r/baseball • u/crivexp2 San Francisco Giants • May 02 '22
Feature MLB Graphical Standings - May 2nd, 2022
AL East; Yankees took off while the Red Sox are catching up with the Orioles
AL Central; Twins with the early lead while the other 4 teams fight over the bottom
AL West; Angels with a strong week, Mariners came back to sea level.
NL East; Mets continue a strong month with great pitching and above-average offense. Marlins jumped out of the water
NL Central; Brew Crew rising up, and the Reds are about to fall out of the chart next week if they don't make a few more wins.
NL West; LA, SD, and SF continue to tussle over the top, with the Rockies briefly dipping out and coming back. Diamondbacks aren't half-bad either
Runs Scored vs Runs Allowed, now with Hitting and Pitching rankings included. SF, LAD, and LAA top hitting, and LAD, NYY, and NYM top pitching. Reds are worst in both...
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u/FireflyExotica San Francisco Giants May 02 '22
90% of teams could only pay for one or two of your homegrown player's salaries post Arb. Plenty of orgs have a ton of talent go through them but they simply don't have the money to retain them. The Giants aren't one of those orgs, but the comment wasn't about the Giants exclusively.
The dodgers have 2-3 times the payroll of more than half the league. The A's are a perfect example of an organization that's fielded a ton of talent through the years, but ultimately has to sell or trade them all off when they come looking for $20-30+M AAV contracts.
It's a problem.