2018 Rankings
Dec 11, 2018 18:22:04 GMT -6
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Post by Tampa Bay Rays GM(Jordan) on Dec 11, 2018 18:22:04 GMT -6
This ranking is based on the Roto standings and reviews on teams . Had nothing to do so i started with it and never stopped , hope u guys like it.
1.New York Yankees
Finishing first in Roto and not making the H2H Playoffs tells me that Yanks had some bad luck in the season . Injuries to Judge ,Kerhsaw ,Manaea and McCullers slowed him down but did not stop him from finishing 2nd overall in offense and pitching. Nonetheless he will still be a force to be reckon with as always . Beat me 7-4-1 and Indians lost 7-4-1 in the last week , and on the last day he was a 2runHR away from tying , it was that close.
Key Players
Aaron Judge
Aaron Nola
Key Prospects
Estevan Florial
Sixto Sanchez
2.Tampa Bay Rays
Started off great and never looked back winning the H2H Championship , stayed in first for every week of the year which is really hard to accomplish. Got passed by Yanks in the final weeks of the Roto Standing. Had the best offense Leading in Runs, HRs and RBIs and top 4 in SB and OPS . Mistake in dropping Piscotty but with Eloy Jimenez ready to contribute this offense will look to get even better. Pitching started of well , in the end fell to 6th overall , an area that needs improvement next year or he wont keep up with Yankees
Key Players
Noah Syndergaard
Jose Ramirez
Key Prospects
Eloy Jimenez
Bo Bichette
3.Cleveland Indians
The race for the last playoff spot was a tight one with Indians clinching on the last 2 days . Finishing 3rd with a well balanced team , he may need to add a big bat or two to a growing offense to boost him even further in that tough division. With a solid pitching staff this team will be in the top five again next year.
Key Players
Miguel Andujar
Patrick Corbin
Key Prospects
William Contreras
Adonis Medina
4.Atlanta Braves
Did not start so well but had a three week stretch going 30-5-1 and than finishing strong the last two weeks . Battled Rays in the WS till the end but fell just short . Has a team to repeat and do it all over next year and may win it all but may need to add a bat and a good SP to compliment his pitching staff
Key Players
Xander Bogaerts
Matt Carpenter
Key Prospects
Alex Verdugo
Royce Lewis
5.Colorado Rockies
Rockies has a Loaded Offense that nobody wants to face .With Bryant ,Arenado , Soto , Betts , Harper and Stanton and with Prospects like Hiura , Rodgers and Kirilloff looking to Contribute he will surely bounce back. With only 22 wins and 517 K’s he may need to add a couple of good SP just to help support his staff in a loaded division.
Key Players
Mookie Betts
Nolan Arenado
Key Prospects
Alex Kirilloff
Brendan Rodgers
6.Boston Redsox
The 2nd best record in the league and manage to win the division despite losing to Indians twice . #1 pitching in Roto with week in and out consistency. Couple of Injuries in offense that hurt him and to Chris Sale , he may need to add more in the offseason to Repeat as Division Champs.
Key Players
Francisco Lindor
Blake Snell
Key Prospects
Michael Kopech
Adam Haseley
7.Houston Astros
Made the Playoffs with a good offense that kept him in the hunt all year. Added Kluber to bolster his pitching staff , but needs to add more pitching to take the next step. Will once again be competing next year for sure . He also has some exciting SP prospects that are ready to contribute in coming years
Key Players
Corey Kluber
Alex Bregman
Key Prospects
Brent Honeywell
Matt Manning
8.New York Mets
Won his division based on great pitching that maybe needed more RP help. He also must add some firepower to an offense that was ranked in the bottom . Given Mets history this team is surely going to compete again next year in a division thats bound to get better.
Key Players
Charlie Blackmon
Max Sherzer
Key Prospects
Ryan Mountcastle
Riley Pint
9.Cincinnati Reds
Another team here with solid pitching ranking in the top . Had the NL MVP and Cy Young and will look to add to his offense next year if he wants to keep up with Rox , Sox and Indians. Will get a boost from Robles and Alonso who looks for real. Being last years Champ and with a solid Farm this team knows how to get it done
Key Players
Jacob Degrom
Christian Yellich
Key Prospects
Victor Robles
Peter Alonso
10.Kansas City Royals
Royals had the 5th best Offense but not enough pitching kept him from being better. He will be stocking up on pitchers in Free Agency , as his offensive core is intact with only a couple pieces missing , turning this team back over .500 and challenge for another title. With a great eye for drafting Royals will always have a strong Farm
Key Players
Mike Trout
Gerrit Cole
Key Prospects
Fernando Tatis Jr
Luis Robert
11.StLouis Cardinals
I was not surprised to see him down here . Moving alot of stats for Correa and him not having a good season really hurts . This team was also hurt by injuries but did not have depth to absorb it , that being said this is a great GM and will look to comeback stronger than ever . Smart signings and a great draft next year means trouble for that division.
Key Players
Carlos Correa
Carlos Carrasco
key Prospects
Wander Samuel Franco
Mitch Keller
Mike Soroka
Carter Kieboom
12.Philadelphia Phillies
Lack of activity cost this team to be better. But with a new owner coming in and doing a good job might just make this team a contender . Cant say much about a newly drafted team , having a good Prospect draft and making some smart signing and trades will boost his chances. Cant wait to see Vlad Jr raking for years to come for him
Key Players
J.d. Martinez
Freddie Freeman
Key Prospects
Vlad Guerrero Jr
Ian Anderson
Justus Sheffield
13.Chicago Cubs
Was tied with Phills in Roto standing with same issues, Inactivity. This team has a new owner who is a former champion who knows what he’s doing . With a freshly drafted team he must add a 1B , which has been hard to find lately and upgrade his pitching staff. If succesful we may see this team make the playoffs in a division that was weak but seems to be getting tougher.
Key Players
Trea Turner
Andrew Benintendi
Key Prospects
Brendan McKay
Kyle Wright
Ke’Bryan Hayes
14.Texas Rangers
Still building here and one of the best minors in the league. We may see Rangers’s record start trending in the right way . He needs multiple adds in order to do that, hard but not impossible with a team loaded with players looking to breakout and prospects to come up.
Key Players
Paul Goldschmidt
Kyle Freeland
Key Prospects
Forrest Whitley
Jesus Luzardo
Jo Adell
Kyle Tucker
Nick Senzel
Danny Jansen
15.Detroit Tigers
Tigers still biding his time , with a solid farm + a team with lots of young talent . And With so much $ to spend he will be in the bidding wars for sure . When the dust settles he may be ready to start troubling Yanks and Rays at the top.
Key Players
Walker Buehler
Shohei Ohtani
Key Prospects
A.j. Puk
Tristen McKenzie
Dylan Cease
Andres Gimenez
16.Baltimore Orioles
In full rebuild mode here . With a good draft and better FA signings , Orioles has the pieces to make a comeback sooner than later . Rounding out a tough division . Or just tank another year and get better picks to improve his farm . The latter will favor his rivals in the division which im sure they wont mind.
Key Players
Luis Severino
Anthony Rendon
Key Prospects
MacKenzie Gore
Blake Rutherford
Mickey Moniak
1.New York Yankees
Finishing first in Roto and not making the H2H Playoffs tells me that Yanks had some bad luck in the season . Injuries to Judge ,Kerhsaw ,Manaea and McCullers slowed him down but did not stop him from finishing 2nd overall in offense and pitching. Nonetheless he will still be a force to be reckon with as always . Beat me 7-4-1 and Indians lost 7-4-1 in the last week , and on the last day he was a 2runHR away from tying , it was that close.
Key Players
Aaron Judge
Aaron Nola
Key Prospects
Estevan Florial
Sixto Sanchez
2.Tampa Bay Rays
Started off great and never looked back winning the H2H Championship , stayed in first for every week of the year which is really hard to accomplish. Got passed by Yanks in the final weeks of the Roto Standing. Had the best offense Leading in Runs, HRs and RBIs and top 4 in SB and OPS . Mistake in dropping Piscotty but with Eloy Jimenez ready to contribute this offense will look to get even better. Pitching started of well , in the end fell to 6th overall , an area that needs improvement next year or he wont keep up with Yankees
Key Players
Noah Syndergaard
Jose Ramirez
Key Prospects
Eloy Jimenez
Bo Bichette
3.Cleveland Indians
The race for the last playoff spot was a tight one with Indians clinching on the last 2 days . Finishing 3rd with a well balanced team , he may need to add a big bat or two to a growing offense to boost him even further in that tough division. With a solid pitching staff this team will be in the top five again next year.
Key Players
Miguel Andujar
Patrick Corbin
Key Prospects
William Contreras
Adonis Medina
4.Atlanta Braves
Did not start so well but had a three week stretch going 30-5-1 and than finishing strong the last two weeks . Battled Rays in the WS till the end but fell just short . Has a team to repeat and do it all over next year and may win it all but may need to add a bat and a good SP to compliment his pitching staff
Key Players
Xander Bogaerts
Matt Carpenter
Key Prospects
Alex Verdugo
Royce Lewis
5.Colorado Rockies
Rockies has a Loaded Offense that nobody wants to face .With Bryant ,Arenado , Soto , Betts , Harper and Stanton and with Prospects like Hiura , Rodgers and Kirilloff looking to Contribute he will surely bounce back. With only 22 wins and 517 K’s he may need to add a couple of good SP just to help support his staff in a loaded division.
Key Players
Mookie Betts
Nolan Arenado
Key Prospects
Alex Kirilloff
Brendan Rodgers
6.Boston Redsox
The 2nd best record in the league and manage to win the division despite losing to Indians twice . #1 pitching in Roto with week in and out consistency. Couple of Injuries in offense that hurt him and to Chris Sale , he may need to add more in the offseason to Repeat as Division Champs.
Key Players
Francisco Lindor
Blake Snell
Key Prospects
Michael Kopech
Adam Haseley
7.Houston Astros
Made the Playoffs with a good offense that kept him in the hunt all year. Added Kluber to bolster his pitching staff , but needs to add more pitching to take the next step. Will once again be competing next year for sure . He also has some exciting SP prospects that are ready to contribute in coming years
Key Players
Corey Kluber
Alex Bregman
Key Prospects
Brent Honeywell
Matt Manning
8.New York Mets
Won his division based on great pitching that maybe needed more RP help. He also must add some firepower to an offense that was ranked in the bottom . Given Mets history this team is surely going to compete again next year in a division thats bound to get better.
Key Players
Charlie Blackmon
Max Sherzer
Key Prospects
Ryan Mountcastle
Riley Pint
9.Cincinnati Reds
Another team here with solid pitching ranking in the top . Had the NL MVP and Cy Young and will look to add to his offense next year if he wants to keep up with Rox , Sox and Indians. Will get a boost from Robles and Alonso who looks for real. Being last years Champ and with a solid Farm this team knows how to get it done
Key Players
Jacob Degrom
Christian Yellich
Key Prospects
Victor Robles
Peter Alonso
10.Kansas City Royals
Royals had the 5th best Offense but not enough pitching kept him from being better. He will be stocking up on pitchers in Free Agency , as his offensive core is intact with only a couple pieces missing , turning this team back over .500 and challenge for another title. With a great eye for drafting Royals will always have a strong Farm
Key Players
Mike Trout
Gerrit Cole
Key Prospects
Fernando Tatis Jr
Luis Robert
11.StLouis Cardinals
I was not surprised to see him down here . Moving alot of stats for Correa and him not having a good season really hurts . This team was also hurt by injuries but did not have depth to absorb it , that being said this is a great GM and will look to comeback stronger than ever . Smart signings and a great draft next year means trouble for that division.
Key Players
Carlos Correa
Carlos Carrasco
key Prospects
Wander Samuel Franco
Mitch Keller
Mike Soroka
Carter Kieboom
12.Philadelphia Phillies
Lack of activity cost this team to be better. But with a new owner coming in and doing a good job might just make this team a contender . Cant say much about a newly drafted team , having a good Prospect draft and making some smart signing and trades will boost his chances. Cant wait to see Vlad Jr raking for years to come for him
Key Players
J.d. Martinez
Freddie Freeman
Key Prospects
Vlad Guerrero Jr
Ian Anderson
Justus Sheffield
13.Chicago Cubs
Was tied with Phills in Roto standing with same issues, Inactivity. This team has a new owner who is a former champion who knows what he’s doing . With a freshly drafted team he must add a 1B , which has been hard to find lately and upgrade his pitching staff. If succesful we may see this team make the playoffs in a division that was weak but seems to be getting tougher.
Key Players
Trea Turner
Andrew Benintendi
Key Prospects
Brendan McKay
Kyle Wright
Ke’Bryan Hayes
14.Texas Rangers
Still building here and one of the best minors in the league. We may see Rangers’s record start trending in the right way . He needs multiple adds in order to do that, hard but not impossible with a team loaded with players looking to breakout and prospects to come up.
Key Players
Paul Goldschmidt
Kyle Freeland
Key Prospects
Forrest Whitley
Jesus Luzardo
Jo Adell
Kyle Tucker
Nick Senzel
Danny Jansen
15.Detroit Tigers
Tigers still biding his time , with a solid farm + a team with lots of young talent . And With so much $ to spend he will be in the bidding wars for sure . When the dust settles he may be ready to start troubling Yanks and Rays at the top.
Key Players
Walker Buehler
Shohei Ohtani
Key Prospects
A.j. Puk
Tristen McKenzie
Dylan Cease
Andres Gimenez
16.Baltimore Orioles
In full rebuild mode here . With a good draft and better FA signings , Orioles has the pieces to make a comeback sooner than later . Rounding out a tough division . Or just tank another year and get better picks to improve his farm . The latter will favor his rivals in the division which im sure they wont mind.
Key Players
Luis Severino
Anthony Rendon
Key Prospects
MacKenzie Gore
Blake Rutherford
Mickey Moniak