Athletics Chasing Angels -- And Have 19-Rank Balance Advantage

Balance Rankings

(Measure of perfect balance between home/away records & in-division/out-of-division records -- and not at all reflective of how well a team is doing in the standings.)

1 - HOU
2 - KAN
3 - LAD
4 - TOR
5 - NYM
6 - OAK - not good enough in own division
7 - CLE
8 - WAS - not good enough at home
9 - MIN
10 - SEA - not good enough at home
11 - NYY - not good enough in own division
12 - CIN - not good enough in own division
13 - STL - not good enough at home
14 - TEX - not good enough at home - too dependent on own division
15 - FLA - too dependent on own division
16 - PHI - not good enough at home - too dependent on own division
17 - COL - too dependent on homestands
18 - PIT - too dependent on homestands
19 - MIL - too dependent on homestands - too dependent on own division
20 - SDG - too dependent on own division
21 - BOS - too dependent on homestands
22 - TAM - too dependent on homestands - not good enough in own division
23 - BAL - not good enough in own division
24 - DET - not good enough in own division
25 - LAA - not good enough at home
26 - ATL - too dependent on homestands
27 - ARI - too dependent on own division
28 - CHW - too dependent on homestands - too dependent on own division
29 - SFO - not good enough at home - too dependent on own division
30 - CHC - too dependent on homestands - not good enough in own division