MMDA Power Ranking After Block Five

An attempt to rank the league's best teams after block five (138 games). Teams sorted by wins, then by run differential.

Note that this is not the official tie-breaking method for playoff seeding or draft order. Also, OPS+ and ERA+ are not adjusted for ballpark context—at least not during the season.

RD stands for run differential and Pyth for Pythagorean winning percentage. BB% and SO/BB ratio do not include intentional walks.

Power Ranking 

No	Team	W	L	PCT	Division	R/G	OPS+	RA/G	ERA+	Pyth	RD
1	Northwest	98	40	.710	Pacific	4.86	109	3.29	130	.671	+216
2	Mohawk Valley	95	43	.688	Atlantic	4.60	115	3.20	128	.661	+194
3	Rosehill	85	53	.616	Central	4.46	105	3.58	116	.599	+121
4	Brooklyn	79	59	.572	Pacific	5.24	119	4.32	94	.587	+127
	Northeast	79	59	.572	Northeast	4.43	107	4.14	101	.532	+41
6	Rochester	75	63	.543	Atlantic	4.16	103	3.33	120	.600	+114
	Miami	75	63	.543	Northeast	4.19	109	3.72	110	.554	+65
	Spokane	75	63	.543	Pacific	3.28	80	3.02	143	.538	+36
9	Goldenrod	73	65	.529	Central	3.88	91	3.66	108	.526	+30
10	Fighting Irish	71	67	.514	Northeast	4.78	116	4.47	93	.531	+43
	California	71	67	.514	Pacific	4.41	104	4.22	99	.519	+25
12	St. Louis	69	69	.500	Central	3.91	95	3.92	104	.499	–1
13	West Side	65	73	.471	Northeast	4.40	106	4.48	91	.492	–11
	Death Valley	65	73	.471	Atlantic	4.07	104	4.18	99	.487	–16
15	Jersey	64	74	.464	Atlantic	3.78	98	4.35	95	.436	–79
16	Lake County	59	79	.428	Central	4.13	101	4.49	93	.462	–50
17	Wilmington	52	86	.377	Atlantic	3.41	85	4.36	93	.390	–131
18	Elysian Fields	51	87	.370	Pacific	3.41	85	4.67	88	.360	–174
19	Cape Cod	41	97	.297	Northeast	3.46	83	5.49	75	.301	–280
20	Little Rock	38	100	.275	Central	3.43	84	5.39	74	.305	–270

MMDA Power Ranking After Block Four

An attempt to rank the league's best teams after block four (108 games). Teams sorted by wins, then by run differential.

Note that this is not the official tie-breaking method for playoff seeding or draft order. Also, OPS+ and ERA+ are not adjusted for ballpark context—at least not during the season.

RD stands for run differential and Pyth for Pythagorean winning percentage. BB% and SO/BB ratio do not include intentional walks.

Power Ranking 

No	Team	W	L	PCT	Division	R/G	OPS+	RA/G	ERA+	Pyth	RD
1	Northwest	76	32	.704	Pacific	4.65	108	3.21	130	.663	+155
2	Mohawk Valley	71	37	.657	Atlantic	4.54	113	3.23	128	.650	+141
3	Rosehill	66	42	.611	Central	4.42	104	3.42	119	.615	+108
4	Northeast	64	44	.593	Northeast	4.34	108	4.01	102	.536	+36
5	Brooklyn	63	45	.583	Pacific	5.36	120	4.34	93	.595	+110
6	Miami	62	46	.574	Northeast	4.51	114	3.62	113	.599	+96
7	Rochester	59	49	.546	Atlantic	4.11	102	3.31	122	.597	+86
	Spokane	59	49	.546	Pacific	3.26	78	3.13	141	.519	+14
9	St. Louis	57	51	.528	Central	4.03	99	3.88	104	.517	+16
10	Goldenrod	55	53	.509	Central	3.85	91	3.65	108	.525	+22
	Fighting Irish	55	53	.509	Northeast	4.75	117	4.56	90	.518	+20
12	California	53	55	.491	Pacific	4.31	102	4.28	97	.503	+3
13	West Side	52	56	.481	Northeast	4.44	108	4.44	92	.500	0
14	Death Valley	51	57	.472	Atlantic	3.90	99	4.03	102	.485	–14
15	Jersey	48	60	.444	Atlantic	3.56	93	4.39	95	.406	–89
16	Lake County	46	62	.426	Central	4.16	101	4.47	93	.467	–34
17	Wilmington	42	66	.389	Atlantic	3.30	85	4.17	97	.394	–94
18	Elysian Fields	39	69	.361	Pacific	3.35	82	4.68	87	.352	–143
19	Little Rock	34	74	.315	Central	3.56	91	5.32	74	.323	–191
20	Cape Cod	28	80	.259	Northeast	3.45	84	5.69	71	.286	–242

MMDA Midseason Report For 2015

The complete MMDA league report, featuring category leaders, team statistics and award winners, output after block three. In other words, it's the midseason report.

League Leaders

 ----BATTING AVERAGE----   --------AT BATS--------   ------RUNS SCORED------  
 V.Martinez    FIR  .349   J.Altuve      LCN   363   J.Altuve      LCN    64   
 A.McCutchen   MVL  .339   D.Pedroia     CCB   354   H.Ramirez     BRK    62   
 J.Altuve      LCN  .333   A.Rendon      BRK   351   G.Stanton     FIR    61   
 J.Abreu       EFD  .326   I.Kinsler     STL   349   M.Trout       BRK    61   
 A.Jones       NWS  .321   V.Martinez    FIR   347   A.McCutchen   MVL    61   
 S.Castro      FIR  .318   M.Brantley    DVD   344   V.Martinez    FIR    59   
 R.Cano        HUS  .311   B.Phillips    MIA   341   D.Ortiz       HUS    54   
 N.Markakis    HOR  .311   A.Jones       NWS   340   M.Cabrera     BRK    54   
 R.Odor        LRS  .310   H.Ramirez     BRK   339   J.Abreu       EFD    53   
 M.Cabrera     BRK  .303   M.Cabrera     BRK   337   N.Markakis    HOR    53   
 D.Santana     JER  .303   S.Marte       MIA   333   M.Brantley    DVD    53   
 C.Gomez       DVD  .301   OTHERS TIED WITH    332   OTHERS TIED WITH     51   

 ----------HITS---------   --------DOUBLES--------   --------TRIPLES--------  
 V.Martinez    FIR   121   J.Lucroy      JER    36   K.Kiermaier   ROC    10   
 J.Altuve      LCN   121   J.Altuve      LCN    32   A.Eaton       SPO     7   
 A.Jones       NWS   109   I.Kinsler     STL    28   R.Odor        LRS     7   
 J.Abreu       EFD   106   H.Ramirez     BRK    28   B.Crawford    HOR     6   
 R.Cano        HUS   102   M.Brantley    DVD    27   D.Gordon      HOR     6   
 M.Cabrera     BRK   102   A.McCutchen   MVL    26   A.Rendon      BRK     6   
 N.Markakis    HOR   101   M.Cabrera     BRK    25   OTHERS TIED WITH      5   
 M.Brantley    DVD   100   D.Span        MVL    25                             
 A.Rendon      BRK    98   P.Goldschmidt FIR    24                             
 A.McCutchen   MVL    98   J.Peralta     CAL    24                             
 OTHERS TIED WITH     97   OTHERS TIED WITH     22                             

 --------HOMERUNS-------   -----RUNS BATTED IN----   ---------WALKS---------  
 G.Stanton     FIR    27   G.Stanton     FIR    78   A.McCutchen   MVL    63   
 D.Ortiz       HUS    25   M.Trout       BRK    74   C.Santana     NWS    55   
 M.Trout       BRK    24   D.Ortiz       HUS    70   J.Werth       JER    53   
 J.Abreu       EFD    22   A.Jones       NWS    65   P.Goldschmidt FIR    52   
 T.Tulowitzki  CCB    21   A.McCutchen   MVL    60   J.Bautista    WSB    51   
 C.Carter      CAL    19   E.Encarnacion WSB    56   B.Dozier      NWS    50   
 M.Ozuna       MIA    19   V.Martinez    FIR    56   S.Choo        CCB    48   
 A.Gonzalez    CCB    18   M.Cabrera     BRK    56   G.Stanton     FIR    47   
 E.Encarnacion WSB    18   T.Tulowitzki  CCB    55   F.Freeman     RAZ    46   
 A.Jones       NWS    18   K.Seager      NWS    55   B.Zobrist     WSB    45   
 OTHERS TIED WITH     17   J.Abreu       EFD    54   M.Carpenter   JER    43   
                           J.Martinez    MVL    51   M.Trout       BRK    42   

MMDA Power Ranking After Block Three

An attempt to rank the league's best teams after block three (84 games). Teams sorted by wins, then by run differential.

Note that this is not the official tie-breaking method for playoff seeding or draft order. Also, OPS+ and ERA+ are not adjusted for ballpark context—at least not during the season.

RD stands for run differential and Pyth for Pythagorean winning percentage. BB% and SO/BB ratio do not include intentional walks.

Power Ranking 

No	Team	W	L	PCT	Division	R/G	OPS+	RA/G	ERA+	Pyth	RD
1	Northwest	57	27	.679	Pacific	4.52	106	3.21	128	.651	+110
2	Mohawk Valley	56	28	.667	Atlantic	4.62	116	3.26	127	.654	+114
3	Northeast	52	32	.619	Northeast	4.48	110	3.89	105	.564	+49
4	Rosehill	51	33	.607	Central	4.18	102	3.27	124	.610	+76
5	California	47	37	.560	Pacific	4.54	107	3.90	103	.568	+53
	Brooklyn	47	37	.560	Pacific	5.29	120	4.67	86	.557	+52
	Spokane	47	37	.560	Pacific	3.21	77	2.94	145	.541	+23
8	Miami	46	38	.548	Northeast	4.26	111	3.73	109	.561	+45
9	Rochester	45	39	.536	Atlantic	3.88	98	3.33	122	.569	+46
	Goldenrod	45	39	.536	Central	3.93	93	3.45	115	.559	+40
11	St. Louis	43	41	.512	Central	3.99	102	3.75	106	.528	+20
	Fighting Irish	43	41	.512	Northeast	4.73	119	4.55	89	.518	+15
13	Death Valley	42	42	.500	Atlantic	3.95	100	3.96	102	.499	–1
14	West Side	40	44	.476	Northeast	4.31	105	4.40	93	.490	–8
15	Jersey	37	47	.440	Atlantic	3.58	93	4.45	92	.402	–73
16	Lake County	36	48	.429	Central	4.11	96	4.42	93	.467	–26
17	Elysian Fields	32	52	.381	Pacific	3.48	85	4.65	88	.370	–99
18	Wilmington	31	53	.369	Atlantic	3.37	87	4.04	102	.418	–56
19	Little Rock	23	61	.274	Central	3.46	92	5.71	68	.286	–189
20	Cape Cod	20	64	.238	Northeast	3.39	81	5.67	72	.281	–191

MMDA Power Ranking After Block Two

An attempt to rank the league's best teams after block two (54 games). Teams sorted by wins, then by run differential.

Note that this is not the official tie-breaking method for playoff seeding or draft order. Also, OPS+ and ERA+ are not adjusted for ballpark context, at least not during the season.

RD stands for run differential and Pyth for Pythagorean winning percentage. BB% does not include intentional walks.

Power Ranking 

No	Team	W	L	PCT	Division	R/G	OPS+	RA/G	ERA+	Pyth	RD
1	Rosehill	35	19	.648	Central	4.41	110	3.30	123	.630	+60
2	Northeast	35	19	.648	Northeast	4.61	114	3.61	113	.610	+54
3	Northwest	34	20	.630	Pacific	4.19	101	3.15	126	.627	+56
4	Mohawk Valley	32	22	.593	Atlantic	4.43	114	3.59	112	.594	+45
5	Miami	32	22	.593	Northeast	4.39	116	3.57	112	.593	+44
6	Fighting Irish	32	22	.593	Northeast	5.15	127	4.43	90	.569	+39
7	St. Louis	32	22	.593	Central	3.98	107	3.37	114	.576	+33
8	California	31	23	.574	Pacific	4.33	105	3.69	106	.574	+35
9	Goldenrod	31	23	.574	Central	3.98	94	3.37	118	.576	+33
10	Spokane	30	24	.556	Pacific	3.17	75	2.94	138	.533	+12
11	Death Valley	28	26	.519	Atlantic	3.81	102	3.70	108	.514	+6
12	Brooklyn	28	26	.519	Pacific	4.43	105	4.44	90	.498	–1
13	West Side	27	27	.500	Northeast	4.54	110	4.07	99	.549	+25
14	Rochester	27	27	.500	Atlantic	3.44	94	3.17	123	.538	+15
15	Jersey	24	30	.444	Atlantic	3.57	93	4.56	90	.391	–53
16	Lake County	20	34	.370	Central	3.69	85	4.15	94	.446	–25
17	Elysian Fields	19	35	.352	Pacific	3.33	83	4.52	87	.364	–64
18	Wilmington	17	37	.315	Atlantic	2.98	81	3.93	101	.377	–51
19	Little Rock	13	41	.241	Central	3.85	104	5.93	64	.313	–112
20	Cape Cod	13	41	.241	Northeast	2.83	76	5.63	68	.222	–151

Ballpark Factors & Dimensions For 2012-14 Seasons

Calculated using the methodology spelled out in this piece, here are runs-scored park factors for the 2012, 2013 and 2014 MMDA seasons.

We close with a review of three-year averages for the 17 teams that competed in the MMDA continuously from 2012 to 2014

MMDA Ballparks • 2014

No	Team	Division	SI-L	SI-R	HR-L	HR-R	Factor	Multiplier
1	Miami	Northeast	7	7	9	9	111	1.055
2	Wilmington	Atlantic	8	8	14	8	108	1.038
3	Goldenrod	Central	8	4	16	4	107	1.037
4	Death Valley	Atlantic	12	12	12	12	107	1.036
5	West Side	Northeast	10	10	11	11	107	1.034
6	Elysian Fields	Pacific	7	7	8	8	106	1.030
	Northeast	Northeast	12	6	9	4	106	1.030
8	St. Louis	Central	7	7	7	9	105	1.023
9	Brooklyn	Pacific	12	12	8	12	104	1.020
10	Columbus	Central	2	8	2	7	103	1.017
11	Rochester	Atlantic	10	10	8	8	102	1.012
12	Fighting Irish	Northeast	10	10	5	5	101	1.006
13	Lake County	Central	7	7	9	9	101	1.005
14	Jersey	Atlantic	7	5	2	5	100	1.000
15	Cape Cod	Northeast	4	10	16	2	96	0.981
16	Rosehill	Central	5	5	5	5	95	0.974
17	Mohawk Valley	Atlantic	2	2	6	6	92	0.962
18	California	Pacific	2	2	2	5	87	0.935
19	Spokane	Pacific	5	9	2	2	82	0.912
20	Northwest	Pacific	8	6	7	5	80	0.902

Based on the weighted value for ballpark singles and home runs—and the league's left/right split of 28/72—we would expect Death Valley (107) to finish with the highest park factor and California (87) with the lowest.  They didn't miss by much.

Applying Ballpark Factors To MMDA Team Statistics

Customizing ballpark factors is one of the most difficult and agonizing decisions managers face each spring. Finding the most harmonious rate for single and home run frequency can add wins to a team's bottom line, but finding that perfect balance of offense and defense requires a deep understanding of player personnel—and also a lot of educated guesswork.

For years, I have endeavored to create ballpark factors for MMDA teams based on the statistical record, but until recently I had been stymied in my effort to find home/road splits. That changed when a fellow Strat obsessive pointed me to the line scores found within the League Stats menu.

With access to all teams' line scores, I summed all the runs a team scored and allowed at home, and then summed the same totals for each team on the road. Once I had those totals I could figure per-game rates by dividing by 81, and then compare those two rates to quantify the extent to which each MMDA park amplified or suppressed run production in a given season.

While I fully intend to apply this park-factor epiphany to the 2015 statistical record, I will do so only at the conclusion of the season, when teams have visited every park on their schedule and playing time has been fully distributed. Also, it takes some time to build the framework, so I only want to perform the calculations once per season.

However, this doesn't preclude me from revisiting the recent past and applying park factors to the 2014 data. From highest to lowest, here are the park factors I calculated for the 2014 season:

No	Team	Home R/G	Road R/G	Park Factor	Multiplier
1	Miami	8.86	7.99	111	1.055
2	Wilmington	9.33	8.68	108	1.038
3	Goldenrod	9.28	8.64	107	1.037
4	Death Valley	9.10	8.49	107	1.036
5	West Side	9.01	8.43	107	1.034
6	Elysian Fields	8.52	8.04	106	1.030
	Northeast	9.46	8.93	106	1.030
8	St. Louis	8.09	7.73	105	1.023
9	Brooklyn	10.17	9.79	104	1.020
10	Columbus	7.86	7.60	103	1.017
11	Rochester	8.42	8.22	102	1.012
12	Fighting Irish	9.05	8.95	101	1.006
13	Lake County	7.99	7.91	101	1.005
14	Jersey	8.51	8.51	100	1.000
15	Cape Cod	9.22	9.59	96	0.981
16	Rosehill	8.01	8.44	95	0.974
17	Mohawk Valley	7.83	8.47	92	0.962
18	California	8.40	9.65	87	0.935
19	Spokane	6.53	7.93	82	0.912
20	Northwest	6.75	8.40	80	0.902