The 6 Tiers of ODC

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I think instead of 1-30 where people very childishly argue the semantics of 22 over 23 and vice versa.So to prevent that I've decided to break the league down in 6 Tiers.I think this breakdown stops the bickering of a few spots and really organizes the league into what it is.The 1st Tier would be the guys with a legitimate shot at the ODC WS.The 2nd Tier teams have a shot at the playoffs whether through divison win or WC.The 3rd Tier is on the cusp of that but needs just a little bit more to get over the top.The 4th Tier is really interchangeable with the 3rd Tier but in my opinion whether it be immeidately or further down the road have some bigger ? then the others to answer.The 5th and 6th Tiers are really the guys who either have a bunch of bums making up the roster and rebuilding or have much less talent on the MLB side but have stronger farms or whatever be it.

The actual order within the Tiers is meaningless the important part is which Tier you fall into not where you place within in it.

1st Tier:
Royals
Tigers
Cardinals
Mets
White Sox


2nd Tier:
Reds
Rays
Angels
Marlins
Cubs

3rd Tier:
Phillies
Astros
Rangers
Orioles
Mariners


4th Tier:
Yankees
Twins
Indians
Nationals
Dbacks

5th Tier:
Athletics
Padres
Dodgers
Brewers
Braves

6th Tier:
Red Sox
Pirates
Giants
Rockies
Blue Jays

For the Sake of a Little More Substance I'll add Divison Winners and WC as well as Dark Horse picks.
AL East:Rays
AL Central:Royals
AL West:Angels
NL East:Mets
NL Central:Cardinals
NL West:DiamondBacks
AL WC 1 & 2:Tigers & White Sox
NL WC 1 & 2:Cubs & Marlins

Darkhorse East:ME!
Darkhorse Central:Twins
Darkhorse West:Rangers
DarkHorse NL East:Marlins
DarkHorse NL Central:Cubs
DarkHorse NL West:DBacks(Sorry Guys but none of you are good enough to consider even a darkhorse nod.)
DarkHorse AL WC 1 & 2:Mariners & Yankees
DarkHorse NL WC 1 & 2:Reds & Brewers

[Deleted]

This is pretty accurate. Nice job Jimmy!

[White Sox GM (Michael)]

Good stuff, Jimmy - I was thinking of doing something like this more in-depth later in the offseason.

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I really want to do something in-depth as well maybe a collaboration would be a good idea or something.But i think this does a good job of explaining and breaking down the league.

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how are the dodgers ahead of me in every1 of these

[Deleted]

Good job, Jimmy. Fairly accurate.

Two sidenotes:
-Funny how our reigning World Series winner is in Tier 4.
-Three teams in Tier 1 are in the AL Central.

[Deleted]

The Yankees are a funny subject.

If wood is to be the owner come the 2013 season i easily place them in the Tier 1 or 2 quickly.

About the Three teams from the central in Tier 1.I can't nor anyone else dispute that logically i'd think.As for the other Tiers and everything I think this is as accurate as your going to find.

[White Sox GM (Michael)]

I don't think that the Yankees would get to higher than Tier 3, Wood or no Wood, with the waiver system that we'll have in place.

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That's true michael.

I didn't take into account the effect the new waivers would have on a owner like him.