| Now that the Erik Bedard trade is finalized I can finally finish and publish the AL West rankings. Not surprisingly the Angles finish at the top. Many pundits believe the Mariners are the team if any that could knock off the Angels, especially after the Bedard trade. Well, ZIPS really dislikes the Mariners offense and they finished a surprising last place in this study. The Rangers with a few upgrades to their offense finished a distant second with the A's, who many people have written off because of the players (Haren) they have traded away, finishing 3rd. Since this study does not take playing time or injury possibilities into account you may want to dock the A's a little bit for Rich Harden and the Angels a little bit for a possible pre-season injury to Kelvin Escobar. |
| Team | LAA | TEX | OAK | SEA | Total |
| LAA | NA | .5183 | .5252 | .5466 | .5272 |
| TEX | .4817 | NA | .5043 | .5246 | .5033 |
| OAK | .4748 | .4957 | NA | .5243 | .4988 |
| SEA | .4550 | .4754 | .4757 | NA | .4707 |
Think of each sim game as:
Team A(Starting Pitcher, Bullpen, Offense)
VS
Team B(Starting Pitcher, Bullpen, Offense)
Notes: For details of how this simulation study was ran, please see the NL West Rankings post.
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