MMDA Power Rankings: Block One Edition

A sample of 30 games doesn't tell us much about the true quality of baseball teams—but who cares! Ranking teams is fun, and the conclusion of Block One is a good vantage point to take stock.

Here we present the first installment of the MMDA power rankings. Teams sorted by wins, then by run differential. Note that this is not the official tie-breaking method for playoff seeding or draft order. This is an attempt to rank the league's best teams to this point.

No	Team	W	L	Division	R/G	RA/G	Diff
1	Northeast	19	11	Northeast	5.53	3.60	+58
2	Spokane	19	11	Pacific	4.00	4.07	-2
3	Mohawk Valley	18	12	Atlantic	5.20	3.20	+60
4	Brooklyn	18	12	Atlantic	5.97	4.30	+50
5	West Side	18	12	Northeast	4.67	3.40	+38
6	Wilmington	18	12	Atlantic	5.20	4.00	+36
7	Fighting Irish	16	14	Northeast	4.83	4.50	+10
8	Jersey	16	14	Northeast	3.93	4.03	-3
9	Goldenrod	16	14	Central	4.53	4.80	-8
10	Rosehill	15	15	Central	3.43	4.30	-26
11	Rochester	14	16	Atlantic	4.43	4.17	+8
12	Cape Cod	14	16	Northeast	4.43	4.20	+7
13	Northwest	14	16	Pacific	4.40	4.87	-14
14	Death Valley	14	16	Atlantic	4.23	4.87	-19
15	Elysian Fields	13	17	Central	4.83	4.70	+4
16	Lake County	13	17	Central	3.50	4.70	-36
17	California	12	18	Pacific	4.20	5.03	-25
18	Columbus	12	18	Pacific	3.93	5.50	-47
19	Miami	11	19	Pacific	4.00	5.57	-47
20	St. Louis	10	20	Central	3.43	4.90	-44

Top Run-Creation Team: Brooklyn, 5.97 R/G. 
Top Run-Prevention Team: Mohawk Valley, 3.20 RA/G.

MVP AWARD
A.Pujols (DVD) 373
A.Beltre (ROC) 371
M.Trout (BRK) 217         
M.Cabrera (BRK) 137
C.Kershaw (SPO) 100

CY YOUNG AWARD
C.Kershaw (SPO) 114
J.Shields (HUS) 103
A.Wainwright (HUS) 46
H.Street (JER) 16
C.Kimbrel (NWS) 8