Final Power Ranking For 2019

The final poll for the 2019 season. Teams sorted by wins. Ties broken by run differential.

OPS+ and ERA+ are adjusted for ballpark context.

RD run differential
PF park factor multiplier
BB% does not include intentional walks
SPD speed score
BABIP is a rough estimate of team defensive efficiency

Power Ranking 

No	Team	W	L	PCT	Division	R/G	OPS+	RA/G	ERA+	PF	RD
1	Wilmington	109	53	.673	Kranepool	5.45	117	3.69	117	1.006	+285
2	Spokane	105	57	.648	McBride	4.48	108	3.25	124	0.947	+198
3	Elysian Fields	102	60	.630	McBride	4.18	91	3.12	131	1.034	+171
4	Rochester	101	61	.623	Kranepool	5.88	127	4.44	102	0.989	+233
5	Cape Cod	91	71	.562	Doyle	4.94	121	4.18	93	0.891	+124
6	West Side	89	73	.549	Doyle	5.40	115	4.71	93	1.011	+112
7	Rosehill	89	73	.549	Fidrych	4.22	96	3.75	115	0.984	+77
8	Death Valley	89	73	.549	Doyle	5.15	111	4.68	96	1.032	+76
9	Mohawk Valley	87	75	.537	Kranepool	4.80	107	4.98	91	0.997	-28
10	Brooklyn	86	76	.531	Fidrych	4.65	99	4.40	112	1.093	+41
11	Northeast	84	78	.519	Doyle	4.90	110	4.91	86	0.994	-1
12	California	78	84	.481	McBride	4.04	103	4.22	94	0.879	-30
13	San Diego	75	87	.463	Fidrych	4.37	98	4.64	97	0.996	-44
14	Fighting	71	91	.438	Doyle	4.69	104	5.51	83	1.062	-134
15	Goldenrod	69	93	.426	Fidrych	3.83	88	4.39	94	0.909	-91
16	Little Rock	67	95	.414	Fidrych	3.91	78	4.75	104	1.075	-136
17	Northwest	64	98	.395	McBride	3.77	82	4.58	102	1.046	-132
18	Sudbury	58	104	.358	Kranepool	3.72	86	4.70	95	0.981	-159
19	Yankee	58	104	.358	McBride	3.77	75	5.19	98	1.134	-229
20	Georgian Bay	48	114	.296	Kranepool	3.51	80	5.56	74	0.991	-333

2019 Wrap: Award Winners & League Leaders

A recap collecting important—or at least interesting—tidbits from the 2019 season.

Postseason Awards

Here are the MMDA end-of-season award winners, as selected by the Strat-O-Matic game engine. 

MVP
Player	Team	AB	2B	3B	HR	RBI	AVG	BB	SO	SB	OBP	SLG
J.deGrom	Crows	See Cy Young Voting
J.Ramirez	Razorbacks	603	52	3	39	113	.262	107	103	21	.380	.552
C.Yelich	Pilots	623	39	8	39	131	.294	90	156	26	.389	.570
N.Arenado	Hornets	632	43	5	38	124	.288	73	124	2	.359	.552
F.Freeman	Razorbacks	644	50	5	22	132	.297	77	147	6	.373	.492

Wilmington third baseman Jose Ramirez led all position players in MVP balloting, even though he finished second in the race to Spokane righthander Jacob deGrom. Ramirez didn't lead the league in any single category but ranked top 10 in seven major ones with 39 home runs (fourth), 113 RBIs (fifth), 52 doubles (second), 107 walks (third), 120 runs (second), a .380 on-base percentage (eighth) and .552 slugging (sixth).

CY YOUNG
Pitcher	Team	W	L	ERA	GS	SV	IP	H	BB	SO	HR	AVG	BB9	SO9
J.deGrom	Crows	23	5	2.31	33	0	250	175	62	302	20	.195	2.2	10.9
B.Snell	Crows	19	1	1.44	26	0	188	89	79	211	8	.141	3.8	10.1
C.Sale	Dutchmen	19	4	1.79	24	0	161	110	36	247	7	.191	2.0	13.8
C.Kluber	Dutchmen	19	5	2.11	31	0	218	155	54	228	19	.197	2.2	9.4
T.Bauer	Bluejays	20	6	3.05	27	0	183	128	74	236	18	.196	3.6	11.6

Having two aces pitching at the peak of their abilities pushed Spokane to 105 wins and helped them outpace defending MMDA champion Elysian Fields in the McBride division.

Even in a season in which lefthander Blake Snell went 19-1 and established a new league record with a 1.44 ERA, the voters went with a different Spokane starter. Righthander Jacob deGrom went 23-5 with a 2.31 ERA and led the league in wins, innings (249.2) and shutouts (three). He ranked second in strikeouts (302) and home run rate (0.72 per nine innings) and third in ERA and opponent average (.195).