Powers' Rankings: Week 16

The rumors were true: The Eastern Division is just bad - with 6 of the top 7 teams in the West, and the 2nd best team in the West with a better record than the best in the East. The east may have won the All-Star game, but they just aren't competing when the games matter. Check out where your team is ranking after the West swept through the Eastern division in Week 15. 

Powers' Rankings: Week 16

By: Max Powers, Baseball Tri-Weekly

It's never too early to start thinking about the playoffs, especially with the non-waiver trade deadline looming over the start of Week 17, so we've added "Magic Numbers" and "Cursed Numbers" to the rankings. For those of you who don't get what those are, please consider resigning from the league. I'll explain them anyway.

Magic Numbers = number of wins needed to clinch either a playoff spot or their division

Cursed Number = number of losses needed to either be mathematically eliminated from playoff contention or to clinch the top MaDP in the 2018 MaDraft. 

Enjoy. 

Current Rank	Last Week	Pre Season	Team		Notes
1	1	4	Quebec City Piglets Overall 8-5-2 Last Five 4-1 Magic Number Playoffs: 47 Division: 59.5		Joey Votto's Piglet debut was less than impressive (.154 AVG, just 1 RBI), but Jon Lester dazzled collecting two wins, 16 K, and giving up just 3 ER in 15 IP. Seems appropriate QC visits Vegas next week as between the two teams 16 players have worn both uniforms. Week 16 Match Up: Las Vegas
Current Rank	Last Week	Pre Season	Team		Notes
2	2	2	Weymouth Shaddupu Overall 10-4-1 Last Five 2-2-1 Magic Number Playoffs: 50.5 Division: 50		Weymouth's magic number to make the playoffs is now officially HIGHER than their magic number to win their division. Man, the East is terrible this year. Week 16 Match Up: Santo Domingo
Current Rank	Last Week	Pre Season	Team		Notes
3	3	10	Tijuana Hispanics Overall 8-3-4 Last Five 3-0-2 Magic Number Playoffs: 47.5		Undefeated in the last 5 - impressive. Until you realize their last five consisted of the entire Eastern Division not located in Weymouth. Still, thanks to that run, Tijuana sits with the 2nd best record int he EHCC, but thanks to a tough western division, still sits in 3rd place. Week 16 Match Up: Rakeville
Current Rank	Last Week	Pre Season	Team		Notes
4	4	6	Santo Domingo All-Star Factory Overall 7-6-2 Last Five 3-0-2 Magic Number Playoffs: 52.5		Not to be outdone, Santo Domgino is undefeated in their last 6. Again, all Eastern Division opponents (including Weymouth this time). A tough three week road trip in instore for the, though, as they face off against the top three teams (WEY, QC, TIJ). Week 16 Match Up: Weymouth
Current Rank	Last Week	Pre Season	Team		Notes
5	7	9	Tokyo Omyoujis Overall 9-5-1 Last Five 4-1-0 Magic Number Playoffs: 55.5		If Hanley Ramirez and Lance Lynn put up weekly numbers like that every week then maybe eveyrone else will see what the robots were thinking. Wait, robots are thinking now. Shit. Week 16 Match Up: Bridgewater
Current Rank	Last Week	Pre Season	Team		Notes
6	5	7	Rakeville Rockets Overall 6-6-3 Last Five 2-1-2 Cursed Number Playoffs: 56		For a team so far down in the standings, it's surprising to find out the only team to sweep the Rockets 2-0 this season is Tokyo. Weymouth and Bridgewater have a chance coming up, and if they do it won't matter how easy Rakeville's final three weeks might be. Week 16 Match Up: Tijuana
Current Rank	Last Week	Pre Season	Team		Notes
7	8	1	Dublin Snake Chasers Overall 7-5-3 Last Five 3-2-0 Magic Number Playoffs: 58.5		Any chance Dublin makes a move at the deadline this year? Any takers? Week 16 Match Up: San Juan
Current Rank	Last Week	Pre Season	Team		Notes
8	10	7	Rio de Janeiro Cristos Overall 5-6-4 Last Five 2-2-1 Cursed Number Playoffs: 58.5		Full on sell mode might have taken a hault after a tight battle in Weymouth, and an upcoming match up with San Fernando. Rio - don't let your impending victory provide you with rose colored glasses. Week 16 Match Up: San Fernando Valley
Current Rank	Last Week	Pre Season	Team		Notes
9	6	5	Las Vegas Doggs Overall 5-7-3 Last Five 1-3-1 Cursed Number Playoffs: 58		"Anyone have an idea what the defending champs are doing?" - GM Howe Dogg asked reporters during a press conference earlier last week. Week 16 Match Up: Quebec City
Current Rank	Last Week	Pre Season	Team		Notes
10	9	3	San Juan Guerites Overall 5-8-2 Last Five 0-4-1 Cursed Number Playoffs: 56		San Juan hasn't won since Week 10 against Dublin. Luckily for them they're playing Dublin in Week 16. And then they get San Fernando Valley after that. Is that enough to salvage the season? Week 16 Match Up: Dublin
Current Rank	Last Week	Pre Season	Team		Notes
11	11	11	Bridgewater Weasels Overall 5-9-1 Last Five 1-4-0 Cursed Number Playoffs: 53.5		The Weasels are 2-8 against the West this season, but to be fair, they're not a good team. Week 16 Match Up: Tokyo
Current Rank	Last Week	Pre Season	Team		Notes
12	12	12	San Fernando Valley Jets Overall 2-13-0 Last Five 0-5-0 Cursed Number Playoffs: 26.5 #1 MaDP: 33		Now on pace to clinch top 2018 MaDP by end of Week 18. That's all I got. Week 16 Match Up: Rio de Janeiro
Current Rank	Last Week	Pre Season	Team		Notes