagues.”

Visit the NPB website at http://www.npb.or.jp/eng/

St. Louis Cardinals Move to No. 1 in MLB Power Rankings

The St. Louis Cardinals moved into the top spot in the 2009 MLB Power Rankings, as compiled by the Sports Power Rankings “Formula”, through games of April 23.

The Cardinals (11-5) achieved an SPR Formula Rating of .865. The Cardinals completed a three-game sweep of the New York Mets Thursday and open a three-game series with the arch-rival Chicago Cubs (ranked No. 19) Friday at Busch Stadium, where the Cardinals are 8-2 this season.

The Previously No.1-ranked Los Angeles Dodgers Dropped to the No. 2 ranking after losing two of three games to the No. 22 Houston Astros. The Dodgers, who are perfect 6-0 at home but just 5-5 on the road, visit the No. 30 Colorado Rockies Friday thru Sunday in the coming weekend’s biggest mismatch.

The Pittsburgh Pirates continue to climb in the MLB Power Rankings, reaching the No. 3 slot. The Pirates, who swept three games from the formerly top-ranked Florida Marlins this week, visit another former No. 1 team, the No. 13 San Diego Padres, this weekend.

The San Francisco Giants and the Detroit Tigers round out the top 5. The Tigers are the top-ranked American League team.

The Cleveland Indians and the Baltimore Orioles made the biggest upwards moves in the updated MLB Power rankings. Each club improved eight spots – the Indians from No. 20 to No. 12 and the Orioles from No. 22 to No. 14. The Indians took two of three games from the Kansas City Royals, who suffered the biggest drop in the updated MLB Power Rankings, falling 11 spots to No. 26.

The MLB Power Rankings will be updated again Monday, April 27 after the completion of the weekend series.

2009 MLB Power Rankings

As compiled by the Sports Power Rankings “Formula”

Rankings, Ratings, and Records through games of April 23, 2009

Rank	Team	Rating	Record	Last	High	Low
1	St. Louis Cardinals	0.865	11-5	3	1	17
2	Los Angeles Dodgers	0.639	11-5	1	1	5
3	Pittsburgh Pirates	0.528	9-6	9	3	17
4	San Francisco Giants	0.416	6-8	6	4	25
5	Detroit Tigers	0.399	8-7	2	2	5
6	Toronto Blue Jays	0.375	12-5	7	6	11
7	Chicago White Sox	0.287	8-7	4	4	15
8	New York Yankees	0.181	9-6	13	8	16
9	Seattle Mariners	0.139	10-6	11	8	11
10	New York Mets	0.106	6-9	8	2	10
11	Cincinnati Reds	0.080	9-6	25	11	29
12	Cleveland Indians	0.079	6-10	20	12	24
13	San Diego Padres	0.054	9-6	5	1	13
14	Baltimore Orioles	0.036	8-8	22	7	22
15	Arizona Diamondbacks	0.019	6-9	14	14	20
16	Florida Marlins	-0.023	11-4	10	1	16
17	Boston Red Sox	-0.041	9-6	18	17	30
18	Tampa Bay Rays	-0.053	6-10	17	12	19
19	Chicago Cubs	-0.093	8-6	12	10	19
20	Oakland Athletics	-0.097	5-9	16	13	27
21	Atlanta Braves	-0.119	7-8	19	13	21
22	Houston Astros	-0.166	6-10	29	22	29
23	Texas Rangers	-0.213	6-9	24	10	24
24	Minnesota Twins	-0.279	7-9	21	12	24
25	Washington Nationals	-0.344	3-11	23	22	26
26	Kansas City Royals	-0.352	8-7	15	15	26
27	Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim	-0.425	6-9	28	21	28
28	Milwaukee Brewers	-0.531	6-9	30	28	30
29	Philadelphia Phillies	-0.669	6-8	26	20	29
30	Colorado Rockies	-0.855	5-9	27	6	30

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Los Angeles Dodgers Remain Atop Reshuffled MLB Power Rankings

The April 23 update of the 2009 MLB Power Rankings, as compiled by the Sports Power Rankings “Formula”, keeps the Los Angeles Dodgers in the top spot, but several other clubs made dramatic moves.

The Dodgers (10-5) achieved an SPR Formula Rating of 1.034.

The Detroit Tigers (8-6), at No. 2, are the top-ranked American League team in the MLB Power Rankings. The Tigers have won seven of their last ten games.

The St. Louis Cardinals, the Chicago White Sox, and the San Diego Padres round out the top five.

The Padres dropped two slots from No. 3 after being swept by the San Francisco Giants. The Giants, who had been swept by San Diego earlier in the season, moved up 19 spots from No. 25 to No . 6.

The Pittsburgh Pirates three-game sweep of the Florida Marlins helped lift the Pirates into the No. 9 ranking in the MLB Power Rankings, up from No. 14. The Marlins, who have Major League Baseball’s best record at 11-4, dropped eight spots to No. 10.

The Minnesota Twins dropped nine spots, to No. 21, after suffering a two-game sweep at the hands of the Boston Red Sox. The Red Sox moved up two spots to No. 18.

The Colorado Rockies, who have lost eight of their last 11 games after starting the season 3-1, dropped 16 spots to No. 27 in the MLB Power Rankings.

The MLB Power Rankings will be updated again Friday, April 24 after the completion of nine series Thursday.

2009 MLB Power Rankings

As compiled by the Sports Power Rankings “Formula”

Rankings, Ratings, and Records through games of April 22, 2009

Rank	Team	Rating	Record	Last	High	Low
1	Los Angeles Dodgers	1.034	10-5	1	1	5
2	Detroit Tigers	0.835	8-6	4	2	4
3	St. Louis Cardinals	0.687	10-5	8	3	17
4	Chicago White Sox	0.613	8-6	6	4	15
5	San Diego Padres	0.429	9-6	3	1	5
6	San Francisco Giants	0.419	6-8	25	6	25
7	Toronto Blue Jays	0.415	11-5	7	7	11
8	New York Mets	0.362	6-8	5	2	8
9	Pittsburgh Pirates	0.349	9-6	14	9	17
10	Florida Marlins	0.330	11-4	2	1	10
11	Seattle Mariners	0.238	9-6	9	8	11
12	Chicago Cubs	0.179	8-5	10	10	14
13	New York Yankees	0.073	9-6	16	9	16
14	Arizona Diamondbacks	0.061	6-9	19	14	20
15	Kansas City Royals	0.030	8-6	15	15	19
16	Oakland Athletics	-0.113	5-9	13	13	27
17	Tampa Bay Rays	-0.140	6-9	18	12	19
18	Boston Red Sox	-0.149	9-6	20	18	30
19	Atlanta Braves	-0.180	7-8	21	13	21
20	Cleveland Indians	-0.186	5-10	17	17	24
21	Minnesota Twins	-0.207	7-9	12	12	23
22	Baltimore Orioles	-0.247	7-8	22	7	22
23	Washington Nationals	-0.357	3-11	24	22	26
24	Texas Rangers	-0.396	6-8	23	10	24
25	Cincinnati Reds	-0.542	8-6	27	25	29
26	Philadelphia Phillies	-0.583	6-7	26	20	28
27	Colorado Rockies	-0.636	5-9	11	6	27
28	Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim	-0.668	5-9	28	21	28
29	Houston Astros	-0.740	6-9	29	22	29
30	Milwaukee Brewers	-0.807	5-9	30	28	30

Major League Baseball (MLB) is the highest level of play in professional baseball.  Visit the MLB’s official website at www.mlb.com.

Los Angeles Dodgers Top Consensus MLB Power Rankings

The Los Angeles Dodgers have moved into the No. 1 spot in the Consensus 2009 MLB Power Rankings, as compiled by Sports Power Rankings.

The Dodgers received just two No. 1 rankings – from CBS Sports and the Sports Power Rankings Formula — from among the seven sources surveyed for the Consensus MLB Power Rankings. The Florida Marlins received three No. 1 Rankings – from ESPN, Fanhouse, and FOX Sports – but were also rated No. 9 and No. 10 by Yahoo! Spots and USA Today, respectively, dropping the Marlins to the No. 2 slot in the Consensus MLB Power Rankings.

Last week’s No. 1, the Chicago Cubs, fell to No. 3. The Cubs received only one No.1 ranking – tied with the Tampa Rays by USA Today. The Rays were also ranked No. 1 by Yahoo! Sports.

The rankings continue to be both top- and bottom-heavy with National League teams, with the American League Teams bunched in the middle. Five of the top seven teams in the Consensus MLB Power Rankings are from the National League, as are the bottom five teams.

The Boston Red Sox are the top-ranked American League Team, at No. 4. The Toronto Blue Jays round out the top 5.

The Kansas City Royals made the biggest upward move of the week, rising to No. 14 from No. 21. The Atlanta Braves took the biggest downgrade of the week, falling from No. 3 to No. 13.

Consensus 2009 MLB Power Rankings

As compiled by Sports Power Rankings

Rankings obtained from sources on April 22, 2009

Rank	Team	Last	High	Low
1	Los Angeles Dodgers	7	1	7
2	Florida Marlins	4	2	17
3	Chicago Cubs	1	1	4
4	Boston Red Sox	10	2	10
5	Toronto Blue Jays	11	5	18
6	New York Mets	9	6	9
7	St. Louis Cardinals	5	5	10
8	New York Yankees	6	5	8
9	Chicago White Sox	13	9	15
10	Seattle Mariners	14	10	27
11	Tampa Bay Rays	2	1	11
12	Detroit Tigers	17	12	21
13	Atlanta Braves	3	3	14
14	Kansas City Royals	21	14	23
15	Philadelphia Phillies	8	3	15
16	San Diego Padres	19	16	30
17	Minnesota Twins	18	13	18
18	Oakland Athletics	20	18	20
19	Cincinnati Reds	23	19	23
20	Texas Rangers	16	16	20
21	Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim	12	8	21
22	Cleveland Indians	25	9	25
23	Pittsburgh Pirates	26	23	29
24	Baltimore Orioles	15	15	25
25	Milwaukee Brewers	22	12	25
26	Arizona Diamondbacks	24	11	26
27	Colorado Rockies	27	24	27
28	San Francisco Giants	28	22	28
29	Houston Astros	29	26	29
30	Washington Nationals	30	28	30

The consensus MLB Power Rankings are compiled from eight MLB Power Rankings that were listed among the top results in a Google search for “MLB Power Rankings” on April 22, 2009.

Here’s a chart detailing how the component MLB power rankings are compiled:

Ranking	Type	Methodology	Author	Website
CBS Sports	Subjective	Writer’s opinion	Larry Dobrow, Maxim Online baseball columnist	http://www.cbssports.com/mlb/powerrankings
ESPN	Subjective	Poll of 15 ESPN.com baseball experts		http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/powerranking
Fanhouse (AOL)	Subjective	Writer’s opinion	Will Brinson	http://mlb.fanhouse.com/2009/04/22/mlb-power-rankings-week-3/
FOX Sports	Subjective	Writer’s opinion	Aram Tolegian, FoxSports.com MLB Editor	http://msn.foxsports.com/mlb/powerRankings
SPR Formula	Objective	Comparative analysis of wins, losses, and scores	Garrett Gosselink	http://sportspowerrankings.wordpress.com/2009/04/21/los-angeles-dodgers-take-no-1-spot-in-updated-mlb-power-rankings/
Team Rankings	Objective	Algorithms of measurable game performances	Mike Greenfield	http://www.teamrankings.com/mlb/?tt=3
USA Today	Subjective	Poll of 12 USA Today staffers		http://www.usatoday.com/sports/baseball/mlb-power-rankings.htm
Yahoo! Sports	Subjective	Writer’s opinion	Tim Brown	http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/news?slug=ti-powerrankings041609&prov=yhoo&type=lgns

Los Angeles Dodgers Take No. 1 Spot in updated MLB Power Rankings

The Los Angeles Dodgers are the new number one team in the 2009 MLB Power Rankings, as compiled by the Sports Power Rankings “Formula”.

The Dodgers (10-3) achieved an SPR Formula Rating of .977. The red-hot Dodgers have won eight consecutive games.

The Florida Marlins (11-2) moved up to second in the MLB Power Rankings, garnering an SPR Formula Rating of .924. The Marlins suffered just their second loss of the season  Monday night.

The San Diego Padres dropped to third in the MLB Power Rankings, with an SPR Formula Rating of .835. The final game of the Padres’ series with the defending World Series champion Philadelphia Phillies was rained out Monday, denying San Diego a chance to improve its rating after taking two of the first three games from the Phillies.

The Detroit Tigers (7-5), at No. 4, are the top-ranked American League team in the MLB Power Rankings. The Tigers have won six of their last eight games.

The Boston Red Sox’s four-game sweep of the Baltimore Orioles, punctuated with a 12-1 win on Patriots’ Day at Fenway Park, had a profound effect on four teams’ power rankings. The Red Sox improved from No. 30 to No. 20, while the Oakland Athletics improved from No. 23 to No. 13 (due to the fact that Oakland no longer rates as the “worst” team Boston has played). The Orioles dropped from No. 13 to No. 22, and Texas fell 11 spots from No. 12 to No. 23 (due to the fact that Texas no longer rates as the “best” team Baltimore has played).

2009 MLB Power Rankings

As compiled by the Sports Power Rankings “Formula”

Rankings, Ratings, and Records through games of April 20, 2009

Rank	Team	Rating	Record	Last	High	Low
1	Los Angeles Dodgers	0.977	10-3	2	1	5
2	Florida Marlins	0.924	11-2	3	1	3
3	San Diego Padres	0.835	9-4	1	1	3
4	Detroit Tigers	0.835	7-5	4	4	4
5	New York Mets	0.748	6-6	5	2	5
6	Chicago White Sox	0.659	7-5	6	6	15
7	Toronto Blue Jays	0.512	10-4	7	7	11
8	St. Louis Cardinals	0.501	8-5	8	8	17
9	Seattle Mariners	0.359	8-5	9	8	9
10	Chicago Cubs	0.184	7-4	11	10	14
11	Colorado Rockies	0.105	4-8	10	6	11
12	Minnesota Twins	0.000	7-7	14	12	23
13	Oakland Athletics	-0.003	5-7	23	13	27
14	Pittsburgh Pirates	-0.003	7-6	17	14	17
15	Kansas City Royals	-0.008	7-5	15	15	19
16	New York Yankees	-0.152	7-6	16	9	16
17	Cleveland Indians	-0.239	4-9	18	17	24
18	Tampa Bay Rays	-0.250	5-8	19	12	19
19	Arizona Diamondbacks	-0.285	5-8	20	18	20
20	Boston Red Sox	-0.322	7-6	30	20	30
21	Atlanta Braves	-0.331	6-7	21	13	21
22	Baltimore Orioles	-0.384	6-7	13	7	22
23	Texas Rangers	-0.396	5-7	12	10	23
24	Washington Nationals	-0.454	2-10	22	22	26
25	San Francisco Giants	-0.503	4-8	24	24	25
26	Philadelphia Phillies	-0.571	5-6	28	20	28
27	Cincinnati Reds	-0.593	7-5	25	25	29
28	Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim	-0.611	4-8	26	21	28
29	Houston Astros	-0.708	4-9	27	22	29
30	Milwaukee Brewers	-0.858	4-8	29	28	30

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