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Let’s check in on the power rankings. I spent some time this week looking at the year to date progression of the middle tier in the power rankings. Dave got out to an early lead and has mostly coasted. In reality, he has been a middling team since around week 8. The lower tier of Arthur, Max, and Keith added the ghost team to around week 11, that was when Marcley’s stats started to decline.

The middle tier is where the drama has happened all year, and interestingly each team in there has had a run where they were the best, or one of the best, teams in the league. BJ has had more, short turn spurts: weeks 2 and 3, followed later in weeks 8 through 10, and most recently from weeks 12 to 14. Dean had his big run up the ranks from week 3 culminating in a number 2 rank in week 7, Dean also appears to be mid-run now. Cory’s climb was slower less dramatic between weeks 7 to 15. Michael had one quick rise form week 3 to 6 and then a steadier one from week 9 to 16. Paul’s turn ended this week, he was more or less climbing in the ranks since week 5 up to week 19, however he is the only team in the middle tier that has never been ranked number 2 in the year to date power rankings.

What does this mean? It means there is no front runner. Looking at the Year to Date chart, you'd think Dave is head and shoulders above the field. Dave’s huge lead came from the  time when it mattered that he had all the high end draft picks. That time has passed. Astute blog readers may have noticed this, but I was still receiving texts this week about Dave’s edge going into the playoffs. So to summarize: Check out Dave’s rankings decline since week 8 and again since week 17. The field finally appears to have even caught up to him in a year-to-date standpoint. Dave has played a fairly easy schedule as well, as will be noted in a Strength of Schedule blog upcoming. Before the playoffs start we’ll check out some month by month totals, but what you’ll see is that the playoffs will be a giant toss-up. Even more so than year’s past.

Recapping last week there is some business to attend to.  It looks like our go-get-em new manager Niki started a player from the China Basin Bomber bench on Sunday which allowed the team to hit the innings pitched minimum. This had a 3 ‘game’ effect on the standing for both Dave, He Hate Me, and China Basin Bombers. Dave should be 3 games better, CBB should be 3 games lower. I’m still working through what I can do about it from the Commissioner side of things, but I will make it right in the end. Arthur and Keith are both in touch to catch and pass CBB, so if they get within 3 games of CBB, the higher ranked team by year’s end will be a consolation playoff team.

I don’t have the focus right now so here were the headlines from last week:

Cory hit 7 HRs in his first 20 at bats on Sunday to come from behind to beat a very hot hitting Michael team. Michael’s season appears headed for the consolation bracket after this happened…

Paul was steady and Max has lost his firepower. Paul has a 15 game lead heading into a matchup against China Basin while Michael plays Dave. Paul is in the playoffs. Gators Finished  Strong

Arthur is red hot behind his mid-season pickups. If he can get two more big wins he will make some hay in the consolation bracket

Dean moved into second in the pitching power rankings…passing Cory….even being without Kershaw for the last 2 months

Dave keeps skidding and has now lost Gerrit Cole

Monster of Week: Arthur. Gary Sanchez, Manny Machado, and Kris Bryant were on fire. This team is hot. How long can it last?

Max of the Week: not sure who to blame for this China Basin Bombers mishap. I definitely deserve some blame for not being clear enough to Niki. Doesn’t quite feel Max worthy, but we’ll call me out anyway. Arthur and/or Keith, just keep winning so it becomes a moot point.