Baseball Rankings Now: May 23, 2008

Introducing division and league rankings (though we've had division rankings up for a week or so)...

The formula for figuring out the better division or league is simple:
Average rating of teams within that group
+
Quality wins scored by that group in out-of-division or interleague games

MLB League Rankings
1 - AL - 53.1%
2 - NL - 46.9%

MLB Division Rankings
1 - NL-C
2 - AL-E
3 - NL-E
4 - AL-C
5 - AL-W
6 - NL-W

AL Power Ratings
1 - BOS
2 - CHW
3 - TAM
4 - OAK
5 - LAA
6 - TOR
7 - BAL
8 - CLE
9 - NYY
10 - MIN
11 - TEX
12 - DET
13 - KAN
14 - SEA

NL Power Ratings
1 - CHC
2 - ATL
3 - ARI
4 - FLA
5 - NYM
6 - HOU
7 - PHI
8 - LAD
9 - PIT
10 - STL
11 - MIL
12 - CIN
13 - WAS
14 - COL
15 - SDG
16 - SFO