Not A Bulls-Eye, But Close

The HardballTimes has put out their weekly DartBoard, that looks at the way each team has played thus far and projects out their records based on their level of play to date and a neutral schedule.

The Orioles are ranked #11, with a projected wins of 87. They made a comment similar to one I had last week:

"If only they could play the Mariners all season long (6-1 against them so far), they might have a chance, but since they cannot, it's unlikely they'll sustain this level of performance though their defense may prop up their pitching enough to make them look like a decent team."

Keep in mind, the wins are determined by actual production, not the team's current record.

The total rankings are:
ARI - 113
CHC - 103
CHW - 100
OAK - 98 (What rebuilding?)
ATL - 98
STL - 94 (Surprised me)
TBR - 93 (Legit contenders)
PHI - 91
BOS - 91
NYY - 88
BAL - 87
FLA - 85
CLE - 83
LAA - 83
CIN - 82
MIL - 82
COL - 82
NYM - 81
DET - 79 (Not as good as some thought, eh?)
LAD - 78
SEA - 74 (Just as good as I thought, eh?)
TOR - 71
HOU - 70
SFG - 65
MIN - 65
KCR - 63
SDP - 62
TEX - 62
WSH - 55
PIT - 52